Damar Hamlin’s traumatic collapse during a nationally televised NFL game stunned football fans and viewers. Four days later, doctors said the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills player was making a “remarkable recovery” from cardiac arrest. We learned that immediately after Hamlin’s collapse, trainers … [Read more...] about Increasing Survival in Cases of Cardiac Arrest
Nancy Wiechec
Addressing Social Conditions to Improve Health for All
When we exercise, eat the right foods, get enough sleep and have a positive attitude, we’re on the path to healthy living. But research tells us that much more influences health and well-being. Where we are born, live, study, work and play, as well as our age, can affect our health, functioning … [Read more...] about Addressing Social Conditions to Improve Health for All
Ways to Help the Health Worker Shortage in Northern Arizona
If you’re finding it difficult to find or see a primary care doctor these days, you’re not alone. Arizona ranks 42nd in the nation for the ratio of active primary care physicians to residents – about 78 physicians per 100,000 people, according to a 2019 report by the Center for Rural Health at … [Read more...] about Ways to Help the Health Worker Shortage in Northern Arizona
Understanding the Lasting Impact of Legacy Giving
Benjamin Franklin left a legacy of accomplishment as a printer, innovator, author, public servant and statesman. Two centuries later, we still consider this founding father as one of the greatest Americans. Yet, at his passing, Franklin left behind something in addition to a life of great … [Read more...] about Understanding the Lasting Impact of Legacy Giving
Veterans Day Honors All Who Served
Veterans Day is approaching, and I have a singular mission in mind. I will be sure to wish my father a Happy Veterans Day and thank him for serving our country. Dad served in the Air Force as a young man, prior to his marriage and raising four children. The U.S. was not at war at the time, and … [Read more...] about Veterans Day Honors All Who Served