Title X Under Siege?
Guest Piece from AZPHA member and Affirm CEO Bre Thomas: In light of the recently leaked Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 2026 Discretionary Budget Passback, which includes the proposed elimination of the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) and zeroing out the Title X Family Planning Program, I am writing to provide you with an update from Affirm. We understand the document is pre-decisional and does not represent a finalized proposal. However, we want
Arizona’s Missing Link in Mental Health Care
Arizona is facing, and has faced for a long time, a major gap in our mental health care system: the lack of Secure Behavioral Health Residential Facilities (SBHRFs) for individuals with serious mental illness resistant to treatment. These are often folks with conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who, due to the nature of their illness, are unwilling to engage in voluntary treatment. Their families are left watching loved one’s
The Real H5N1 Threat: Kennedy’s Assault on Our Public Health System
Last week’s 60 Minutes segment on H5N1 focused on some shortcomings in the US agricultural sector as they grapple with H5N1 influenza infections among poultry, cattle, and some dairy workers. The segment focused on legit gaps like poor USDA oversight, limited worker protection, and the spread of the virus through dairy herds. The veterinary experts featured in the piece rightly presented arguments about the need for better biosecurity and surveillance in the
Public Health Journalism this Week
Sen. Ruben Gallego says proposed Medicaid cuts will leave families uninsured KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: The Public’s Views on Measles Outbreaks and Misinformation | KFF Poll: Belief in false measles claims correlated with lower vaccination rates | Arizona Mirror ‘Major gap in our system’: Arizona lacks secure facilities for people with serious mental illness What to know about 3 big AHCCCS fraud cases in Arizona New
Vitalyst’s Suzanne Pfister to Retire this Summer
After more than 11 years leading Vitalyst Health Foundation, Suzanne Pfister, President and CEO, has announced her retirement this upcoming summer. Suzanne has led Vitalyst through many successes, including the creation of its Systems Change Grants, the rebranding of the Foundation from St. Luke’s Health Initiatives to Vitalyst Health Foundation in 2017, and the adoption of the Elements of a Healthy Community. The Vitalyst Board of Trustees has retained DSG |
ASU Opening New School of Technology for Public Health
The School of Technology for Public Health, at ASU is launching this Fall with two new graduate degree programs – a two-year master of public health degree with a concentration in public health technology and a one-year master of science in public health technology (a brand-new gap year degree for the emerging field of public health technology). These programs are the first-of-their-kind in the nation to weave together public health with