The Arizona Public Health Association (AzPHA) is a nonprofit, member-driven professional association that represents public health practitioners, academics, students, and community partners across Arizona. AzPHA’s mission is to protect and improve the health of Arizonans through advocacy, professional education, workforce development, policy engagement, and cross-sector collaboration.
Advocacy for public health infrastructure and funding, communicable disease prevention and immunization, chronic disease prevention, maternal and child health, environmental and occupational health, emergency preparedness and response, tobacco and substance-use prevention, health equity and social determinants of health, public health workforce development and training
Primarily funded by membership dues, conference and training fees, contractual and grant funding (foundation and government grants), sponsorships, and donations
Partners and affiliates commonly include the American Public Health Association, Arizona Department of Health Services, county and local health departments (such as Maricopa County Department of Public Health), public health programs at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, and local community health nonprofits
Non-profit professional association (membership organization)
