Public Policy Committee

AzPHA has a very active Public Policy Committee comprised of members and Board Members who are committed to improving the health of every Arizonan through engaging our members, partners, policymakers and the public to bring strong public health policies to the forefront.

Current Priorities

2020 Legislative Session Priorities (ppt)

SARS CoV2 Vaccine Powerpoint (ppt)

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legislative priorities in previous years

Powerpoint summary of the 2019 legislative session

2019 Legislative Session Priorities (updated 11/16/18)

PowerPoint RE 2019 Legislative Priorities

View our Public Health Policy Updates

PowerPoint Summary of the 2017 AZ Legislative Session

PowerPoint Summary of the 2018 AZ Legislative Session

Many of AzPHA’s public health priorities are driven by Resolutions that are approved by our members. AzPHA has dozens of Resolutions in place dating back to the 1930s. They are all available on our Members Only site. Early resolutions focused on the importance of food safety regulations, tuberculosis control, family planning, and other contemporary public health issues. More recent Resolutions have focused on support for addressing the Opioid epidemic, certifying community health workers, and addressing electronic cigarettes. Our Resolutions are important to us because they set our public health advocacy priorities.

AzPHA Resolutions stay in place until and unless the Members vote to remove or update a Resolution. There is a process for developing new Resolutions. Resolutions are developed by AzPHA Members and are forwarded to the Board for review. The Board reviews the Resolution and votes whether to forward the Resolution to the Members for approval. Proposed Resolutions can be voted on electronically before the Annual Meeting or they can be voted on in-person at the Annual Meeting. After approval of the resolutions, final copies are posted on the members only portion of our website.

In 2018-2019 AzPHA members approved 3 new Resolutions. The 2018 Approved Resolutions are:

Resolution to Prevent Firearm Violence in Schools

Resolution for Continuing Support of Title X: The Nations Family Planning Program

Resolution supporting Universal Access to Contraception

Resolution: Preventing Firearm Violence in the Community and Schools.

View our new “what saves lives” firearm infographic including our easy to read long version

view our new resources for public health professionals firearm infographic and our Comprehensive preventing firearm violence infographic (with references)

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view our complete list of public health resolutions going back to the 1930’s

Public Policy Committee Chairs:

Zaida Dedolph: zdedolph@azchildren.org

Will Humble – willhumble@azpha.org

“Simply put, advocacy is the act of asking for, recommending or supporting a cause. Advocacy depends on good relationships with decision-makers in the legislature. Building a relationship with your legislators is the first step towards effective advocacy.”

Our Public Policy Priorities Include:

Supporting and protecting public health budgets and infrastructure to meet the needs of Arizona’s growing population.
Supporting Access to Health Care (including universal access).
Supporting and protecting healthy environments including safe water, clean air, urban planning, tobacco-free lifestyles.