Health & Social Well-Being

Snapshot Report for Southern Arizona Cities, Towns, and Census-Designated Places The Southern Arizona communities snapshot provides an overview of how the 41 largest cities, towns, and census-designated places (CDPs) within Cochise, Pima, Pinal, Greenlee, Graham, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties...

Framework of Food Insecurity in Tucson, Arizona MSA The most recent State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, released by five United Nations specialized agencies, indicates that global hunger and the prevalence of moderate or severe...

Watch the Recorded MAP Talk: Disability and Employment in Tucson List of Speakers: Natalya Brown, CEO, Beacon Group, Inc. Jim Click, Jim Click Automotive Beatriz Del Campo-Carmona, Research Economist, Economic and Business Research Center, Eller College of Management, University of...

Watch the Recorded MAP Talk: Heat-Related Health Impacts View the PowerPoint Slides: Heidi E. Brown, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, PowerPoint Slides Jeremiah Dean, Lead Planner, SPACE...

Why Has Arizona's Heat-Related Death Rate Increased Tenfold in Twenty Years? The heat-related death rate in Arizona has increased roughly tenfold in the last twenty years. In Maricopa County, which is home to about 60 percent of the state’s population...

Housing Cost Burden Report for Southern Arizona Cities, Towns, and Census-Designated Places In 2022, the percentage of housing cost-burdened households varied widely among Southern Arizona communities, ranging from a low of 17.1% to a high of 50.8%. This article provides...

Estimating the Cost of a House in Tucson, Arizona MSA If you’re like most people, you can’t afford to pay cash for a home. In 2023, 78.0% of homes purchased were financed according to the National Association of Realtors “...