Arizona Resources

Strategies to Reduce Barriers for Underserved Students in Health Professions Programs: Addressing Rural and Urban Health Professional Shortages by Building a Diverse Healthcare Workforce
Evaluates barriers to the education, recruitment, and placement of rural and underserved health professions students in Arizona, utilizing interview data from 15 educators and program managers with relevant experience. Identifies opportunities for improvement, including discussion of pathway programs, financial aid, admission practices, community supports, public policy, and more.
Author(s): J Ringhand, A Oteng-Quarshie, J Peters, A Garn, B Koch, D Derksen
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Arizona Health Improvement Plan Summary Document 2024-2025 Update
Describes state efforts to address health priorities in Arizona, including health equity, social determinants of health, mental well-being, and rural and urban underserved health. Highlights strategies to improve public health in each identified area.
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Policy, Systems, and Environmental Strategies Generated by Stakeholders to Support Food Security in Rural Communities
Examines policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) strategies in rural communities of Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, and Texas that address food insecurity. Provides recommendations based on interview data such as improving ease of program enrollment, providing more awareness of services, and making program use more hassle-free.
Additional links: Arizona Brief, Full Report, Georgia Brief, Kentucky Brief, Michigan Brief, Texas Brief
Author(s): Carmen Byker Shanks, Shelly Palmer, Emily Shaw, et al.
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Quantifying Arizona's Mental Health Workforce Shortage Using Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Data
Report describing the shortages of psychiatrist physicians in Arizona. Data include shortages in both tribal nations and at a county-level.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Arizona Critical Access Hospitals: Community Health Needs 2023
Brief summarizing the community health needs of Arizona Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) based on a Community Health Needs Assessment. Identifies participating CAHs, lists priorities of each facility, and compares CAH community health priorities to Arizona state health priorities.
Author(s): J. Hospodar, J. Bullock, B. Koch, D. Derksen
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Transforming Tribal Health: Addressing American Indians and Alaska Natives Health Disparities
Recording of a June 8, 2023, conference session on addressing tribal health disparities as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Equity Conference. Includes presentations from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System on the use of care coordination and care management strategies and the National Indian Health Board on rethinking how CMS approaches health equity for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Transcript available in the video description.
Additional links: Carrie Field, National Indian Health Board - Presentation Slides, Leslie Short, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System - Presentation Slides
Date: 06/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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49th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference
Offers an agenda and presentation slides from the 2023 Arizona Rural Health Conference. Covers a variety of topics including workforce issues, health disparities, community partnerships, and more.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Quantifying Arizona's Primary Care Shortage Using Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Data
Report describing the shortages of primary care physicians in Arizona. Data include shortages in both tribal nations and at a county-level.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Gun Violence in Arizona: Data to Inform Prevention Policies
Provides information on firearm violence in Arizona, including mass and school shootings, suicides, homicides, injuries, police shootings, and more, with data broken down by demographics, county, and rural versus urban location. Discusses gun safety policies and prevention strategies.
Author(s): Julia Jackman, Allan N. Williams
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Public Health Association
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Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Arizona Policy Brief
Describes the shortage of resident (GME) physicians in Arizona. Includes map of Primary Care Shortage Area (HPSA) at the county level.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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