Arizona Resources
Improving Maternal Health Outcomes To Reduce Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity
Report highlights the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona's Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) Program's goals and strategies for achieving them. Details the current state of maternal health in the Council's 21 tribe area and explores the barriers to maternal care, as well as a program timeline.
Additional links: Strategic Planning Summary
Date: 10/2022
Sponsoring organization: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, American Indian Research Center for Health
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Report highlights the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona's Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) Program's goals and strategies for achieving them. Details the current state of maternal health in the Council's 21 tribe area and explores the barriers to maternal care, as well as a program timeline.
Additional links: Strategic Planning Summary
Date: 10/2022
Sponsoring organization: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, American Indian Research Center for Health
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Arizona Health Workforce Profile: Physician Specialty
Examines the physician workforce in Arizona, with data on specialty, those who completed their undergraduate medical education (UME) in Arizona, and the distribution of specialties across Arizona, further broken down by rural versus urban.
Date: 09/2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Examines the physician workforce in Arizona, with data on specialty, those who completed their undergraduate medical education (UME) in Arizona, and the distribution of specialties across Arizona, further broken down by rural versus urban.
Date: 09/2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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How a Desert Town Is Growing Its Way to Better Health
Highlights the work of a community garden program to address food insecurity in Huachuca City, Arizona, by offering fresh produce to the rural desert community through partnerships with the local library and senior center. Discusses the development of the garden, challenges related to water, and the efforts of the program to encourage healthy lifestyle through community and youth programming.
Author(s): Elizabeth Bellizzi
Date: 07/2022
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Highlights the work of a community garden program to address food insecurity in Huachuca City, Arizona, by offering fresh produce to the rural desert community through partnerships with the local library and senior center. Discusses the development of the garden, challenges related to water, and the efforts of the program to encourage healthy lifestyle through community and youth programming.
Author(s): Elizabeth Bellizzi
Date: 07/2022
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48th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference
Offers an agenda and presentation slides from the 2022 Arizona Rural Health Conference. Covers a variety of topics including workforce issues, health disparities, community partnerships, and more.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Offers an agenda and presentation slides from the 2022 Arizona Rural Health Conference. Covers a variety of topics including workforce issues, health disparities, community partnerships, and more.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Arizona Border Special Area (SArea) 2021 Statistical Profile
Reports statistical data from the Arizona Department of Health Services' Bureau of Women and Children's Health on the demographics, healthcare utilization, natality and infant mortality of populations in border areas in Arizona compared to the rest of the state. Includes data on health workforce to population ratios and healthcare facilities and services.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Arizona Bureau of Health Systems Development, Bureau of Women and Children's Health
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Reports statistical data from the Arizona Department of Health Services' Bureau of Women and Children's Health on the demographics, healthcare utilization, natality and infant mortality of populations in border areas in Arizona compared to the rest of the state. Includes data on health workforce to population ratios and healthcare facilities and services.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Arizona Bureau of Health Systems Development, Bureau of Women and Children's Health
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Arizona State Plan on Aging 2023 – 2026
Offers a 4-year plan for Arizona's Division of Adult and Aging Services (DAAS) outlining priorities and objectives. Addresses rural and tribal issues throughout, discussing access to quality care, well-being and safety, strengthening the paraprofessional and professional workforce, and enhancing care delivery infrastructure. Includes summaries of needs assessment comments.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Economic Security
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Offers a 4-year plan for Arizona's Division of Adult and Aging Services (DAAS) outlining priorities and objectives. Addresses rural and tribal issues throughout, discussing access to quality care, well-being and safety, strengthening the paraprofessional and professional workforce, and enhancing care delivery infrastructure. Includes summaries of needs assessment comments.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Economic Security
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Arizona Frontier Special Area (SArea) 2021 Statistical Profile
Identifies the frontier areas in Arizona and provides data on the demographics, natality and infant mortality, and healthcare utilization of populations in those areas compared to rural and urban areas in Arizona. Includes data on health workforce to population ratios and healthcare facilities and services.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Bureau of Health Systems Development
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Identifies the frontier areas in Arizona and provides data on the demographics, natality and infant mortality, and healthcare utilization of populations in those areas compared to rural and urban areas in Arizona. Includes data on health workforce to population ratios and healthcare facilities and services.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Bureau of Health Systems Development
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Arizona Health Workforce Profile: Direct Care Workers (DCWs)
Brief examining the direct care workforce in Arizona, including a breakdown of home health and personal aides, Nursing Assistants, and Licensed Practical Nurses by small, medium, and large counties. Uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook and the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.
Author(s): B. Koch, S. Coates, C. Drake, D. Derksen
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Brief examining the direct care workforce in Arizona, including a breakdown of home health and personal aides, Nursing Assistants, and Licensed Practical Nurses by small, medium, and large counties. Uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook and the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.
Author(s): B. Koch, S. Coates, C. Drake, D. Derksen
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Rural Transportation Incubator - Age Friendly Arizona
A case study that discusses the work of the Age Friendly Arizona (AFA) network to assess livability for seniors in rural areas and improve transportation through grant funding. Includes goals of the grant program, such as providing transportation for rural, low-income seniors, coordinating with partners, replicating the project in other areas, and reflecting on outcomes of the project to improve livability and rural transportation for seniors.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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A case study that discusses the work of the Age Friendly Arizona (AFA) network to assess livability for seniors in rural areas and improve transportation through grant funding. Includes goals of the grant program, such as providing transportation for rural, low-income seniors, coordinating with partners, replicating the project in other areas, and reflecting on outcomes of the project to improve livability and rural transportation for seniors.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Development of a Culturally Anchored Qualitative Approach to Conduct and Analyze Focus Group Narratives Collected in Diné (Navajo) Communities to Understand the Impacts of the Gold King Mine Spill of 2015
Presents an overview of a focus group study of the impacts of the Gold King Mine Spill of 2015 on communities in the Navajo Nation in partnership with community members. Discusses the process of developing the partnership between university, tribal college, and Navajo Nation representatives, developing the focus group methodology, and conducting the focus groups, highlighting the cultural practices and leadership of the Navajo Nation.
Author(s): Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Carmenlita Chief, Jennifer R. Richards, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9402
Date: 09/2021
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Presents an overview of a focus group study of the impacts of the Gold King Mine Spill of 2015 on communities in the Navajo Nation in partnership with community members. Discusses the process of developing the partnership between university, tribal college, and Navajo Nation representatives, developing the focus group methodology, and conducting the focus groups, highlighting the cultural practices and leadership of the Navajo Nation.
Author(s): Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Carmenlita Chief, Jennifer R. Richards, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9402
Date: 09/2021
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