The mission of the Center for Rural Health at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, the University of Arizona, is: “To Improve the Health and Wellness of Arizona’s Rural Populations.” The vision of the Center for Rural Health is: “To be the leading voice for the Health and Wellness of Arizona’s Rural Populations through research, education and service.” The aim of the health workforce data collection is to support the AzCRH mission by creating “a health workforce data system that provides timely and accurate reports to the public, policy-makers, and public health and healthcare stakeholders.”