AzCRH Webinar Series: Arizona Primary Care Office: Improving Access to Care through Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) & Workforce Programs

AzCRH Webinar Series: Arizona Primary Care Office: Improving Access to Care through Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) & Workforce Programs

With Tracy Lenartz and Edith Di Santo

Learning objectives:

After participating in the webinar, participants will better understand:

• How the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation process operates through local, state and federal partnership.
• The plan for upcoming designation updates and ways to stay informed on the outcomes of those Arizona’s HPSA updates.
• How health workforce programs increase access to care in Arizona’s HPSAs.

Tracy Lenartz, CEO of Lenartz Consulting, works on a contract basis for the Arizona Department of Health Services. She coordinates Arizona’s shortage designations program, and assists with health planning, data and training around issues related to access to health care for Arizona’s underserved and rural communities. Tracy has served as project staff for Arizona’s HRSA-funded Primary Care Office Cooperative Agreement since 2007. She received a Masters of Public Health degree with a focus on Community Health Education from the University of Minnesota.

Edith Di Santo is the Chief for the Primary Care Office, ADHS. The Primary Care Office oversees workforce programs aimed at increasing access to primary care with emphasis on the health needs of underserved people and areas. Edith has a Master’s Degree in Public Health focused in health policy from George Washington University and has over 16 years of experience, working at the federal, state, local and non-profit sectors.