by Annika Van Gilder | Jan 4, 2021 | Covid, Global Health, Health Disparities, Healthcare, Home Page
Many of us watched the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout with enormous relief and cautious optimism – for the frontline workers who have risked their lives since March and for a chance to prioritize the most vulnerable in our communities to be some of the first in... 
by Featured Authors | Dec 11, 2020 | Covid, Health Disparities, Home Page, Native American Health
Authored by Connie Chan, Arc Health Intern One of the most effective ways to prevent chronic illnesses is eating a healthy diet filled with fresh fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, this option is not available to everyone. Over 25% of all Native Americans suffer... 
by Featured Authors | Nov 24, 2020 | Health Disparities, Healthcare, Home Page, Refugee Health
This blog was authored by Anik Patel, MD FAAP. He works with Arc Health partner Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, AZ as a pediatrician. “Está tan cerca y tan lejos,” our interpreter said to me as we sat under the shade of a tree in the afternoon August... 
by Bridget Garland | Oct 23, 2020 | Climate Change, Health Disparities, Native American Health
With an ongoing pandemic, a revolution calling for racial justice, and a critical upcoming Presidential election, it was trying for millions of people to wake up to a gray and ominous blanket of smoke encasing West Coast cities and towns. In late-July, massive... by Phuoc Le, MD | Mar 17, 2020 | Covid, Health Disparities, Native American Health
Authored by Phuoc Le, MD, Connie Chan, and Brooke Warren Since the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, we have been changing our daily lives to protect the highest-risk populations: older adults and people with... 
by Brooke Warren | Dec 17, 2019 | Health Disparities
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D., Connie Chan, and Brooke Warren I recently took care of Rosaria[1], a cheerful 60-year-old woman who came in for chronic joint pain. She grew up in rural Mexico, but came to the US thirty years ago to work in the strawberry fields of... 
