Loren Halili (left) and Melissa Quezada (right) at the reception desk.
Virginia G. Piper Auditorium in downtown Phoenix before the Forum started.
The Annual Rural & Public Health Policy Forum had 125 attendees.
Brian Eller, Arizona Department of Health Services, visits with other attendees.
Dan Derksen, MD giving introductory remarks.
Participants at the 2023 Arizona Rural & Public Health Policy Forum
Janet Major, Arizona Telehealth Program
James Hodge, JD, LLM (left) with Dr. Bob England (right)
Dr. John Molina, San Carlos Apache Healthcare (left), Dr. Renteria, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Health Department (center) with Nancy Johnson, University of Arizona (right)
Natalie Giroux, Medplace visits with an Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum attendee.
James Hodge, JD, LLM, presenting on Public Health Impacts via the U.S. Supreme Court
Staff from The Regional Center for Border Health
Dr. Jeffrey Reynoso, Regional Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region IX, addressing the Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum
Dr. Jeffrey Reynoso
Melissa Kotrys, MPH, CEO, Contexture, presenting on Social Determinants of Health and Key Health IT Policy Issues
Nancy Johnson, RN, MSN, MS, PhD, facilitates a panel at the Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum
Dr. John Molina, San Carlos Apache Healthcare
Kim Russel, Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care (left) Dr. John Molina, San Carlos Apache Healthcare (right) participate in the Tribal Health Panel: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples.
Dr. Molina (left) and Dr. Renteria (right) speaking on the Tribal Health Panel
Director Russel (left), Dr. Molina (center), and Dr. Renteria (right)
Tribal Health Panel facilitated by Timian Godfrey, University of Arizona College of Nursing (far right)
Siman Qaasim, Arizona Department of Health Services, asks a question during a session at the Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum
Dr. Dan Derksen confers with Dr. Cecilia Rosales
Siman Qaasim, Arizona Department of Health Services, participating in the Health Equity and the Arizona Department of Health Services panel
Marcus Johnson, Vitalist Health Foundation, engaging with a panel at the Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum
Dana Flannery, Senior Policy Adviser and Assistant Director, AHCCCS
Dr. Dan Derksen introduces Dana Flannery, Senior Policy Adviser and Assistant Director for AHCCCS.
Will Humble, Arizona Public Health Association, listens to a presentation.
Meghan McCabe, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, participating in the Making it Happen Locally - New Developments in State and Local Policies panel.
Making it Happen Locally - New Developments in State and Local Policies Panel. Left to right: Amanda Aguirre, Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., Dr. Bob England, The Arizona Partnership for Immunization, Meghan McCabe, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.
Dr. Bob England, The Arizona Partnership for Immunization
Amanda Aguirre, Regional Center for Border Health, Inc.
Dr. Molina asks a question at the Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum
Will Humble, Arizona Public Health Association, presents at the Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum
Dr. Renteria talking with Mariah Erhart, Center for Rural Health, during a break.
Holly Figuroa, President, Arizona Rural Health Association, gives updates.
Chavon Woods and Siman Qaasim, Arizona Department of Health Services, participate in a panel on Health Equity and the Arizona Department of Health Services.