Arizona Models and Innovations

These stories feature model programs and successful rural projects that can serve as a source of ideas. Some of the projects or programs may no longer be active. Read about the criteria and evidence-base for programs included.

Other Project Examples

Rural Arizona CHW Workforce Development Network (RAzCHOW)

Added March 2026

• Need: To strengthen and grow capacity for the community health worker (CHW) workforce in rural Arizona.
• Intervention: RAzCHOW is building rural workforce infrastructure through a coordinated network model that strengthens CHWs and the organizations that employ them.
• Results: RAzCHOW has reported increased network capacity, trainings for CHWs, utilization of CHW services, and integration into healthcare teams and care coordination.

Tooth B.U.D.D.S.

Added August 2024

• Need: To increase access to preventive dental care among children living in rural Arizona.
• Intervention: A nonprofit organization formed to offer free, school-based preventive dental services to children in two rural Arizona counties.
• Results: Throughout the 2023-24 school year, Tooth B.U.D.D.S. provided preventive services to 1,710 students in rural Graham and Greenlee Counties. Program staff use a telehealth platform to connect children to local dentists for follow-up care.