New ADHS Tool Gives Arizona Physicians Instant Access to Local Public Health Data

March 6, 2026

Community Profiles centralizes more than 280 health indicators — from care access to environmental conditions — in one interactive platform.

Arizona physicians now have a powerful new resource for understanding the communities they serve. The Arizona Department of Health Services has launched Community Profiles, an interactive data tool that consolidates local public health information into a single, searchable platform.


What Community Profiles Offers


The tool aggregates more than 281 indicators per community, covering demographics, health outcomes, healthcare access, workforce availability, facilities, and environmental conditions. Select datasets are updated in near real time. For physicians, that means faster access to the kind of community-level context that informs clinical decisions, grant applications, and advocacy efforts — without combing through multiple agencies or reports.


Key features include built-in guided tours, printable views, metadata, and data download options, making it accessible whether you're a first-time user or a seasoned analyst.


Practical Uses for Physicians


Community Profiles can help clinicians and practice administrators quickly identify nearby primary care, dental, and mental health providers, locate hospitals and long-term care facilities in a given area, and find community resources such as cooling centers during Arizona's extreme heat months.


The tool also enables side-by-side comparisons between communities, counties, and statewide data — useful for identifying care gaps and targeting areas where intervention may have the greatest impact.


How to Access It


Community Profiles is available now through the ADHS Public Health Data Portal. A recorded walkthrough from the ADHS GIS team is also available for those who want a guided introduction before diving in.

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