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Commission presses for health-data analysis after Arizona study; DHHS staffing, birth-registry gaps raised
Summary
Commissioners urged DHHS and partners to compile health data and engage academic authors after a University of Arizona PFAS study; DHHS said staffing and federal grant uncertainty limit immediate public-facing work and recommended academic partnerships and inviting the study authors to explain methods.
Commission members pressed for faster, locally grounded health-data analysis after the commission discussed a recent University of Arizona study and persistent data gaps.
Loreen, a long-time commissioner and community voice, summarized local frustration: "The health piece... it's a disgrace... we haven't touched the data." Several members said the commission should pursue academic partners to analyze existing exposure and health records rather than defer for new, expensive…
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