Tucson, Arizona

Local Community Leaders & Influencers

• Jonathan Rothchild— Mayor
  • mayor1@tucsonaz.gov
  • (520) 791-4201

• Dr. Cara M. Christ – Director, Arizona Department of Health Services
  • General and Public Information: (602) 542-1025

• Marcy Flanagan – Pima County Health Officer
  • (520) 724-7764

• Suzanne Goodman— Health Department Board Coordinator (Pima County)
  • (520) 724-8239

• Tucson City Council:
  • Ward 1: Regina Romero — 520-791-4040
  • Ward 2: Paul Cunningham – 520-791-4687
  • Ward 3: Paul Durham — 520-791-4711
  • Ward 4: Shirley Scott —520-791-3199
  • Ward 5: Richard Fimbres—520-791-4231
  • Ward 6: Steve Kozachik—520-791-4601

Cancer

• From 2011-2015, the average annual count of cancer cases in men Pima County, Arizona is 2,307.
• Age-adjusted rate: 395.3/per 100,000 (0.395%).
  • Source: Nation Cancer Institute, State Cancer Profiles (https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/index.html)

Prostate Cancer

• From 2011-2015, there were a reported 406 cases on average each year in Pima County, Arizona.
• This is an age-adjusted rate of 65.2/per 100,000 (0.065%)
  • Source: Nation Cancer Institute, State Cancer Profiles (https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/index.html)

* Testicular Cancer

• 173 cases of testicular cancer have been reported in 2016 in Arizona.
• Age-adjusted rate: 5.2/per 100,000 (0.005%).
  • United States Cancer Statistics
  • Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/DataViz.html)

• Resources:
  • American Cancer Society Arizona: provides cancer information and resources in Arizona. It runs a program in Tucson along with other regions of Arizona to manage cancer treatment, recovery and emotional support.
    • (520)-222-8607
    • www.cancer.org/about-us/local/arizona.html

Heart Disease

• From 2014-2016, Pima County recorded a 174.2 heart disease death rate/per 100,000 in men (0.174%).
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)

Stroke

• From 2014-2016, Pima County recorded a 29.2 stroke death rate per 100,000 in men (0.029%).
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke  (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)

• Resources:
  • TMC Health Care: runs a cardiac medical program providing a complete program of services for cardiac patients.
    • (520) 327-5461
    • https://www.tmcaz.com/medical-programs/cardiac/

Diabetes

• In 2015, 8.3% of men aged 20⁺ were diagnosed with diabetes in Pima County, Arizona.
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Diagnosed Diabetes (https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html)

• Resources:
  • TMC Health Care: offers a diabetes education program.
    • (520) 327-5461

• Carondelet Health Network: offers diabetes care services at a number of hospitals in Tucson.
  • https://www.carondelet.org/our-services/diabetes-care

*Pre-Diabetes

• In 2014, 8.1% of men in Arizona responded “yes” for pre-diabetes. The same year 8.6% of respondents in Pima County responded “yes” for Pre-diabetes.
  • Arizona Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey
  • Source: Arizona Department of Health Services (https://azdhs.gov/documents/preparedness/public-health-statistics/behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance/annual-reports/brfss-annual-report-2014.pdf)

*Suicide

• In 2017, 1,016 men in Arizona committed suicide. (Population: 3,488,301)
• Age-adjusted death rate: 28.18/per 100,000 (0.028%)
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Fatal Injury Data (https://wisqars-viz.cdc.gov:8006/)

• Resources:
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness Southern Arizona
    • (520) 622-6000

*Obesity

• In 2017, 30.1% of men in Arizona were obese.
  • Source: The State of Obesity (https://www.stateofobesity.org/states/az/)
  • Source Citation:  Source: Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The State of Obesity 2018. Washington, D.C.: 2018.

• Resources:
  • Arizona Department of Health Services: Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Prevention Health Services Division at the Arizona Department of Health Services is focused on positively impacting nutrition, physical activity and obesity.
    • Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity: (602) 542-1886
  • Desert Milagros: outpatient treatment center that specializes in treatment of eating disorders.
    • (520) 369-4304

*state statistics