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Outreach Programs at FCM


The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona reaches out to communities in a variety of ways. Here are a few examples:

  • The mission of the Arizona AIDS Education and Training Center is to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide outstanding care to people living with HIV and AIDS.
  • Health literacy is the ability of patients to obtain, understand, and use medical information to benefit their health and to navigate through the health care system.  This issue has received considerable attention in recent years, with reports on health literacy from the Institute of Medicine, the American Medical Association, the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, the Joint Commission, and the US Department of Education’s National Assessment of Adult Literacy.
  • Recovery thru Integration, Support and Empowerment promotes expanded opportunities for people with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders by employing a collaborative approach to advocacy, service, education and research.
  • REACH is designed for people interested in helping other people quit tobacco. If you're concerned about another's smoking or dipping and want to learn practical ways to help, please visit their website. Their core message is, "You make a difference."
  • The purpose of the Indians into Medicine Program is to help increase the number of American Indian and Alaska Native health professionals serving Indian communities by encouraging students to enter the health professions and by helping remove the multiple barriers to their entrance into these careers.
  • The Native American Research and Training Center (NARTC) was established in 1983 by The University of Arizona Board of Regents and serves as a national resource for Native American communities and for persons working with Native American populations, especially those with chronic diseases or disabilities.
  • The Sonoran University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (Sonoran UCEDD) is based on the vision of a community benefiting from the full participation of all members, with recognition of the strengths brought by diversity in abilities, culture, age, interests and life-experience.