AHPI Blog
- Statewide Zoning Reform and Public Health
Issue Brief Arizona is facing an affordable housing crisis that is causing financial stress or even homelessness for far too many. One problem is municipal zoning policy, which tends to favor large, expensive single-family homes and… Read More »Statewide Zoning Reform and Public Health - The Arizona abortion law appeal–a likely win for Planned Parenthood?Background: Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, Arizona’s pre-Roe law that bans all abortions except to save the life of the mother is constitutional. But there’s strong disagreement over who can be prosecuted under… Read More »The Arizona abortion law appeal–a likely win for Planned Parenthood?
- Water usage is not a good excuse not to plant trees in PhoenixWater usage is a bad excuse to fail to plant trees in Phoenix. Research shows that the amount of irrigation water that even a million desert trees would need to grow and thrive is vanishingly small compared to the city’s current overall water usage.
- The Attorney General is likely wrong about Arizona’s abortion laws despite court winBackground: Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, Arizona prosecutors can enforce a pre-Roe law that bans all abortions except to save the life of the mother. But there’s strong disagreement over who can be prosecuted… Read More »The Attorney General is likely wrong about Arizona’s abortion laws despite court win
- Public Servants suffer from needless anxiety caused by misleading reports about the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness programA widely reported but misleading statistic about the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program may be causing many public service employees unnecessary worries that the program is a sham and it is nearly impossible to… Read More »Public Servants suffer from needless anxiety caused by misleading reports about the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Is it parental neglect to let children roam?For someone like me who grew up in the 70s and 80s, it’s pretty noticeable that there’s fewer unsupervised kids engaged in independent outdoor activities like walking to school or playing basketball in the park. The… Read More »Is it parental neglect to let children roam?
About AHPI
The Applied Health Policy Institute serves as a bridge between academic scholarship on the one hand and policy-related activities as they are happening within real-world systems and political contexts. We aim to translate public health expertise into policy and train public health students with skills they can use to engage in policy activities both during school and when they become professionals.