Legislative Budget Update (and Proposition Stuff)
Many of us thought there would be a budget agreement hashed out last week. Alas, it was not. Perhaps this week will break the ice? In the meantime, the potential ballot referral measures stay in limbo – creating problems for people and organizations (like us) who want to weigh in on the measures. The problem is that we still don’t know what will be on the ballot, and the portal
Grant Opportunities Compiled by the Vitalyst Health Foundation
Due May 27th: .org Impact Awards Due May 29th: Tribal Projects (State; Tribal; Housing) Due May 31st: Fast Pitch Competition (Women Founders Network) Due June 1st: Love Your Block Due June 1st: Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program NEW Due June 8th: HHS Addiction and Recovery Act Grants Due June 9th: Expanding Nutrition Services Funding (Federal Funding) Due June 9th: Arbor Rising Due June 11th: Funding for Strategic Collaboration in the Impact Investing Sector Due June 12th: Nonprofit Security Grant
Public Comment Period Open for AHCCCS Community Health Worker Reimbursement Policy
The public comment period is now open for the AHCCCS Community Health Worker Reimbursement Policy. You can send your comments at this link. To help prepare your comments, please review the Talking Points for the AHCCCS Public Comment Period on CHW Reimbursement. The document is attached, and the Google Doc is available here. AHCCCS deserves credit for recognizing that more needs to be done administratively to support and expand the
Management by Walking Around: An Evidence-based Best Management Practice
For much of my public health career, I’ve noticed something odd: I often solved work problems when I wasn’t officially “working.” Well actually, it is still happening to me now. Sometimes it happens while mowing the grass. Sometimes it happens during a walk by myself. Sometimes it happened while fixing yet another irrigation problem at my house. I also got into the habit of taking stakeholder meetings on the sidewalk.
TB Control Depends on Public Health Tools
Maricopa County Public Health recently sent an advisory to clinicians about a cluster of genetically related infectious tuberculosis cases among county residents experiencing homelessness. MCDPH is working to find and notify people who may have been exposed. Clinicians are being asked to keep TB in mind when seeing patients with compatible symptoms, especially people with unstable housing. Early testing and treatment are key, both for people with active TB disease
Register to Vote!
In recognition of the vital connection between civic participation and community health, AZPHA encourages you to check your voter registration ahead of Arizona’s voter registration deadline for the upcoming primary election on July 21st. Primary elections are where huge decisions get made. Turnout is often much lower than in November, which means your vote can carry even more weight in shaping the policies that affect you, our patients, and our