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A migrant waits in the intake room before being taken into an exam room at a clinic in El Paso. Advocates say hope and faith is a common denominator among migrants who leave home and make their way through hardships on their journey to the U.S. (Photo by Paula Soria/Cronkite News)

Doctors, shelters stitch medical care help for El Paso migrants

EL PASO, Texas – A humanitarian matchup of medical, shelter and government workers reach out to try to help some of the thousands of migrants who cross into El Paso from its municipal twin, Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico. El Paso city officials estimate that an average 250 people daily – up to 1,000 daily during surges – make their way from half a dozen countries, mainly from South America.

ASU President Michael Crow, left, and Fred DuVal, chair elect of the Arizona Board of Regents, confer after the regents meeting where Crow announced a new medical school on Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Biazus/Cronkite News)

ASU announces new medical school to address health care gaps

Jake Borup, who has six children, said he doesn’t “remember anything for about 40, 45 days” after he was admitted to the hospital following his heart attack. (Photo courtesy of Jake Borup)

Former ASU pitcher Jake Borup survives heart attack, awaits transplant

An unsuccessful pursuit to be selected for 'Master Chef' inspired Anthony Pressley to pursue opportunities as a chef, where he combines his passions of food nutrition and combat sports. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Pressley)

Arizona chef cooks for world’s best boxers after 200-pound weight loss

Michael Kotutwa Johnson says Hopi corn "has 10 to 15 times more mineral content" than supermarket corn. He hopes to share it with the Hopi people and believes they will see an improvement in health. (Photo by Sierra Alvarez/Cronkite News)

Honor your ‘mother’: Working to keep traditional ways, types of Hopi corn

A volunteer at the TigerMountain Foundation, Brandon Bates, tends to the soil at the TigerMountain Foundation community gardens on April 25, 2023. (Photo by Logan Camden/Cronkite News)

Blue Zones Initiative comes to south Phoenix

The bright purple, March of DImes Mom and Baby Unit, provides health care to the uninsured, underinsured and people who are homeless in Tucson. (Photo by Lux Butler/Cronkite News)

Mom and Baby mobile clinic supports south Tucson

Featured Stories

A Navajo boarding school survivor shares her story

(Illustration by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)

Not a wink: A comic about overcoming and getting help for sleepless nights

Finding Grandma Joyce: What happens when someone dies alone?

Latisa Ratliff holds her daughter in her living room in Tempe, Arizona, on Nov. 16, 2022. As a birth doula and a mother of three, Ratliff encourages her clients to find a health care provider who listens to their individual needs. “Listen to that mother’s intuition,” Ratliff says. (Photo by Laura Bargfeld/Cronkite News)

Doulas could be an answer to Arizona’s maternal mortality crisis

Wayne Wilson stands in a hogan at the Native American Baha’i Institute in Houck, Arizona, on Sept. 1, 2022. He is holding eagle feathers that he uses in traditional healing ceremonies. (Photo by Laura Bargfeld/Cronkite News)

States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing

‘Taxing, frustrating’: Teachers face a growing mental health crisis

Chronic gaps in health care system affect migrants in Mexico

‘Wounded healers’: Advocates spotlight hidden struggles of young caregivers

Phoenix program delivers hope to help combat homelessness

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These Cronkite News stories appear in the Solutions Story Tracker, a curated, searchable database of solutions journalism stories – rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. The Solutions Journalism Network vets every story in the tracker to ensure they meet solutions journalism criteria.

Jude Wentland plays with his mom, Madison Wentland, outside their home. (Photo by Lauren Kobley/Cronkite News)

Phoenix nonprofit addresses need for children’s respite, hospice care

Door-to-door campaign helps Guadalupe turn COVID tide

Latina moms fight air pollution with electric school bus

Expanded alert system helps those with developmental disabilities

A community’s response: How one Arizona tribe battled COVID-19

States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing

Pandemic spurs changes to HIV testing and treatment

Community event raises awareness for suicide prevention

Digitized health records, safety apps could change game for athletes

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Southwest Health Reporting Initiative produces comprehensive coverage of health issues across the Southwest. Students report from communities of color but also focus on matters important to the LGBTQ+ community, rural America, people with disabilities, and others who struggle to get the health care they need. Our students’ storytelling aims to highlight not just problems, but solutions. Learn more about the program here.

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