Az CRH Highlights

Join us for 47th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference - June 15 & 16!

Resiliency Amid a Pandemic: Rural Arizona Challenges and Successes
At the High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, and Virtual

• Registration is now open!
• Schedule at-a-glance
• Sponsorship opportunities are available
• Scholarships are available
• Make your room reservation before May 12 to get the special group rate at the Drury Inn & Suites.

2021 Arizona Rural Health Service Awards

The Arizona Rural Health Service Awards honor outstanding rural health volunteers, professionals, and programs for their dedication and commitment to improving the health of rural residents of our state. Each year the Arizona Rural Health Association (AzRHA) recognizes the award winners at the annual Arizona Rural Health Conference. Winners will receive a free one-year membership in the Arizona Rural Health Association and a beautiful award plaque.
» Download the nomination form to nominate your favorite rural health volunteer, professional, or program.

Join us for our next AzCRH Webinar on May 20:
Introduction to Stimulants: Meth, Coke, and Pills

Presenter, Haley Coles is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sonoran Prevention Works. She is a die-hard Arizonan committed to achieving health equity among people impacted by drug use and drug policy. Her personal experience with chaotic drug use and the devastatingly preventable loss of people she loved informs her personal mission to make meaningful structural change for a more just and healthy Arizona. 

If your agency received Narcan training under the Arizona First Responders Initiative and you need to order more…

» Narcan is available for direct order at:
https://redcap.uahs.arizona.edu/surveys/?s=LPCN3P384N 

For more information, contact Melissa Quezada: melissaquezada@arizona.edu

Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living
This new RHIhub topic guide provides an overview of services that support aging in place and independent living and addresses challenges for those receiving as well as providing these services.

Rural Community-based Palliative Care: Improving Health and Reducing Disparities in Access and Services
Source: Stratis Health

Am I Rural?

Use the Am I Rural? Tool to find out if a location is considered rural based on various definitions of rural, including definitions that are used as eligibility criteria for federal programs.