Health & Social Well-Being

Poverty and Health Care Costs for Disabled Individuals 2022

06-06-2024

People with Disabilities: Poverty and Health Care Costs in Tucson, Arizona MSA In the first and second articles of the disability series, we explored how disability status in the US, Arizona, and the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) relates to...

Get the Most Out of the MAP 2024

06-05-2024

Get the Most Out of the MAP 2024

MAP Talk: Understanding Tucson's Health

03-22-2024

Watch the Recorded MAP Talk: Understanding Tucson's Health View the PowerPoint Slides: MeMe Aguila, Executive Director, We Care Tucson, PowerPoint Slides Nancy Johnson, RN, MSN, MS, PhD, Former CEO of El Rio Community Health Center, Current Senior Director of Strategy...

Disability Data Overview

03-06-2024

People with Disabilities: Population, Prevalence, and Home Environment in the Tucson, Arizona MSA According to the World Health Organization , disability data are essential for countries to be able to develop evidence-based policies to monitor the implementation of the Convention...

Southern Arizona Communities Snapshot 2022

02-05-2024

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 (CDP) within Cochise, Pima, Pinal, Greenlee, Graham, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties...

MAP Talk: Impact of Housing Insecurity on Southern Arizona

11-16-2023

Watch the Recorded MAP Talk: Impact of Housing Insecurity on Southern Arizona View the PowerPoint Slides: Ann Chanecka, Interim Director of Housing and Community Development, City of Tucson, PowerPoint Slides Tom Litwicki, Chief Executive Officer, Old Pueblo Community Services, PowerPoint...

Disability Inclusion Overview: A Key Metric to Understanding Social Change

10-31-2023

Disability Inclusion in Tucson, Arizona MSA The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.3 billion people in the world today – or 16% of the global population – experience a significant disability. In 2021, approximately 13.2% of Arizonans reported having...

Living on the Edge: Factors of Persistent Housing Insecurity in Southern Arizona

10-18-2023

Living on the Edge: Factors of Persistent Housing Insecurity in Southern Arizona The economic and financial fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic significantly exacerbated an ongoing affordable housing crisis in Southern Arizona. At the height of the pandemic, some 10-15%...

Taking Care of Our Elderly: A Public Health Concern

07-06-2023

Our Elderly: A Public Health Issue in Tucson, Arizona MSA The U.S. Census Bureau projects that we will reach a demographic milestone for the first time in 2034: the number of people over 65 (77 million) will outnumber the population...

Housing Affordability Rebounds From Record Lows

06-27-2023

Housing Affordability Bounces Back From Record Lows in Tucson, Arizona MSA Housing affordability improved in the first quarter of 2023 for the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and many of its peers. Tucson ranked second, just behind Albuquerque, with 46.8%...