Arizona Health Equity Conference

10/13/2026

Registration for the 13th Annual Arizona Health Equity Conference closes this Friday, October 16, at 11:59 p.m.

The conference is a week from Thursday, and the full program is set. A few sessions practitioners are planning their afternoons around:

🔷How Arts-Based Mentorship Builds Resilience: Art Heals Arizona’s community model for youth affected by family separation and homelessness
🔷Conducting Equitable Research: the University of Arizona PEAR Center on participatory evaluation tools built with community partners
🔷Advancing Health Equity Through Health Literacy: ASU Learning Enterprise on helping people navigate an increasingly complex health information landscape
🔷AHCCCS Updates Lunch & Learn: the latest from Arizona’s Medicaid agency

The morning opens with the Health Equity Awards and a keynote from Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General.

📍 Thursday, October 22 | Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix
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10/12/2026

What does health equity mean to you?

🧍 The individual
🏘️ The community
🌎 The environment

Join the conversation at AzHEC 2026.
🗓️ Thursday, Oct 22 | Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix
⏰ Registration extended to Fri, Oct 16

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10/11/2026

⏰ Deadline extended!

You now have until Friday, Oct 16 at 11:59 p.m. to register for AzHEC 2026.

🎤 Keynote: Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General
🧠 35+ speakers across research, practice, prevention, and policy
🗓️ Thursday, Oct 22 | Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix

Don’t miss it. Register today: https://ow.ly/ARnL50ZWCiB

10/09/2026

Every year, our volunteer planning committee asks the same question: how do we make this conference more useful to the people doing health equity work in Arizona?

Hear from planning committee member Kim Barnes on how that question shapes the program. This year, it brings sessions on today’s most pressing issues, from federal policy changes to postpartum maternal health, plus a keynote from Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General.

Join us Thursday, October 22, at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix.

Register: https://azhealthequity.org/register

10/08/2026

In two weeks, public health professionals, researchers, and community leaders from across Arizona will gather for the 13th Annual Arizona Health Equity Conference.

This year’s program covers the issues our communities are facing right now, from food access in rural and tribal areas to postpartum maternal health to how federal policy changes are affecting care in Arizona. You’ll also hear from Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th U.S. Surgeon General, and celebrate this year’s Health Equity Award honorees.

Join us Thursday, October 22, at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix.

Register: https://azhealthequity.org/register

10/08/2026

Every session at the Arizona Health Equity Conference was shaped by volunteers. Our planning committee brings together people from across Arizona’s public health community who share one belief: the challenges we see in our communities aren’t any one organization’s to solve.

Hear from planning committee member Sonora on why that shared responsibility is what makes this conference different. Then join us on Thursday, October 22, at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix to be part of it.

Register: https://azhealthequity.org/register

09/30/2026

🚨Registration closes October 8 for the 13th Annual Arizona Health Equity Conference! 🚨

Join us Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Desert Willow Conference Center for a day of learning, connection, and collaboration. This year’s theme, “Building Bridges: Connecting Communities in Research, Practice, Prevention, & Policy,” highlights the importance of working together to advance health equity across Arizona.

Register before October 8: www.azhealthequity.org

09/28/2026

🚨 The countdown is on! Registration for closes October 8.

What’s waiting for you on October 22?

🎤 A morning general session featuring former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona and voices helping bring today’s most important health equity conversations to the forefront.

💡 Afternoon breakout sessions where you can dig deeper into health literacy, culturally responsive communication, community-centered approaches, innovative strategies, and the work happening across Arizona to advance health equity.

🤝 Opportunities to connect with people who care about this work as much as you do.

Don’t just hear about the conversations happening at afterward—BE IN THE ROOM.

📅 October 22, 2026 | Phoenix
⏰ Registration closes October 8

Explore the program and REGISTER TODAY:
https://azhealthequity.org/2026-program

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 Desert Willow Conference Center Phoenix, AZ

09/25/2026

💎 Garnet Sponsor Spotlight! 💎

A heartfelt thank you to Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies for supporting the 2026 Arizona Health Equity Conference as a Garnet Sponsor!

Partnerships like these help make possible—bringing together professionals, community leaders, researchers, advocates, and partners from across Arizona to learn, connect, and advance health equity together.

We’re grateful to Cummings Graduate Institute for investing in this important work and helping us create space for conversations that can lead to healthier, more equitable communities. 💙

👏 Thank you for being part of !

📅 October 22, 2026
📍 Desert Willow Conference Center

And there’s still time to join us! Register today before registration closes October 8:
https://www.azhealthequity.org

09/23/2026

We are grateful for the support of our Garnet Sponsor, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies (CGI).

Based in Tempe, CGI is a nonprofit, accredited post-graduate institution and one of the only universities in the world exclusively focused on integrated behavioral healthcare. Through their Doctor of Behavioral Health program, CGI is preparing the next generation of practitioners to deliver whole-person, human-centered care to diverse communities across Arizona and beyond. Their commitment to disrupting fragmented healthcare aligns deeply with the bridges we are working to build at AzHEC.

Thank you, CGI, for investing in this work and in Arizona's public health future.

Register for the conference at https://azhealthequity.org/register