Impacts and Opportunities for Arizona: Understanding House Resolution 1 (“Big Beautiful Bill”) and Rural Health

Leila Barraza, JD, MPH

Leila Barraza is Associate Professor at Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona.  She is the Director of the Arizona Area Health Education Centers program (AzAHEC). She also serves as a Senior Consultant with the Network for Public Health Law – Western Region Office.

Dan Derksen, MD

Director, Arizona Center for Rural Health, Associate Vice President for Rural Health Workforce Development Initiatives, is a tenured Professor of Public Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health with joint appointments in the College of Medicine and the College of Nursing.

James Hodge, JR., JD, LLM

Professor, ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LLM, is the Peter Kiewit Foundation Professor of Law and Director of the nationally-ranked Center for Public Health Law & Policy at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. Through scholarship, teaching, and projects, he delves into multiple areas of health law, public health law, global health law, ethics, and human rights.

Will Humble

Executive Director, Arizona Public Health Association

Will Humble is a long-time public health enthusiast and is currently the Executive Director for the Arizona Public Health Association (AzPHA). His 40 years in public health include more than 2 decades at the Arizona Department of Health Services, where he served in various roles including as the Director from 2009 to 2015.