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syphilis, Arizona, STDs, funding
Oct 30, 2023

Syphilis, other STDs are on the rise but states lost millions of dollars to fight and treat them

State and local health departments across the U.S found out in June they'd be losing the final two years of a $1 billion investment to strengthen the ranks of people who track and try to prevent sexually transmitted diseases — especially the rapid increase of syphilis cases, an issue especially prevalent in Arizona, which has highest rate of congenital syphilis in the nation.

Beginning top left in blue, clockwise: Thomas Gunnigle, 10, Mia Dybvig-Pawelko, 13, Emily Gunnigle, 10, Wyatt Dybvig-Pawelko, 11, Vivian Gunnigle, 7, Hannah Samuels, 8, Mathieu Dybvig-Pawelko, 8, Violet Gunnigle 4, and Mandy Samuels, 12.
Sep 28, 2018

Parenting and politics – a mix moms navigate, defend

One of the reasons these three women decided to run for office was for their children. And they’re pushing back against the notion that mothers shouldn’t run for office, saying that being a mom actually makes them more qualified.

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