| | 1 | Author: | Church Women United in Tucson | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Church Women
United in Tucson collection,
1963-2003 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1963-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Papers (1963-2003). This collection contains
materials relating to Church Women United in Tucson (CWUT), a
non-denominational organization which began in the late 1940s dedicated to
promoting world peace and justice through community programs, events, and
celebrations. Materials include administrative documents such as annual
reports/meetings, the award certificate for Church Women United Day, bylaws,
logo clip sheets, member directories, and a training manual; publications
including member obituaries, the CWTU newsletter, news clippings, press
releases, and programs; as well as a small set of photographs. All materials
are in English. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Women in Community Service (U.S.) | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 3 | Author: | Ortiz, Augusto,
1917-2006 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Augusto Ortiz Papers1954-2007 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1954-2007 | | | | Abstract: | Dr. Augusto Ortiz lived and worked in Arizona most of his
professional life from 1953 until his death in 2006. Throughout his career as a
family practitioner and educator he worked to bring health care to the poor and
underserved. In his earlier years he worked in private practice in the Phoenix area
primarily serving a needy Hispanic population. In 1972 Dr. Ortiz moved to Tucson and
established a mobile health program based out of the University of Arizona’s Rural
Health Office which provided health care to many rural and underserved areas in
southeastern Arizona. Areas of particular interest to him included community
oriented primary care, migrant laborer health care, health education and folk
medicine including herbal folk remedies and curanderismo. This collection contains
Ortiz correspondence from over a 35-year period (1969-2004) as well as documents
corresponding to each of the topics mentioned above including extensive
documentation relating to the Mobile Health Program. The collection also includes
Dr. Ortiz’s U.S. Surgeon General Medallion. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Community Health Services | Medical Education | Health Services Accessibility | Medically Underserved Areas | Traditional medicine | Mobile Health Units | Primary Health Care | Rural Health Services | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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