Welcome to 2021 and the first Vitalyst Spark podcast of this new year. We are starting up right where we left off - with our COVID-19 Roundtable. Here is what’s to come in this episode: first, a look at where we are now and reflection as to how Arizona got here; next, some analysis of what individuals and communities are thinking and doing; and thirdly, just what the heck is going on with the slow rollout of vaccinations. It’s a conversation filled with great insights, serious frustrations, and surprising revelations that you do not want to miss.
Before we get to the conversation, know that today brought more striking COVID news for Arizona. You’ll hear us talk about having the fifth-highest population-adjusted weekly average case rate. But just hours after recording, Arizona officially vaulted to number one in the U.S., per data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Community spread is currently orders of magnitude higher than anything experienced earlier this year. Hospitals and their staffs, as you’ll hear in more detail, are at or near breaking points. And the case rate trajectory indicates that system stresses will increase over the coming weeks.
Please contribute to slowing down the spread: wash up, mask up, and shrink your circle. The more people we bump into, the more chance there is for COVID-19 to spread. It’s that simple. The capacity of our health care system to care for Arizonans is at stake. The well-being of our frontline health care workers is at stake. The lives of so many Arizonans are at stake. Do your part. Shrink your circle of contact. Be COVID smart.
You won’t find any New Year’s resolutions in this episode, but you will find Arizona realities and revelations regarding COVID-19 as of January 4, 2021.
E129: Implementing Effective Community-Specific Alternate Response Strategies and Collaborations
E128: ¿Qué es el Patrocinio Fiscal y qué hace TAPAZ por los proyectos patrocinados?
E127: Inclusive Voting in Arizona & Health Implications
E126: What is Fiscal Sponsorship and What Does TAPAZ Do for Sponsored Projects?
E125: Legislative Outlook & Policy Updates
E124: HIV – Reducing Stigma and Educating the Public
E123: Housing Solutions_Manufactured Housing
E122: Healthcare Marketplace Open Enrollment, Medicaid Redetermination, and the Cover Arizona Coalition
E121: Where is Arizona: First Responders and Mental Health Integration
E120: Feeding Matters: The Systems Change Behind Pediatric Feeding Disorder
E119: Arizona Town Hall: Equity for All Arizonans
E118: The Nature Conservancy and the Evolution of Systems Change
E117 - Superior: Gateway to the Copper Corridor
E116: The Long Game: A Conversation with Floribella Redondo of AzCHOW
E115: Systems Change Takes Time: Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth
E114: The Arizona Food Systems Network
E113: Medicaid Unwinding
E112: A Conversation with UPI Loan Fund and Native Community Capital: A Look into Impact Investing
E111: Promising Housing Practices in Arizona
E110: The Technical Assistance Partnership and the Arizona Coalition for Military Families
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