
08-04-21: Black women and cancer, AZ Olympics, Ken Bennett
Season 2021 Episode 157 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Ken Bennett and the audit, AZ Olympic Athletes, Black women and cancer
Former Secretary of State Ken Bennett last week temporarily stepped down from his role as liaison to the senate's self-styled audit of Maricopa County votes. A number of Arizona athletes have earned medals at this year's Olympics in Tokyo. Black women face a higher breast-cancer mortality rate than any U.S. racial or ethnic group.
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08-04-21: Black women and cancer, AZ Olympics, Ken Bennett
Season 2021 Episode 157 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Former Secretary of State Ken Bennett last week temporarily stepped down from his role as liaison to the senate's self-styled audit of Maricopa County votes. A number of Arizona athletes have earned medals at this year's Olympics in Tokyo. Black women face a higher breast-cancer mortality rate than any U.S. racial or ethnic group.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," WE'LL HEAR FROM KEN BENNETT.
ON CRONKITE NEWS, THE LATEST ON ARIZONA SCHOOL DISTRICTS DEFYING STATE LAW AND REQUIRING MASK ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, AND ON BREAK IT DOWN THE DIVERSITY CONVERSATION AMONG MANY PEOPLE OF COLOR.
THAT'S COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF ARIZONA PBS.
>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."
I'M TED SIMONS.
ANOTHER ARIZONA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MANDATING THAT MASSES FOR EVERYONE ON CAMPUS, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.
THIS TIME IT IS THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD.
THE VOTE COMES AFTER TWO MORE PHOENIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT THAT THEY WILL REQUIRE FACE COVERINGS ON CAMPUS.
AND THE PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS IN COURT TODAY DEFENDING ITS MASK MANDATE AGAINST A LAWSUIT FILED BY A TEACHER.
THE SUIT WAS FILED DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE LAW WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL LATE SEPTEMBER.
>>> ARIZONA'S COVID-19 CASES ROSE AGAIN TODAY.
THERE WERE SEVEN NEW FATALITIES ON RECORD TODAY.
THAT REMAINS ARIZONA'S DEATH RATE REMAINING THE FOURTH HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY.
>>> A SURVEY FROM THE PFIZER FAMILY FOUNDATION SHOWS THAT 53% PEOPLE ARE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE VACCINE THAN THE VIRUS >>> MARK KELLY GAVE HIS FIRST OFFICIAL FLOOR SPEECH IN THE SENATE TODAY.
HE TOUCHED ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING KELLY'S SUPPORT FOR THE $1.2 TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE PACK AGE THAT HE HELPED TO SHAPE, AND MADE A POINT OF EXPRESSING HIS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE LATE SENATOR JOHN McCAIN.
>> LIKE MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES I SPENT YEARS ADMIRING THE WAY THE LATE JOHN McCAIN REPRESENTED ARIZONA IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
BUT MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS WERE NOT OF HIM AS A SENATOR, BUT OF HIS SERVICE IN THE NAVY.
HE WAS A HERO, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY, HONORABLY, AND BRAVELY INCLUDING IN THE IMPOSSIBLE CIRCUMSTANCE OF BEING SHOT DOWN AND CAPTURED.
HIS LEGACY IS SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED, BUT IT IS WHAT INSPIRES ME TO SIT IN THIS SEAT >> KELLY WAS ELECTED LAST YEAR TO FILL OUT THE REMAINDER OF McCAIN'SER TERM.
CINDY McCAIN WAS ON HAND TO WATCH THE SPEECH.
McCAIN GOT A STANDING OVATION, AND LATER SAID SHE IS PROUD OF SENATOR KELLY AND WAS HONORED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AS HIS GUEST.
>>> THE BALLOT AUDIT CONTINUES.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT ALL WITH FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE KEN BENNETT, THE SENATE'S LIAISON TO THE AUDIT.
KEN, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THE LAST TIME WE TALKED WAS A WHILE BACK, AND THE LAST QUESTION I ASKED YOU WAS DO YOU REGET GETTING INVOLVED IN ALL OF THIS.
DO YOU?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE AUDIT OUR ELECTIONS SO EVERY VOTER CAN BE ASSURED THAT THE ELECTIONS ARE BEING DONE ACCURATELY AND THEY ARE BEING A VERIFIED.
YOU HAD ABOUT HALF OF THE POPULATION COMPLAINING ABOUT FRAUD.
