Border Health Foundation Hopes to Start Helping Locally
There are hundreds of non-profit organizations based in Tucson, but not many can say they have impacted thousands of lives by educating heath care providers for the purpose of improving or maintaining the health of diverse, underserved populations.
By Jacquelyn Valerie Smith 10 February 2010 Read Article
A New Look for Life: A Cleft Palate Surgery Mission to Hermosillo
On Oct. 9, 2009, more than 60 families from all over Sonora, Mexico gathered at Centro Internacional de Medicina, a state-of-the-art hospital in Hermosillo.
By Kristina Stevens, Curtis Prendergast, Roxana Vasquez, Chris Kelly, Aleksa Brown 11 November 2009 Read Article
The Prickly Pear: New Discoveries about this Old Desert Denizen
The prickly pear fruit, although not new among many native cultures, is gaining a reputation with many health professionals and is being advocated by a very compassionate woman, Natalie McGee.
By Emily Jones 02 November 2009 Read Article
Community Clinic Provides Fitness and Nutrition Classes
Mariposa Community Health Center, Inc. provides seniors 55 and over with nutritional education and fitness classes as part of their Enhance Fitness Program in Nogales, Ariz.
By Elyse Powers and Laura Lajiness 07 October 2009 Read Article
Partnership Increases Breast Cancer Awareness Among Hispanics
The American Cancer Society's partnerships with the El Rio Foundation and St. Elizabeth Health Center to increase awareness among Hispanics in the Tucson area will continue into the next year, despite ACS's budget shortfalls.
After a year of increasing awareness of breast cancer among Tucson's Hispanic population, both foundations seem confident their programs are meeting the shared goal of providing more education and access to the services they need for early breast cancer detection.
By Elyse Powers 21 September 2009 Read Article
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- Border Health Foundation Hopes to Start Helping Locally
- A New Look for Life: A Cleft Palate Surgery Mission to Hermosillo
- The Prickly Pear: New Discoveries about this Old Desert Denizen
- Community Clinic Provides Fitness and Nutrition Classes
- Partnership Increases Breast Cancer Awareness Among Hispanics
- FRONTERA: UA Med School Internship Works to Address Border Health Disparities
- Community clinic serves uninsured when help is most needed
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A Look at Border StudiesAmanda Portillo
A look into the research of the borderlands by U.S. universities, especially universities in border states.
A Peso for Your Thoughts
Matilde Cantero
What those who are new to the border area observe, their questions, and their thoughts.
Bebidas de Bridget
Bridget Miller
If you like pina coladas, you'll love these drink recipes from below the border.
Border Biz
Samantha Easter
Border Biz is a look at Business and Finance on and around the border.
Border Health Care
William Anderson
Attaching the electrodes another way to monitor the border's beat.
Bordering the Line
Nicky Hamila
A blog about relationships that are affected by the border.
Comida for Thought
Lauren Adams
A about taking food and drink recipes from south of the border and trying to make them on my own.
Coming to America: The Wide World of Sports
Matt Alvarez
Profiling Athletes In and Around the Tucson Area That Hail from Other Countries
Fashionista Frenzy
Laurann Robinson
A blog about border- inspired fashion trends and boutiques.
Greening up on the Line
Josh Schaa
A blog about green living on the border.
Inside la Cocina
Whitney Misenhimer
Exploring the sights and smells of an authentic Sonoran kitchen.
It's Always 'Sunny' in Tucson
Jeremy Hawkes
Covering the news and going on's in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
Lights, Camera, Border
Marcy Jones
Discussing Films about the Border
One tequila, dos tequila, three tequila, FLOOR!
Jocelyn Bresnick
A Blog About Tequilas and their Amigos
People Helping People
Allana Erickson
A look into non-profit organizations in Tucson, Arizona.
Reaching Hands Across Boundaries
Nikki Helms
Learn all about local volunteer and service efforts that are helping the underprivileged across the border.
Studying Below the Border
Jackie Smith
A blog chronicling the experiences of students who studied abroad in Mexico, and students from Mexico studying here at the UA.
Weekend Warriors on the Border
Christina Stymfal
This is your guide on how to have a fun-filled weekend on the border.