Grant Opportunities: Compiled by the Vitalyst Health Foundation
Due September 24th: Connecting Champions for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Health Professions Due September 28th: STOP Violence Against Women Grant Due September 29th: ADEQ Recycling Grant NEW Due September 30th: BMO Gives Due September 30th: Bridges to HOME Technical Assistance NEW Due October 1st: Seeding Research, Networking, and Capacity Building at Minority-Serving Institutions NEW Due October 1st: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program NEW Due
Rural Health Transformation Dollars Quietly Start Flowing to County Health Departments
Most of the attention around Arizona’s new Rural Health Transformation Program has been focused on the big competitive grants being released by AHCCCS. But another part of the program is starting to move somewhat under the radar. ADHS recently awarded funds to county health departments through Intergovernmental Agreements—or IGAs. ADHS (according to ADOA procurement) has agreements with at least 10 counties: Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Greenlee, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal,
Homelessness, Heat Deaths & The Zone: A Maricopa County Public Health Hypothesis
I’ve been noodling on a public health hypothesis about the huge increase in heat-related deaths we’ve seen in Maricopa County over the last decade. I want to emphasize the rest of this post is my untested hypothesis. In 2016, Maricopa County’s annual Point-in-Time (PIT) homeless count found 1,646 people living unsheltered. By 2025, that number was about 4,987, after separating out the 220 people staying at Phoenix’s structured Safe Outdoor
Public Health Journalism this Week
Data shows DES failed to complete most SNAP eligibility interviews, resulting in massive cuts DES says it has boosted call center capacity after dropping 3 million calls from SNAP applicants Thousands of refugees in Arizona likely to lose healthcare in October ACC commissioners face questions over utility bias | Arizona Capitol Times Advocates warn APS natural gas build-out could expose ratepayers to global price shocks Biggs releases MAHA-aligned health policy
Arizona Takes a Step Toward Digital Birth Certificates
Arizona has become the first state in the country to issue and accept a Digital Birth Credential (for Arizona-born people). If you were born in Arizona like me and show up at an MVD office without your certified birth certificate, you can use your phone to verify your birth record and get a secure digital credential through the EssentialID system that lets you also get the REAL ID from the
Child Safety in Arizona: Should DCS Be Both Customer & Regulator?
Arizona’s foster group homes need some checks and balances A disturbing Associated Press investigation this week raises an important question that goes beyond the political controversy surrounding Sunshine Residential Homes: Should the same state agency that desperately needs group-home beds also be responsible for licensing and regulating the companies that provide them? The Arizona Department of Child Safety contracts with companies like Sunshine to house children in state custody. DCS