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Arizona health professionals are continuing to raise concerns about cuts to state Medicaid funding approved in Republicans' recent tax and policy bill.
After a yearlong lapse, uranium-impacted families—including many on the Navajo Nation—will once again be eligible for federal compensation, with expanded benefits through 2028.
Construction, agriculture and landscaping workers are at high risk due to heat and sun exposure, according to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. So are delivery and energy sector workers.
Since 2020, a team of researchers has been conducting the Arizona CoVHORT COVID-19 Public Health Research Study to gather data about COVID-19 through an online public survey.
Arizona residents are working with neighbors in Naco, Mexico to improve health and wellbeing. The non-profit uses gardens, education and exercise as part of its efforts.
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