AND NOW YOU HAVE THE OTHER HALF SAYING SOMETHING WENT WRONG IN 2020.
>> COMMUNICATION, WE'RE GOING TO GO NOW TO THE -- TO THE COUNTY, AND TO SUBPOENAS, AND LAWSUITS AND SUCH.
LET'S START WITH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YOU AND THE SENATE AND CYBER-NINJAS.
SHOULD THAT COMMUNICATION BE MADE PUBLIC?
>> WELL, I THINK THE JUDGE HAS ALREADY RULED THAT IT SHOULD BE, AND WE HAVE RELEASED HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF INFORMATION TO THAT EFFECT, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT AT ALL.
IF AUDITS ARE GOING TO VERIFY THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCURACY OF ELECTIONS, THEN I THINK THE AUDITS HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EXPECTATION TO BE ACCURATE AND TRANSPARENT AS WELL.
SO -- NOW I DON'T THINK WE HAVE GOT TO GET INTO MAYBE EVERY LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER THAT GOES ON, BUT IF YOU ARE DOING THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS, AND THE AUDIT IS THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS -- THIS IS NOT TRUMP'S AUDIT, THE STATE SENATE AUDIT.
THIS IS THE AUDIT OF THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA.
>> ARE YOU DISMISSING SURVEYS THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA SAY THEY DON'T WANT THIS AUDIT.
>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS SUPPORT VERIFYING OUR ELECTIONS, AND I THINK FOUR YEARS AGO AFTER CLINTON LOST TO TRUMP, THEY WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN AN AUDIT TOO.
>> HILLARY CLINTON DID NOT CLAIM THE ELECTION WAS RIGGED >> WELL SOME DID.
>> WELL, THOSE ARE OUTLIERS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SAID LET'S GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNING.
>> WELL, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GOING BACK TO THE 2020 ELECTION, PRESIDENT KAREN FANN OF THE SENATE AND THE CAUCUS THAT VOTED TO DO THE AUDIT, HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR SINCE THE BEGINNING THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHANGING THE OUTCOME OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT STRENGTHENING THE PROCEDURES AND SEEING IF THERE ARE WEAKNESSES THAT WE NEED TO FIX GOING FORWARD.
>> KEN -- >> THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO ABOUT GOING BACKWARDS.
>> DO YOU BELIEVE THAT CYBER-NINJAS IS THE COMPANY TO ADDRESS ANY WEAKNESSES?
>> NO, THEY ARE THE COMPANY THAT CAN LOOK AT THE MACHINES WITH ONE OF THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS.
ALL OF THE RESULTS WILL COME TO THE SENATE -- WILL COME TO ME AND OTHERS AS PART OF THE SENATE AUDIT TEAM, AND WE WILL COMPLETELY VET AND VERIFY ANY PRELIMINARY OR DRAFT REPORT BEFORE IT IS MADE PUBLIC AND GIVEN TO THE SENATE.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT PRESIDENT FANN DID, IS SHE CALLED THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION TO ASK FOR A LIST OF AUDITORS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND THEY SAID THERE IS KNOWN.
THIS IS THE BIGEST AUDIT OF THIS SIZE EVER DONE IN THE COUNTRY -- >> BUT THEY DIDN'T PICK CYBER-NINJAS, AND ARE YOU CONFIDENT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING?
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T.
AND WE'RE FINDING OUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN BANK ROLLED BY TRUMP AND HIS SUPPORTERS.
DOES THAT MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE?
>> NO, BUT THAT IS THE WAY THE SENATE DECIDED TO DO IT.
THEY AGREED TO PAY A FIXED AMOUNT, AND IF THEIR COST WENT ABOVE THAT, THEY HAD TO DO THAT THROUGH GRANT FUNDING OR PRIVATE FUNDING OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
I WOULD PREFER AS THE SENATE HOUSE AND GOVERNOR AGREED THAT PRIVATE MONEY SHOULD NOT BE COMING INTO OUR ELECTIONS, BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 2020 ELECTIONS, THERE WERE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT CAME INTO THE ELECTION, THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN.
I THINK GOING FORWARD, WE SHOULD BUDGET SOME DOLLARS EVERY OTHER YEAR.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO MARICOPA COUNTY EVERY OTHER YEAR, BUT WE COULD HAVE SOME SMALL ONES AND MEDIUM SIZED ONES THE OTHER TIMES.
