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Brewer to Release Medicaid Plan

Mar 11, 2013 Draft legislation coming Tuesday; political fight seen
Reina Koussa, a student in the UA program Project FOCUS, arrives on campus.

Project Offers Path to College for Intellectually Disabled

Mar 5, 2013 Innovative UA program opens door to new opportunities, advantages
Construction at Pima County's new Roger Road Wastewater Treatment facility.

New Wastewater Plant Will Meet Fed Standards

Mar 4, 2013 Roger Road plant's odors also will be controlled; building done in 2014
Mental Illness

Military Suicides on Rise; No Simple Solutions

Feb 26, 2013 Southern Arizona health care providers, veterans respond to mental health crisis
A UMC trauma surgeon is working to help patients in a hospital's intensive care unit have a better night's sleep.

AZ Week: Medicaid Expansion Work in Progress

Feb 22, 2013 'We have no faith in federal government' to sustain funding, House speaker says
David Sbarra, associate professor & director of clinical training at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, and Mary-Frances O’Connor, Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, discuss how the impact of mental illness can reach well beyond the mind.

Research Reveals Mind-Body Link in Behavioral Health

Feb 19, 2013 Researchers beginning to learn why mental illness raises risk of early death

Garden-Based Therapy Takes Root in Tucson

Feb 5, 2013 Behavioral health, substance abuse treatment facilities turn to horticulture for healing

Health Plan Glitch: Immigrants Over Citizens

Jan 24, 2013 Rejecting Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion holds political peril

Tucson Adding 2 New Bike Boulevards

Jan 22, 2013 City will increase routes for cyclists by 12 miles

AZ Week: Expanding Medicaid No Slam Dunk

Jan 18, 2013 Governor's plan will meet GOP legislative resistance
Mental Illness

AZ Week: Lifting Stigma of Mental Illness

Dec 21, 2012 Societal perceptions can lead to treatment delays
Ross Zimmerman, father of Gabe Zimmerman, joins members of the January 8th Memorial Foundation to discuss plans for the second anniversary of the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting that killed his son.

Events Scheduled to Remember 2011 Shooting

Dec 19, 2012 Second anniversary prompts grant awards, long-term planning
Steven Shochat,

First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ready to Open in Tucson

Nov 28, 2012 Facility will be first to open in the state
3/29/12

Tucson Kids Get Fit

Nov 13, 2012 Mayor declares Nov. 15 'K-6 Fitness Day'
Russell is Pima County Attorney's Office new courthouse dog.

New Courthouse Dog to Help Abused Children

Oct 22, 2012 County Attorney's Office to use canine as support tool for young victims

Director Takes on Three of the World's Deadliest Words

Oct 11, 2012 Film "It's a Girl" documents gendercide of female infants around the world

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