[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA "ARIZONA HORIZON," REACTION FROM EDUCATION LEADERS ON A COURT RULING THAT INVALIDATES ARIZONA'S BAN ON MASK RUNNING OUT TO APPLY FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SET ASIDE TO HELP FOSTER TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS.

AND ON "BREAK IT DOWN," THE IMPORTANCE OF TALKING ABOUT SUICIDE AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

THAT'S ALL IN THE NEXT HOUR ON ARIZONA PBS.

>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS ENDORSED CAREY LAKE FOR ARIZONA GOVERNOR.

TRUMP SAID THAT SHE IS AGAINST COVID LOCKDOWNS, CANCEL CULTURE AND WILL END WOKE CURRICULUM IN OUR SCHOOLS.

SHE WILL DO A FAR BETTER JOB THAN GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY.

LAKE IS ONE OF FIVE REPUBLICANS LOOKING TO SUCCEED GOVERNOR DUCEY WHOSE FINAL AND SECOND TERM ENDS IN 2022.

>>> SENATOR KYRSTEN SINEMA MET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN IN AN EFFORT BY THE ADMINISTRATION 20 GET SINEMA ON BOARD IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.

SINEMA AND JOE MANCHIN ARE BOTH UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE TO SHOW THE PRESIDENT WHAT THEY CAN LIVE WITH.

>> THEY HAD A CONSTRUCTIVE MEETING.

AGREED WE'RE AT A PIVOTAL MOMENT.

HE ASKED HIS TEAM TO FOLLOW-UP WITH HER TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION.

>>> AND A GROUP FILED A ANSWER TO THREE LAWS.

IT IS IN RESPONSE TO A FLAT TAX AND SB 1733, WHICH OPPONENTS DESCRIBE AS A SMALL BUSINESS LOOPHOLE.

THE SIGNATURES WERE SUBMITTED TODAY.

>>> CYBER-NINJAS IS DISPUTING A CLAIM BY A PRO-TRUMP GROUP THAT THE AH DO IT WAS, QUOTE, WATERED DOWN WITH IMPORTANT AND DAMMING INFORMATION REMOVED FROM AN EARLIER DRAFT.

THE "ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES" REPORTS THAT CYBER-NINJAS CONSIDERS THE DRAFT A, QUOTE, MAKE DOCUMENT, AND ADDING THAT, QUOTE, THE DOCUMENT IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE.

>>> TODAY'S COVID REPORT SHOWS FEWER THAN 1200 NEW CASES ON RECORD.

THAT IS RELATIVELY LOW, BUT THERE WAS A REPORTING PROBLEM OVER THE WEEKEND, SO THE NUMBERS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.

NO REPORTED GLITCHES FOR COVID DEATHS THOUGH.

THE STATE IS NOW AT THE 7-DAY DEATH RATE AT 15TH HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY.

>>> AND NICK OZA DIED TODAY.

HE HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR WEEKS FOLLOWING A SINGLE-CAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

HE IS REMEMBERED BY HIS COWORKERS AS AN ESPECIALLY KIND AND GENEROUS MAN.

NICK OZA DEAD AT THE AGE OF 57.

>>> A MARICOPA COUNTY JUDGE YESTERDAY INVALIDATED ARIZONA'S BAN ON MASK MANDATES BY RULING THAT LAWMAKERS VIOLATED THE STATE CONSTITUTION BY INCLUDING THE BAN IN UNRELATED BUDGET BILLS.

JOE THOMAS, PRESIDENT OF THE ARIZONA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION JOINED US EARLIER TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE RULING AND ITS IMPACT ON STATE SCHOOLS.

JOE THOMAS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I WANT TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE JUDGE'S RULING YESTERDAY THAT INVALIDATES THE BAN ON MASK MANDATES.

>> THERE WERE TWO IMPORTANT WINS YESTERDAY FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS.

DISTRICTS CAN STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE STUDENTS AND STAFFS TO WEAR MASK IF THE SPREAD OF COVID IN THE COMMUNITY WARRANTS THAT, AND THE SECOND THING, AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, IS A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE REALLY REVEALED THAT WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

THESE BILLS HAVEN'T BEEN VETTED AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT, AND THAT'S A POOR WAY TO GOVERN.