>> DO YOU BELIEVE CYBER-NINJAS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING?
>> I BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING BY SUBCONTRACTING THE HAND COUNT -- >> WOULD YOU BE CONFIDENT IF IN 2016 DEMOCRATS WENT AS FAR AS REPUBLICANS HAVE GONE NOW AND HIRED A GROUP THAT WAS BANK ROLLED BY A GROUP OF DEMOCRATS AND PRO-HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORT SUPPORTERSUPPORT SUPPORTERS WHO SAID THE WHOLE ELECTION WAS RIGGED AND WE HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING WRONG.
THE PRESIDENT EVEN SAID, FIND SOMETHING WRONG, AND I'LL DO THE REST >> AS I JUST TOLD YOU, I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED FOR IT TO BE DONE WITH SENATE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE AUDIT, AND NOT RELY ON 97% OF THE MONEY COMING THROUGH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
BUT THAT'S THE WAY THE SENATE CHOSE TO DO IT THIS TIME.
>> PRESIDENT FANN SAID THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE FAITH IN ARIZONA'S ELECTION PROCESS.
DO YOU THINK THAT IS HAPPENING?
DO YOU THINK THIS PROCESS IS RESTORING FAITH?
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE FINAL RESULT IS, AND THAT'S WHY I'M DEDICATED TO SEEING IT THROUGH TO THE VERY END TO VERIFY THE DRAFT REPORT WE SHOULD GET IN A FEW WEEKS.
I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN OF WORKING WITH ELECTION OFFICIALS TO MAKE SURE OUR ELECTIONS ARE TRANSPARENT, VERIFIABLE, AND ACCURATE, AND I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME THING IN THIS AUDIT AS WELL.
>> AND SO -- >> AND IF -- AND IF WE DO A GOOD JOB AT THAT, THEN I THINK IN MY MINDS OF ARIZONANS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 2020 ELECTION, WE WILL BE INCREASING THE CONFIDENCE -- >> AND THAT'S MY LAST QUESTION, DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT ANYONE IS GOING TO TAKE THE RESULTS OF THIS EFFORT SERIOUSLY?
I MEAN LIKE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ARIZONANS?
YOU HAVE PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES WHO THINK THERE IS ALSO SORTS OF CORRUPTION GOING ON.
IS ANYONE GOING TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, KEN?
>> IF WE FIND THERE WAS NO FRAUGHT COMMITTED, BUT THERE WAS SOME SLOPPINESS, ONE PERSON TOLD ME THEY FOUND HUNDREDS -- AND HAD TO CORRECT HUNDREDS OF CLERICAL ERRORS MADE BY MARICOPA COUNTY.
SO IF WE DON'T FIND FRAUD, BUT FIND THINGS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE IN OUR PROCEDURES, THEN ARIZONA WINS.
IF WE DO FIND FRAUD, I THINK ARIZONA WINS EITHER WAY.
>> KEN BENNETT, YOU ARE STILL THE LIAISON, CORRECT?
>> I AM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, SIR.
>>> COMING UP, ARIZONA ATHLETES AND THE OLYMPICS.
>>> A NUMBER OF ARIZONA ATHLETES HAVE EARNED MEDALS IN TOKYO THIS YEAR.
WE TALKED ABOUT ARIZONA'S PLACE IN THE OLYMPICS WITH ASU SPORTS HISTORIAN VICTORIA JACKSON.
VICTORIA GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
IT SEEMS LIKE ARIZONA IS A HOT BED FOR MAJOR ATHLETES, BUT ARE ALL CITIES SAYING THAT?
>> I THINK THE CITIES THAT HAVE THE UNIVERSITIES THAT MAKE UP THE PAC 12 CONFERENCE ARE ESPECIALLY HOT BEDS FOR DEVELOPING OLYMPIANS.
ARIZONA IS GOOD AT DEVELOPING HOME GROWN TALENT, SO THE BORN AND RAISED IN ARIZONA, I THINK WE HEAR MORE THAN WE WOULD, BUT IT IS REALLY OUR COLLEGIATE SPACE, AND THE PAC 12 THAT LAUNCHES US INTO AN OLYMPIC HOT BED.
>> AND I IMAGINE THE GOOD WEATHER IS ALWAYS A HELP FOR TRAINING.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS, YES.
