AZ: Family/Father Issues
Friday, April 26, 2024
AZ Alzheimer’s Consortium shares advances in diagnosis, treatment
The 2024 Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium Public Conference kicks off Saturday, where industry experts and researchers will share the latest scientific …
AZ sees increased demand for vasectomies post-Roe
Planned Parenthood Arizona is expanding vasectomy services to its Central Phoenix health center, a year after it launched a similar program in Tucson…
CDC updates COVID guidelines, stunning some health advocates
About four years ago, COVID-19 started to put the world on pause. Now, new guidlines are giving some Arizonans pause. Across the country, many who …
Group Wants to Expand Adoption Services in Arizona
One organization wants to help the longest waiting children in Arizona's foster-care system find their way into loving, adoptive family homes…
Report: Arizona Ranks Poorly in Overall Child Well-Being
New data ranks Arizona 39th in the country for overall child well-being. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2023 Kids Count Data Book…
SCOTUS Case on 'Separations' Could Affect AZ, Other Native Families
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court has Native Americans concerned the outcome could revive a centuries-old practice of separating indigenous …
Groups Urge Latino Families to Discuss End-of-Life Options
Hispanic groups are coming together to encourage people in Arizona and elsewhere to begin end-of-life conversations with their loved ones before illne…
Groups Back American Families Plan to Boost Pay for Caregivers
PHOENIX, Ariz. - A coalition of social activists and care-industry groups is calling for Congress to pass President Joe Biden's American Families …
Keeping Grandparents Safe as AZ Students Return to Classroom
TUCSON, Ariz. -- As Arizona classrooms begin reopening this week, students and educators seem equally enthusiastic over a return to in-school …
COVID-19 Pandemic Heightens Struggles for AZ Families, Kids
PHOENIX -- A new report details the struggles of many Arizona families in the COVID-19 crisis, from unstable housing and hunger to a lack of health …
Study: Latinos Face ‘Completion Gap’ to Earning College Degree
TUCSON, Ariz. -- While the number of Latinos entering college in Arizona and across America is increasing, new research shows many lag behind in …
Child-Care Access Critical for AZ Parents to Return to Work
PHOENIX -- Children's advocates say thousands of Arizona parents who've lost jobs in the pandemic can't return to work until public officials resolve …