Welcome
The Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH) core mission is to improve the health and wellness of Arizona’s rural and underserved populations. AzCRH houses programs including:
- State Office of Rural Health (AzSORH)
- Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (AzFlex)
- ADHS-CDC COVID Disparities Initiative (CDC-ADHS-AzCRH ISA)
- Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (AzSHIP)
- Arizona First Responders Initiative (FR-CARA)
- Workforce Data & Analysis (CRHWorks)
- MEZCOPH Rural Health Professions Program (RHPP)
- Students Helping Arizona Register Everyone (SHARE) and Health Insurance Help
- Arizona Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (Az3RNet)
- Arizona Department of Health Services ADHS-AzCRH Interagency Service Agreements:
AzCRH serves rural Arizona by:
- Providing education, technical assistance, data and analysis to rural hospitals and providers to help them adapt to a rapidly changing rural health environment and address rural health needs;
- Training, recruiting and retaining health professionals for rural practice;
- Collecting, synthesizing and disseminating data to inform providers, policymakers and consumers about legislation, regulation, and grant opportunities to improve rural health.
CRH Event Calendar
Jun 13 2022 : Rural Health Clinic Summit
Jun 14 2022 : 48th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference
Jun 16 2022 : Cost Report Opportunities and Common Pitfalls Webinar
Jun 28 2022 : 2022 Western Region Flex Conference
Jun 30 2022 : Advancing Racial Equity Training Series: Developing a Shared Language for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Jul 14 2022 : 7th Annual Rural Women's Health Symposium
Aug 18 2022 : Provider Contracts – A Changing Environment Webinar
CRH Rural News
May 02, 2022 :
100s of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria
Mar 23, 2022 :
Here’s why an estimated 500,000 Arizonans are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage
Jan 25, 2022 :
HRSA Health Center COVID-19 N95 Mask Program
Nov 17, 2021 :
President Biden’s Proclamation for National Rural Health Day