WE ALWAYS USED TO JOKE, LIKE, HOW DO ATHLETES ON THEIR RECRUITING VISITS NOT INSTANTANEOUSLY COMMIT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE COMING FROM THE NORTHEAST OR WEST AND THEIR VISITEDS ARE IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT PLACE FOR OLYMPIC SPORTS.
OF COURSE SWIMMING IS HUGE.
AND THERE IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN ALONGSIDE POST-COLLEGIATE, AND IT IS A GREAT PLACE.
>> AND MICHAEL PHELPS LIVES HERE NOW BECAUSE OF HIS OLD COACH, AND THAT ATTRACTS OTHER SWIMMERS, DOESN'T IT?
>> YEAH.
AND TWO OF OUR VOLUNTEERS IN THE SWIM PROGRAM BOTH EARNED MEDALS IN TOKYO.
THEY ARE BOTH OLYMPICS, AND TRAINING POST COLLEGIATELY, AND I THINK THIS IS A RECOGNITION OF SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR THE POST COLLEGIATES AS WELL.
THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES HAVE SOME OF THE BEST FACILITIES IN THE WORLD, SO IT'S REALLY COOL THAT WE CAN SEE POST-COLLEGIATES CONTINUE TO TRAIN AS WELL.
>> AND THE HIGH ALTITUDE IS ANOTHER ATTRACTION.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
ONE OF THE BEST APPROACHES TO DISTANCE TRAINING IS TO LIVE HIGH.
TRAIN HIGH, BUT ALSO TRAIN WELL.
SO FOR THAT SETUP, THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
IT'S A QUICK DRIVE TO GO TO SEDONA, AND THEN ANOTHER QUICK DRIVE TO PHOENIX, FOR SOMETHING CLOSER TO SEA LEVEL.
SO WE SEE A LOT OF OLYMPICS COMPETING HERE.
AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORIES COMES OUT OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY.
HE REPRESENTS GUATEMALA, AND HE IS AN IMMIGRANT WITH DACA STATUS, AND THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT HIM BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES, AND THE COMMUNE THINK RALLIED AROUND HIM TO GET THE ATTENTION TO BE GUARANTEED THAT HE WOULD BE ACCEPTED, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND THEN RETURN, SO HE IS NOW AN OLYMPIAN, AND IT CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE FOR HIM TO FLY TO TOKYO AND COMPETE.
>> WOW, THAT IS QUITE A STORY.
IS ARIZONA A MODEL FOR OTHER STATES, OR HAS ARIZONA TAKEN SOME BEST PRACTICES AND JUST GONE OFF RUNNING.
>> IT'S HARD NOT TO LOOK TO CALIFORNIA.
THE PAC SCHOOLS?
CALIFORNIA ARE A BIT AHEAD OF US, AND THE COST OF LIVING HERE -- SO MANY OLYMPIANS, ESPECIALLY IN SPORTS LIKE TRACK AND FIELD ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, SO IT'S BETTER TO LIVE IN A PLACE LIKE PHOENIX THAN A PLACE LIKE L.A.
BUT USC HAS 60 ATHLETES COMPETING, AND THAT IS REMARKABLE.
AND 40 OF THE WATER POLO PLAYERS ARE FROM JUST THOSE PAC 4 UNIVERSITIES IN CALIFORNIA.
AND THE WORLD ATHLETES ARE REALLY COMING TO DEVELOP THROUGH OUR SYSTEMS NOW.
THERE ARE FAR MORE INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES COMPETING THAN THERE ARE THOSE COMPETING FOR TEAM USA.
>> YEAH.
YEAH.
VICTORIA JACKSON, IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT SPORTS, AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TED.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>>> BLACK WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE AT RISK FOR BREAST CANCER THAN WHITE WOMEN, AND BLACK WOMEN FACE A HIGHER RISK OF MORTALITY THAN ANY OTHER GROUP.
WE LEARNED MORE FROM THE DOCTOR.
>> DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
BLACK WOMEN MORE AT RISK FOR BREAST CANCER.
WHY IS THAT?
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS.
WE TEND TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH A LATER STAGE OF DISEASE.
WE ALSO TEND TO HAVE A SUBTYPE OF CANCER WHICH IS PARTICULARLY AGGRESSIVE.
WE ALSO HAVE HIGHER GRADE DISEASE IN GENERAL, WHICH TENDS TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE.
