Anikka Abbott
Health Reporter, PhoenixLatest from Anikka Abbott
‘We need each other to heal:’ Native Americans help Native Americans overcome domestic violence
LAS VEGAS – Domestic violence affects 4 out of 5 Native American women – more than triple the national average. But some have found healing through what’s known as “Gathering of Native Americans” programs. These culture-based education sessions seek to foster healing through embracing community and tradition.
Farm-to-school programs revitalize health in nutritionally underserved communities
MESA – Latino communities have higher rates of obesity and diabetes, in part because of food deserts and the abundance of unhealthy food choices. To find a lasting solution, an elementary school in Mesa is teaching children about nutrition and agriculture through gardening.
‘In this for the long haul’: How a labor organizer’s daughter became a force for rural health care
PHOENIX – Jill Guernsey de Zapien She helped start a program in southeastern Arizona to bring better care to rural residents, particularly farmworkers.
Improving the health of ‘invisible’ farmworkers is a community effort in Willcox
WILLCOX – Access to health care is a big challenge in rural and agricultural areas, and some 53 percent of farmworkers in the U.S. have no health insurance. One program in Arizona is trying to fix that by teaching residents in a community filled with farmworkers to take better care of themselves.
