Annual Health Conference Educates Arizonans In Rural Areas

August 20, 2013

Trying to educate Arizonans about their health care options as Medicaid and health insurance exchanges get underway can be particularly challenging in rural areas, according to Dr. Dan Derksen.

derksen Dr. Dan Derksen leads the U of A's Center for Rural Health. (Photo by Nick Blumberg - KJZZ)

He leads the Center for Rural Health at the University of Arizona’s Zuckerman College of Public Health and is the director. Derksen’s center is leading the 40th annual Arizona Rural Health Conference Tuesday and Wednesday in Prescott.