Animal-assisted therapy helps lower cortisol levels, reduce blood pressure and heart rate, ease anxiety and increase endorphins. As such, therapy dogs have been used at multiple Jewish Family & Children’s Service healthcare centers since 2017.
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Comprehensive programs designed to enhance the quality of life for adults in Arizona with developmental disabilities are having a positive impact across the state.
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About 50% of patients with chronic conditions sometimes fail to take their medication as prescribed. This can lead to higher rates of hospital admissions, poorer health outcomes and increased healthcare costs.
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Creative benefits options, including virtual healthcare, are an emerging trend that small businesses in Arizona are using to help meet the needs of their workforce.
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Arizona-based nonprofit Esperança is dedicated to improving health and restoring hope for families living among the poorest communities worldwide. Although the organization is widely known for medical missions abroad, it also runs Phoenix health programs.