The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is hosting the HungerWalk on September 19th. Help them reach their goal of $100,000 towards fighting hunger by participating in this easy family-friendly walk. Register as an individual or a team here.
When:
Saturday, September 19th at 8:00 AM
The new school year is just around the corner! Healthy South Tucson presents the Back to School Block Party. Join the fun and register for school, visit vendors, enjoy your neighbors, learn about vaccines, and much more!
When:
Tuesday, July 28th 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Where:
City of Tucson Municipal Complex (1601 S 6th Ave)
On March 27, 2015 the Girls Club held their annual field trip to the University of Arizona. After touring the Arizona Health Sciences campus, the 24 students from a local elementary school received a fun and informative dental hygiene presentation from undergraduate students with the Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention and Health Promotion in the College of Public Health, learned about career opportunities in the field of health promotion through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Medicine, and gained hands on experience in the surgery simulation lab.
Tucson has moved over a million miles! Tucson has completed the challenge by Mayor Rothschild for the community to complete 1,000,000 miles of physical activity. Mayor Rothschild is holding a press conference to celebrate this Friday April 3rd at 10am at City Hall.
When:
Friday, April 3 at 10am
Where:
City Hall - 1st floor conference room
RSVP:
Karla Avalos-Soto - karla.avalos-soto@tucsonaz.gov
Development and Implementation of a Tailored Health Promotion Program for Middle-Age African American Men
Dr. Steven P. Hooker is a Professor in Exercise Science and Health Promotion and Assistant Director of Research in the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion at Arizona State University where he has been since 2011. Dr. Hooker’s research is focused on physical activity and aging, environmental and policy strategies to promote physical activity, and community-based participatory approaches to promote healthy lifestyles among midlife and older men.
David O. Garcia PhD, presents "Weight a Minute: The Role of Physical Activity for Weight Maintenance." This presentation is open to anyone interested. David Garcia is ACSM Exercies Specialist at the University of Arizona and a Post-Doctoral Research Associate for Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention & Health Promotion.
When:
Wednesday, September 24, 5:00-6:30 P.M.
Where:
Room 4978, UACC-University Campus, 1515 N Campbell
We are excited to announce that the CRCPHP will be the new home for the ASHLine, the Arizona Smokers Helpline. ASHLine offers free telephone and Web-based services, in both English and Spanish, to help people quit tobacco. Located in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona and funded by the state tax on tobacco products, ASHLine has been helping people quit tobacco since 1995.
Continue reading for the communications release from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
UA Life & Work Connections (LWC) provides services to help the work cycles of UA employees and students. Check out their website here. LWC is having several upcoming events and here is a brief overview of them.
The Journal of the American Heart Association published new research that show modest, long-term weight loss in overweight, middle-aged women can reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes.
