TBI - Arizona's Federal Program for Traumatic Brain Injury

Arizona's lead agency for the Federal TBI Program is the Department of Economic Security, Governor’s Council on Spinal and Head Injuries.

The state of Arizona received $687,052 in TBI Implementation and Post-Demonstration Grants and matched these Federal grants with $598,365.

The population of Arizona in 2000 was listed at 5,130,632. The state has an estimated 25,229 TBI-related emergency department visits per year, with 4,114 TBI-related non-fatal hospitalizations, and 1,689 TBI-related disabilities per year.

The progress of Arizona in the Federal TBI Program is listed as:

1. Developed new educational materials, and purchased and disseminated existing materials to consumers and providers.

2. Developed and provided professionals (e.g. educators, nurses, agency personnel) with TBI-related training on the service and support needs of children with TBI.

3. Convened an interactive TBI Symposium with policy makers to discuss multi-agency systems change issues.

4. Developed a statewide TBI service coordination program within the Maternal and Child Heath Bureau, Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs.

Despite many sustained accomplishments and systems changes, TBI grants in Arizona have helped identify the need for the following systems changes:

1. The coordination among systems serving children.

2. The development of TBI service standards.

3. The identification of children with TBI.

4. Mitigating the policy and program eligibility differences among service programs that limit the delivery of services.

Any additional information on the Arizona Federal TBI Program is available by contacting Chrystal Snyder, Executive Director, Arizona Governor’s Council on Spinal and Head Injuries, (602) 863-0484, csnyder@azdes.gov.

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