Policy Primer Drug overdose deaths have exponentially increased in Arizona and across the country over the past several years. Concerned legislators understandably have a keen interest in laws that might help ease the crisis. Several… Read More »Drug-induced homicide laws 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… Read More »Statewide Zoning Reform and Public Health
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… Read More »The Arizona abortion law appeal–a likely win for Planned Parenthood?
Background: 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… Read More »The Attorney General is likely wrong about Arizona’s abortion laws despite court win
By Slade Smith, AHPI Assistant DirectorEdited by Kirin Goff, AHPI Director UPDATE (June 24, 2022): The Supreme Court has released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, striking down Roe v. Wade as expected.… Read More »How would overturning Roe v. Wade affect access to abortion and contraception in Arizona?
AHPI Special Project We mapped COVID-19 cases by population for Arizona zip codes to reveal patterns not evident by merely reading the raw numbers. We learned that the initial waves of the epidemic hit the… Read More »COVID-19 Mapping Project