Arizona Ruralways Blog
And the winner is...
Our Center recently received some exciting news as we have been named the Outstanding Rural Health Organization for 2013 by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). We are greatly humbled to join the other organizations and individuals which will be recognized by the NRHA at their annual conference next week in Louisville, Kentucky.
Guest Blog: Community Paramedicine to Support Community Wellness in Southern Arizona
May 15, 2013 Comments: 0 Topics: Rio Rico , Paramedics , Community , Santa Cruz County , Guest Blogger
Photo Credit: Rio Rico Fire Department
Nestled within Arizona’s Santa Cruz County and only about 10 miles from the US-Mexico border, Rio Rico is a community with a diverse identity much like many of Arizona’s rural towns. Les Caid is the Fire Chief of the Rio Rico Fire District which is charged with providing fire and emergency medical services to the approximately 20,000 members of the District’s community. Caid has observed the toll that growing rates of chronic illnesses and poor access to health care can have on the population he serves.
Guest Blog: Bear Down, Rural Arizona!
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I have heard and seen the slogan “Bear Down” multiple times over the course of my time in Tucson. Most commonly associated with Wildcat athletics, I did a little digging to find the origin of this simple, but strong phrase. |
Rural Pharmacist & Dog Collars: Six Degrees of Separation
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Maria Paiva, our current visiting scholar from Vancouver, Canada reflects on a visit to the San Carlos Apache Reservation and...dog collars! |
Guest Blog: County Health Rankings for Community Health Needs Assessments
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation just released its annual County Heath Rankings that rate the health of nearly every county in the nation. The site has interactive maps and new –county level trend graphs starting from 2010 to now, 2013. Arizona’s rural counties are able to see where each is ranked by specific health outcomes, health factors and morbidity/mortality. As the state’s County Public Health Departments and not-for profit hospitals complete and/or begin to implement their defined strategy based on their community health needs assessment (CHNA), these data will be very useful to monitor trends. |
Guest Blog: Rural Health Service Learning Institute
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Through a partnership with the Arizona Area Health Education Center Program, the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health started a Rural Health Professions Program in 2008. The program began under the direction of Associate Dean for Community Programs, Jill De Zapien and currently consists of five different week-long, intensive Service-Learning Institutes that take place in different areas of Arizona. One of them is the Rural Health Service Learning Institute. |
Guest Blog: Rural Health Professions Program Annual Report
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The College of Public Health has completed another exciting year of our Rural Health Professions Program. We continue to grow and expand our service learning programs, policy practicums and internships and our partnership with the Arizona Area Health Education Centers Program continues to strengthen. Learn more about the diverse opportunities for our students, faculty and community partners to develop new and innovative partnerships. |
Guest Blog: Until we can teleport, there is telemedicine
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Telemedicine is “the practice of medicine using a telecommunications system to provide clinical services at a geographically separate site”. Telemedicine is under the umbrella term of telehealth, which encompasses various types of healthcare delivery provided from a distance using telecommunication systems. |
Guest Blog: The Five C's of Rural Arizona
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Visiting Scholar, Celia Culley, reflects on her recent visit with the community based rural health programs in the rural town of Safford, Arizona in Graham County. |
Rural Graduate Medical Education: Challenges and Solutions
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While there is almost universal acceptance of the need for more graduate medical education opportunities in primary care and in rural settings, formidable barriers face those wishing to establish new programs. A new article in Health Affairs describes the failure of federal initiatives to create more of these programs. |
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