ALL OF THESE FACTORS PLAY INTO THE FACT THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE 40% MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF BREAST CANCER THAN OTHER POPULATIONS.
>> AND I NOTICE IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, THAT THE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE.
IS IT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE?
IS IT ACCESS TO SIMPLE MAMMOGRAMS?
>> WE KNOW THE SCREEN RATE FOR MAMMOGRAMS BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE WOMEN IS ACTUALLY EQUALIZING, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS, BUT IN SOME SITUATIONS, THERE IS LESS ACCESS TO SCREENINGS.
THERE IS ALSO SOMETIMES LESS ACCESS TO TREATMENT, PARTICULARLY IF INSURANCE IS AN ISSUE, AND THERE ARE SOMETIMES HEALTH DISPARITIES OR INEQUITIES THAT IS IN THE MEDICAL SYSTEM, SO ALL OF THIS CAN PLAY INTO A WIDENING GAP.
>> DO WE KNOW YET -- PROBABLY NOT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO KNOW -- BUT IS MORE RESEARCH BEING DONE REGARDING GENETIC RISK FACTORS?
THIS >> YES, THERE IS A LOT OF RESEARCH BEING DONE ON THAT.
ONE OF THE FALLACIES THAT MANY WOMAN BELIEVE IS BREAST CANCER IS LARGELY AN INHERITED DISEASE, AND IT REALLY ISN'T.
ONLY 5% OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED CARRY A HEREDITY.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF PERHAPS THEY ARE CARRYING A GENE THAT MAKES THEM MORE PREDISPOSED.
AND WE'RE UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT THE GENETICS OR GENOMICS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER, AND TARGETING MORE PRECISE TREATMENTS TO TREAT BREAST CANCER DIFFERENTLY.
>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, ARE WE LEARNING MORE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS?
>> YES, WE ARE, THE VAST MAJORITY ARE NOT TIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN ALL DO INCLUDING DECREASING ALCOHOL USE, KEEPING A GOOD WEIGHT, NOT HAVING OBESITY, WHICH IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM IN THE AMERICAN POPULATION.
EATING MORE OF A MEDITERRANEAN DIET.
LESS FATS, AND LESS MEATS, EXERCISING MORE, SO THERE SOME THINGS WE CAN DO TO AT LEAST HELP LESSEN THE BREAST CANCER RISK.
>> THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET AS THE WAY TO GO.
THAT SEEMS TO BE PRETTY MUCH IN THE MIDDLE, HUH?
>> IT IS.
IT IS A DIET THAT REALLY LIMITS OR CUTS OUT RED MEAT.
A LOT OF FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLES, WHOLE GRAINS, OLIVE OIL, SO A DIET THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL, AND CAN HELP US IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING REDUCTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
>> YEAH.
AND THERE IS AN EVENT GOING ON -- I BELIEVE IT IS ON SATURDAY FROM 8:00 TO 3:00 PM?
>> IT IS FROM 8:00 TO NOON.
AND IN IS A PARTNERSHIP, WITH A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT WAS FOUNDED BY MAYO CLINIC IN COLLABORATION WITH TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THE INEQUITIES IN BREAST CANCER OUTCOME IN BLACK WOMEN AND MEN.
SO THEY ARE PARTNERING TO DO A SCREENING EVENT THIS SATURDAY FROM 8:00 TO NOON AT PHILLIPS MAMMOGRAPHY.
AND WOMEN WHETHER THEY HAVE INSURANCE OR NOT, WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE MAMMOGRAM.
WE KNOW WITH COVID, MANY PEOPLE ARE PUTTING OFF THEIR MAMMOGRAMS, AND WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE BOARD, LATER STAGE DIAGNOSIS, SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR WOMEN TO COME AND GET THEIR MAMMOGRAMS.
>> WHERE CAN WOMEN FIND MORE INFORMATION.
>> THEY CAN GIVE US A PHONE CALL NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM THIS FRIDAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AND LOCATION AGAIN.
>> PHILLIPS MAMMOGRAPHY EAST CAMELBACK ROAD, SWEET 40.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>>> AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.
I'M TED SIMONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
♪♪ >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS.
ON CRONKITE NEWS WHAT THE NEW TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS MEANS.
AND ON BREAK IT DOWN, THE IMPACT THAT THE DIVERSITY CONVERSATION HAS HAD ON MANY PEOPLE OF COLOR.
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