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Progressives call for worker protections as legislature mulls recess
Democratic lawmakers and progressive activists presented a list of demands they say are necessary for the safety of the state’s workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak on Monday, encouraging party leadership to mitigate the economic fallout of a virus that has already kneecapped tourism and hospitality in Arizona.
Chiropractors use opioid crisis to bolster request for Medicaid coverage
Arizona chiropractors will push for the state’s Medicaid program to cover chiropractic care in the next legislative session, the industry’s lobbyist said. And the extension of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System coverage to chiropractors ties into efforts to combat the opioid crisis, the Arizona Association for Chiropractic claims.
Negative ads motivate smokers to call Arizona’s helpline
The Arizona Department of Health Services rolled out sleek new television advertisements featuring popular sports coaches to promote its smoking cessation hotline. They didn’t really work.
$3.6 million federal grant jump starts opioid awareness efforts in six counties
State officials said federal funding has helped jump start awareness campaigns and drug monitoring efforts to combat the prescription drug epidemic in six of Arizona’s 15 counties.
Despite all the sunshine, Arizona falls below the national happiness average
Money may or may not be able to buy happiness. But a new WalletHub report shows that, on average, Arizonans are somewhat less happy with their lives than much of the rest of the nation. And part of the state’s ranking at No. 31 is because income is below the national average and is not growing.
Arizona ranked in top five for alcohol-related deaths in CDC study
Arizona was tied for the fourth-highest rate of alcohol-related deaths among its working-age population from 2006 to 2010, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
Study: Childhood obesity in Arizona levels off, as national rate falls
The obesity rate for low-income Arizona preschoolers remained level from 2008 to 2011 after growing sharply in previous years, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
Arizona worst or close to it in CDC measures of teen substance abuse
Used by 20 Valley high schools, Teen AA is one way officials are addressing rates of teenage substance abuse that ranked Arizona near the bottom among states in a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Chasing Cancer: Arizona has lowest rate, but people aren’t getting screened soon enough
Right before Brent Uffelman was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, he wasn’t noticing any extreme symptoms. Sure, he felt tired at times, but that could have been the result of a long day at work, he told himself. It wasn’t until he met a friend for breakfast before starting his day’s shift at Alliance Beverage Distributing Co. that he began to see and feel indisputable signs that somethin[...]
Senator out to stiffen penalties for youths who use fake IDs to buy tobacco
A Republican senator is looking to stiffen penalties for youths trying to use fake identification to buy tobacco products.
Lung Association gives Arizona failing grade for anti-smoking efforts
Though Arizona consistently earns high marks for its smoke-free air, the state’s ratings for coverage of smokers trying to quit slid to an F in the American Lung Association’s 2010 report card.
In US, Hispanics outlive whites, blacks by years
U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.
