Meeting Essential Needs Brings Dignity to the Desert

National Rural Health Association

Jan 21, 2026

Highlights a Arizona diaper bank program that includes incontinence supplies for aging rural residents. Notes the improved mental and physical health outcomes associated with easy access to diapers and similar products across the lifespan. Discusses the programs successes, replication in other communities, and reliance on volunteers

Access · Aging and aging-related services · Community and faith-based initiatives · Community engagement and volunteerism · Elderly population · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Arizona