AND WE HAVE SEEN A DRIFT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE DOING MORE AND MORE POLICY INSIDE OF THE BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO PASSING THESE HAS STAND ALONE BILLS.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY.

IT ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITIES TO STAY SAFE.

>> WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM SOME OF THE DISTRICTS?

>> WELL, RELIEF.

THEY WRESTLE WITH THESE VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS.

THEY KNOW THAT THE -- THE WEARING OF MASKS IN THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN POLITICIZED FAR MORE THAN IT EVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN, BUT WHAT WE SEE IN SURVEY AFTER SURVEY WHEN YOU ARE TALKING TO PARENTS WHO HAVE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS, THEY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED A DECISION TO HAVE MASKS OR NOT REQUIRE MASKS IF IT'S DONE AT THE SITE LEVEL.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT DISTRICTS WILL MOVE TO THAT LEVEL SO THEY CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, AND IF ANY OF THOSE ARE AT A DANGEROUS SPREAD OF COVID, THEN WHICH COULD BE REQUIRING MASKS IN SHORT RUN.

WE HAVE A VARIANT RIGHT NOW THAT HOPS FROM STUDENT TO STUDENT PRETTY QUICKLY, SO THIS IS A HUGE WIN, AND I THINK DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A STABLE PLANNING OF THEIR FUTURE.

>> HOW MANY DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING MASK MANDATES AND ARE NOW, AS FAR AS YOU UNDERSTAND, PERHAPS MOVING FORWARD ON THIS?

>> WELL, WITH THE GOVERNOR -- GOVERNOR DUCEY AND THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN PLAYING IT PRETTY CLOSE TO THEIR CHESTS ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE GOING TO ENFORCE A TEMPORARY MASK MANDATE OR NOT.

WE SAW ONE DISTRICT SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO REQUIRE MASKS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO KEEP THEIR STUDENTS HEALTHY AND IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER MOST OF ALL.

EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, PARENTS ALL WANT EDUCATION TO HAPPEN INSIDE OF THE CLASSROOMS.

WE KNOW THAT'S WHERE THEY LEARN THE BEST, AND WHERE WE TEACH THE BEST, AND TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO SUPPRESS THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS, AND STOP SEEING SO MANY STUDENTS AND STAFF BEING PUSHED OUT IN QUARANTINE.

MASKS ARE AN IMPORTANT MITIGATION EFFORT IN THIS, AND I THINK WE'LL SEE MANY MORE DISTRICTS MOVE FORWARD NOW THAT THEY KNOW IT IS LEGAL AND THERE WILL BE NO PUNISHMENT FOR IT.

>> AS FAR AS THE GOVERNOR WITHHOLDING VOUCHERS TO DISTRICTS WHO WANT OUT OF THIS REQUIREMENT, WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THAT?

>> WELL, PARENTS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN THAT, THE STUDENTS, THE EDUCATOR, AND THE COMMUNITY DOES.

SO INSTEAD OF THE GOVERNOR SAYING, IF YOU ARE FRUSTRATED AND YOU WANT OUT, WE'LL GIVE YOU TRANSPORTATION MONEY TO GO TO ANOTHER DISTRICT, WHAT WE SHOULD BE SEEING IS THE GOVERNOR SUPPORTING GOVERNING BOARDS AND SUPERINTENDENTS, AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CLASSROOM TEACH ERE WITH RESOURCES THAT CAN PROVIDE STABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE CAN GET STABILITY, SUPPRESS THIS VIRUS, AND KNOW WE'RE KEEPING OUR STUDENTS ON CAMPUS, THEN OUR CREATIVITY WILL TAKE OVER.

BUT EDUCATORS ARE VERY EXHAUSTED, AND I'M SURE PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE AS WELL, FROM THIS PING-PONG EFFECT.

SEEING YOUR CLASS HAD 30 IN IT YESTERDAY, AND NO ONLY HAS 15.

ALL OF THAT CHAOS IMPACTS THE EDUCATORS, THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS, AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE STABILITY.

