AZPHA’s AZ Firearm Injury & Death Surveillance & Intervention Evidence Review Will Be Published March 9
Last year the AZPHA Board of Directors got together for a strategic planning retreat. One of the outcomes was to develop strategic priorities for the next 2 years – which included prioritizing work around firearm violence. The public health impact of firearm violence was clearly not a priority for state agencies including ADHS during the Ducey Administration, so we took it upon ourselves to fill that gap – much like
2023 AZPHA Conference Summary
Thanks to all of our speakers, poster presenters, conference planners and participants for making our 2023 conference such a success. A big shout out to our scholarship sponsor, Maricopa County Department of Public Health and our other sponsors and exhibitors too. A special thanks to Sheryl Clements, who donated countless creative hours designing our brochure: View Our Conference Brochure Well over 300 persons attended the conference in person. We also
Senate Director Nominations Committee Fallout
I continue to be bothered by the treatment that Dr. Cullen got at the Senate Director Nominations Committee hearing a couple weeks ago. Last week I sat down and put my thoughts to paper & sent in an op-ed to the Republic and Star. The Republic ran it yesterday and I hope the Star runs it next week. It felt good to write this opinion piece – even though I know it probably won’t change anything. Here
2023 AZPHA Conference Summary
Thanks to all of our speakers, poster presenters, conference planners and participants for making our 2023 conference such a success. A big shout out to our scholarship sponsor, Maricopa County Department of Public Health and our other sponsors and exhibitors too. A special thanks to Sheryl Clements, who donated countless creative hours designing our brochure: View Our Conference Brochure Well over 300 persons attended the conference in person. We also
AZPHA Conference Sold Out… but We’ll Have a Virtual Option for Some Sessions
Our AzPHA conference on Thursday, February 23 is sold out, but we have a free virtual option to view our plenary sessions. Addressing Health Disparities: Building Infrastructure & Engaging the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders View Our Conference Brochure & Agenda Desert Willow Conference Center 4340 E Cotton Center Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85040 Thursday, February 23, 2023 Here’s the link for virtual attendees to view the conference: http://www.azwebcasting.com/sodexo/azpha2023/index.html Simply
Legislative Session Update
We’ve officially passed the bill introduction deadline in both Chambers, meaning any new bills that come out must either be offered as a strike everything amendment or introduced with the permission of the House Speaker or Senate President. A total of 1,625 bills have been introduced so far, and if this session is anything like years past, less than 25% of those will ultimately make it to the finish line