Arizona Center for Rural Health Policy Briefs cited in OpEd on Doctor Shortage in Arizona Feb. 15, 2024 In an opinion piece published on AZCentral.com on Wednesday, Brittney Kauffman, CEO of the Health System Alliance of Arizona, makes the case for expanding residency programs in Arizona. The author lays out the need to for support by illustrating acute shortages and low rankings in number of primary care physicians per capita, and specifically citing Arizona Center for Rural Health Policy Briefs on Graduate Medical Education in Arizona. Read more Image
Experiential learning impacts students, migrants Feb. 1, 2024 Through the AzCRH Rural Health Professions Program and the Health Sciences Design Program, the MILAGRO Collaborative course provides an opportunity for a multidisciplinary team of faculty and students to address much-needed services to newly released migrants in Tucson. Read more Image
Affordable Care Act enrollment hit record highs in Arizona, U.S. in 2023 Jan. 26, 2024 The number of Arizonans covered by the ACA – also known as Obamacare – rose more than 110,000 during the year, to 348,055. Read more Image
Updated Population Health Toolkit now available Jan. 22, 2024 The National Rural Health Resource Center's recently updated Population Health Toolkit — which includes the newest population health data from a half-dozen publicly available data sets — is now available online. Read more Image
Healthcare Workforce Shortage: how it affects Mohave County and what legislators are doing about it Jan. 19, 2024 Arizona Health Care Workforce Investment Fund would address healthcare workforce shortages in Arizona Read more Image
New and upgraded health care facilities for Native Americans open in Arizona Jan. 2, 2024 Three new and upgraded health facilities recently opened in Arizona to provide Native Americans with better access to health care, and more are in the works. Read more Image
AHEAD AZ Team Participates in Farmworker Health Fair Event Dec. 21, 2023 Advancing Health Equity, Addressing Disparities in Arizona (AHEAD AZ) team participated in Farmworker Health Fair Event in San Luis, Yuma County, Arizona. Read more Image
Caring for Arizona's Aging Population Dec. 20, 2023 Arizona Center for Rural Health cited in a report on immigrants' roles as caregivers in the workforce. An analysis by The Arizona Republic and the Migration Policy Institute shows immigrants often fill jobs caring for older adults. Read more Image