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:
  
  • AzMAT Mentors Program
  • Prescription Drug Overdose Program
  • Naloxone Trainings

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.