Public Health Students: Get Real-World Public Health Practice Experience
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health Internship Program is now accepting applications for fall internships. The internships connect what students learn in class with what public health work actually looks like in the real world. Interns get meaningful project experience, professional mentoring, leadership development, and an inside look at how a large local health department works to improve health across the community. It’s also a chance to start buildiong a
APS Wants Yet Another Giant Rate Increase. Will the Corporation Commission Have Our Back or the Monopoly’s Back?
Arizona Public Service is a monopoly utility. If you live in the APS area you can’t shop around for another electricity company. You have one choice: pay APS what they say you owe or go without power. The Arizona Constitution gave the AZ Corporation Commission the power to regulate monopoly utilities for that reason. The Commission is supposed to act in the public’s interest. It’s supposed to make sure that
Arizona Joins Lawsuit Challenging CMS’ Medicaid Work-Requirement Rule
Arizona joined 24 other states in a federal lawsuit challenging parts of the new (Interim Final) Medicaid “community engagement” rule issued by HHS and CMS earlier this month that fleshes out what they believe is required under HR1 with respect to work and community engagement requirements. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Massachusetts by Attorney General Kris Mayes and the other plaintiffs. It targets the Interim Final Rule
Action Alert: Federal Government Planning to Implement Political Litmus Tests for Federal Grants Across All Health Agencies
Comment Deadline July 12 Early in this administration, DOGE bros & political appointees (e.g. Kennedy) canceled large numbers of federal research & service grants. The decisions were knee-jerk, ideological, and mostly unrelated to the purpose or quality of the work being funded. Grants were often canceled because one of the DOGE bros or Kennedy thought a word in the scope of work was ‘woke’. The lawsuits that followed overturned many
Saving Lives Through Heat Relief: Arizona’s Novel Approach – A Free Webinar
Friday July 10, 12:00pm – 1:00pm AZ-MST (PST) Extreme heat is the deadliest weather threat in the Southwest — but Arizona is proving those deaths are preventable. Join the Arizona Public Health Association and the Health Insights Hub by Hess III Consulting for this free virtual Power Hour on July 10, 2026, featuring Maricopa County and Pima County Departments of Public Health, for a closer look at their novel, coordinated
Housing Is Public Health: Congress Takes a Step Up… but the Real Work Is Still Local
Affordable housing (actually the lack of it) is one of the biggest public health issues in the US. Where families live, how stable their housing is, and how much of their paycheck goes toward rent or a mortgage have a direct effect on physical health, mental health, food security, transportation, and access to medical care. In fact, housing is the largest part of a low-income family’s budget. Electricity and food