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Board approves ASU partnership for Community Solutions funding to study South Phoenix health disparities
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved Community Solutions funding and an IGA with the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University to develop a five-year plan addressing health disparities in South Phoenix; funding amount and detailed timelines were not specified on the record.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved Community Solutions funding via an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Board of Regents, on behalf of Arizona State University (ASU), to develop a multi-year plan addressing health and healthcare disparities in South Phoenix.
County speakers described the program as District 5 Community Solutions funding that will focus on health-related issues highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic’s concentrated impacts in parts of South Phoenix. The board said the ASU partnership will support research and a five-year plan to examine disparities and identify public-health and health-care responses.
A supervisor thanked county staff for working to meet deadlines and for coordinating with ASU, saying staff worked weekends to complete the agreement. The transcript does not state the dollar amount of funding or specific performance metrics; speakers described the project in programmatic terms only.
The motion to approve item two passed on voice vote; Supervisor Gates recused from items two and three, per the meeting record. The transcript shows supervisors responded “aye,” and the chair declared the motion passed.
The county did not place specific funding totals, timelines for deliverables, or reporting requirements on the public record during the discussion. Those details will be in the IGA and grant documentation handled by county staff and ASU.