>> THAT SAID, IT SOUNDS LIKE, THOUGH, THAT PROGRAM COULD BE ACCELERATED WITH MORE SCHOOLS IMPOSING MASK MANDATES.

THE IDEA AS WELL OF DENYING FEDERAL FUNDING, THAT HAS GOT TO BE MOOT NOW, DON'T YOU THINK?

>> HE IS CERTAINLY TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY TO FOLLOW HIS LEAD, AND SAY, WE'RE GOING TO SET ASIDE MASKS, EVEN THOUGH WE USE THEM IN OPERATING ROOMS, AND IN PARTICULAR WHEN YOU ARE IN A COMBINED SPACE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE, THAT DEFINES A CLASS IN ARIZONA.

OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT THAT WELL VENTILATED, ALTHOUGH THAT HAS BEEN MITIGATED SOMEWHAT, BUT WHEN WE ROTATE OUR SOPHOMORES THROUGH SIX OR SEVEN DIFFERENT COURSE PERIODS, THEY ARE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU, HORIZON," A PROMINENT LOCAL HAITIAN-AMERICAN TALKS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN HAITI AND WITH HAITIAN REFUGEES.

IS >>> PASTOR JEAN COFFY OF THE BETHEL HAITIAN-AMERICAN SDA CHURCH CAME TO AMERICA FROM HAITI 30 YEARS AGO, AND HE HAS A LOT OF CONCERNS RIGHT NOW.

WE SPOKE WITH PASTOR JEAN COFFY EARLIER TODAY.

PASTOR JEAN COFFY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

WELCOME.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN YOU SEE BORDER PATROL AGENTS ON HORSE BACK CHASING THESE MIGRANTS.

YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN YOU SEE THAT?

>> YEAH, IT WAS VERY UP SETTING TO ME WHEN I SAW THOSE PICTURES.

OUR HISTORY GOES WAY BACK TO ANOTHER TIME WHEN I SAW THE HORSES AND THE PEOPLE BEING BEATEN, THAT IS UNHUMAN.

>> YEAH, WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE DO YOU THINK THAT DID SEND?

>> AFTER SEEING THOSE PICTURES, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT COULD HAPPEN IN AMERICA.

BECAUSE AMERICA HAS [ INAUDIBLE ] SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

WHEN HE CAME INTO OFFICE, HE MADE A PROMISE WHICH IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

>> SO YOU ARE UP SET WITH THE ADMINISTRATION RIGHT NOW?

>> I AM NOT UP SET, BUT I AM REALLY IN SHOCK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THESE HUMAN BEINGS.

>> THE CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW IN HAITI, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING.

>> PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE.

I HAD A WOMAN ASKING IF I COULD SEND SOME MONEY TO HER BUSINESS.

THE REASON.

SHE HAS TWO COLLEGE DEGREES AND SHE CAN'T FIND A JOB.

THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE, AND THEY WANT TO FIND A WAY TO LEAVE HAITI, BECAUSE THEY NEED HELP.

NOTHING IS THERE FOR THEM IN HIGH HIGHTY.

>> OBVIOUSLY THE PRESIDENT ASSASSINATION HAD AN IMPACT, AND THE U.S.

ENVOY SAID THAT BASICALLY HAITI IS A COLLAPSED STATE.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

>> YES, HAITI IS A COLLAPSED STATE, DEFINITELY.

DESTROYED, AND THERE IS NO HOPE FOR HAITI, IF HAITI WERE TO CONTINUE TO GO THE WAY IT IS.

[ INAUDIBLE ] FROM 70 TO 100 USD.

A GALLON OF OIL IS ABOUT $40, AND ONLY THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERSEAS CAN AFFORD IT.

REGULAR PEOPLE CANNOT.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO DO SO.

>> AND WE HEAR, PASTOR, THAT MANY HAITIANS ARE LEAVING HAITI, AND GOING TO SOUTH AMERICA, PLACES LIKE CHILE AND PANAMA WHERE THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, AND MOST OF THE FOLKS AT THE BORDER IN THE U.S. ARE FOLKS WHO ARE COMING FROM SOUTH AMERICA AND HAVEN'T BEEN IN HAITI FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

>> YES.

HOWEVER, [ INAUDIBLE ] ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, AND GIVE AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND.

PEOPLE ARE LEAVING HAITI TO GO ANYWHERE THAT THEY CAN FIND LIFE.

PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB AND A WAY TO SURVIVE.

THERE IS NO COUNTRY THAT CAN SURVIVE WITH NO WATER, FOOD, OR SHELTER.

>> WHAT CAN THE U.S. DO TO HELP THAT SITUATION?

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] THE U.S. [ INAUDIBLE ] HAITI [ INAUDIBLE ] THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO, AND IF ANY PRESIDENT OF HAITI WERE TO [ INAUDIBLE ] FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT, THEY WOULD [ INAUDIBLE ].

WITH BUSH, THE FATHER IN 1991 WHEN THE [ INAUDIBLE ] CAME TO POWER.

HE WENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND GAVE HIS FIRST SPEECH, AND HE TOLD THE DICTATOR [ INAUDIBLE ] COUNTRY TO GIVE A CHANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF HAITI.

THE NEXT THING YOU HEARD, BUSH [ INAUDIBLE ] TOWARDS HIM.

WHEN [ INAUDIBLE ] CAME TO POWER IN 1994 [ INAUDIBLE ] BACK.

THEN WHEN HE CAME TO POWER HE [ INAUDIBLE ] AGAIN, AND SENT HIM TO SOUTH AFRICA FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

SO I'M GIVING YOU JUST A SIMPLE EXAMPLE TO SHOW YOU THAT WHOSOEVER HAS POWER IN HAITI, HAS TO DO THE WILL OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

>> ARE YOU ASKING THE U.S. TO BUTT OUT?

>> NO, WHAT I'M ASKING THE U.S. TO DO IS THOSE BUSINESSMEN WHO ARE [ INAUDIBLE ] BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HAITI, THEY NEED TO INVEST IN HAITI, AND THEN THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN HAITI WILL HAVE NO NEED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

>> THANK YOU SO ENOUGH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>> THE HISPANIC HEALTH PARADOX REFERS TO THE LONGER LIFE EXPECTANCY AND BETTER LIFE IT COMES THAT SOME HISPANICS COULD HAVE, DESPITE ECONOMIC RISKS DR. JOHN RUIZ DISCUSSED THE RESEARCH WITH "HORIZONTE" HOST JOSE CARDENAS.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I FIND THIS FASCINATING.

HISPANICS TEND TO LIVE LONGER AND HAVE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES THAN NON-HISPANICS, BUT WHY; IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

THE HISPANIC POPULATION IN THE U.S. APPEARS TO BE LIVING LONGER THAN OTHER POPULATIONS, INCLUDING THE U.S. WHITE POPULATION FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.

THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE AN ANOMALY.

AND FINALLY ABOUT 2012, 2013, PRETTY CONVINCING EVIDENCE CAME FORWARD THAT THIS IS A REAL PHENOMENON.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LARGE DIFFERENCES.

THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY IS OFTEN LIVING TWO TO THREE YEARS LONGER THAN OTHER POPULATIONS.

THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.

>> AND YOU HAVE INDICATED, IT'S QUITE COUNTER INTUITIVE, BECAUSE LIVING CONDITIONS WOULD NOT BE AS GOOD AS THEY ARE FOR NON-LATINOS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

TYPICALLY WHAT WE SEE IS THAT POPULATIONS VARY IN WHAT WE MIGHT CALL SOCIOECONOMIC STANDARDS, AND THINGS THAT MIGHT KEEP ONE AT A HEALTHY LEVEL, AND THIS IS WHAT LIVES IT THAT PARADOXICAL NAME.

>> AND YOU AND ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE NOW RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING TO DO A STUDY ON THE LATINO CULTURE.

WHAT ASPECTS OF CULTURE ARE YOU GOING TO BE LOOKING AT?

>> FIRST OF ALL, THAT'S CORRECT.

WE HAVE SEEN THIS PARADOX NOW, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE BOARD.

THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL NOW RECOGNIZES IT, AND WHY DOES THIS PHENOMENON EXIST?

THE FIRST HYPOTHESIS MANY PEOPLE HAVE, IS THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT LATINO CULTURE ITSELF IS DRIVING THIS.

MANY PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR ARE THE MOVIE, "COCOA" THAT CAME OUT, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY, AND FAMILY MEMBERS AS THEY GROW OLDER.

THEY BECOME MORE CENTRAL THROUGH THE FAMILY NETWORK.

AT A TIME WHEN AGE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MORE HEALTH PROBLEMS, THOSE IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY BECOME MORE CENTRAL, AND HAVE MORE ENGAGEMENT WITH FAMILY, AND WE BELIEVE THAT SOCIAL INTERACTION IS PROVIDING A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE FOLKS TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES.

>> "COCOA" IS ABOUT THE DAY OF THE DEAD, BUT THE FOCUS OF THIS STUDY WILL BE ON LUNG CANCER; IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

IT SHOWS THE FAMILY INTEGRATION CONTINUES EVEN AFTER THE PERSON HAS PASSED.

THIS PARTICULAR STUDY IS FOCUSED ON LUNG CANCER.

UNFORTUNATELY LUNG CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH, AND MANY PEOPLE WITH LUNG CANCER -- THE AVERAGE SURVIVAL TIME IS RATHER LOW.

SO TO FOCUS ON WHETHER THERE IS A MORTALITY BENEFIT, THERE HAS TO BE ENOUGH STUDIES TO OCCUR.

ONE STUDY GIVES US THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EFFECTED BY IT YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, AND THE SURVIVAL NUMBERS.

>> THE STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED AT SIX DIFFERENT SITES GEOGRAPHICALLY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> THE LATINO POPULATION, LET'S SAY IN MIAMI WILL BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THOSE IN ARIZONA AND NEW YORK.

SO YOU EXPECT THAT WILL COMPLICATE THINGS SO TO SPEAK?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

THE LATINO COMMUNITY HAS VERY DIFFERENT GROUPS BOUND OFTENTIMES BY A COMMON LANGUAGE, BUT THEY SEEM TO PLAY OUT EQUALLY IN TERMS OF A MORTALITY ADVANTAGE.

WITHIN THOSE GROUPS, THOUGH, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN CULTURE, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT GROUPS, AND SEE WHAT ARE THE DRIVER OF THOSE EFFECTS, AND BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT USE THAT INFORMATION TO HELP THE BROADER PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HISPANIC POPULATIONS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, FOR EXAMPLE.

WHAT ABOUT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEW ARRIVALS AND FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ONE, TWO, THREE GENERATIONS?

DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE DIFFERENCES THERE?

THE POPULAR CONCEPTION IS THAT OVER TIME, THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXISTED GO AWAY.

>> THAT'S IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

THE NEW IMMIGRANTS OFTENTIMES HAVE THE VERY BEST HEALTH, AND QUITE A BIT OF DATA, ACTUALLY BARES THAT OUT.

AT ANY RATE, IMMIGRANTS MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO BE REALLY, SORT OF THE IDEAL OF A CULTURE, AND OVER TIME, AS THEY BECOME MORE CULTURED TO THE U.S., THEY MAY BEGIN TO LOSE SOME OF THOSE CULTURAL VALUES, SUCH THAT AS THEY SPEND MORE TIME IN THE U.S., THEY BEGIN TO SEE A WANING OF THOSE HEALTH BENEFITS.

SO IS IT A LOSS OF THE NATIVE CULTURE THAT CAUSES THAT CHANGE.

>> DR. JOHN RUIZ, WHEN WILL WE SEE THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY?

>> THIS IS SLATED TO BE A FIVE-YEAR STUDY.

IT TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO GET THESE KIND OF STUDIES GOING.

BUT WE'RE HOPING WITHIN FOUR TO FIVE YEARS TO BEGIN TO SEE CLEAR RESULTS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

>> I LOOK FORWARD TO READING THE RESULTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, DR. JOHN RUIZ.

>>> AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, ON CRONKITE NEWS, A LOOK AT THE NEW PLAYERS SET TO HIT THE ICE FOR THE ARIZONA COYOTES.