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Here you will find topics ranging from current events that affect public health in Arizona to overall information about the Arizona Department of Health Services

Health in All Policies Guidance

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:04-07:00 October 16th, 2013|General, Prevention|

The California Department of Public Health, the California Endowment, and the Public Health Institute released a document called "Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments" this week… which provides best practices to improve the public's health and safety by incorporating health considerations into decision-making across all sectors and policy areas. The [...]

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Border Car Seat Safety Program Moves Forward

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:05-07:00 October 9th, 2013|General|

A cooperative partnership between Arizona and Sonora highlights the importance of a safe ride home for all children and their families. Car seat use in Arizona is about 90%, yet car seat use in Sonora is less than 20%. A lot of this is because car seats cost more in Mexico than they do in [...]

International Data Sharing

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:06-07:00 October 8th, 2013|General|

Arizona and Sonora have a long history of collaborating on many projects over the years. We long ago understood that disease doesn't stop at the border. Arizona and Sonora were the 1st states along the U.S.-Mexico Border to share information on cross border cases in an organized way. Since 2008, we’ve been sharing this information electronically [...]

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Valley Fever Clinical Trial

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:06-07:00 October 2nd, 2013|General|

Earlier this week, a big event happened in Bakersfield, California where federal, state, and local officials met for a Valley Fever symposium. The symposium was led by California Congressman Kevin McCarthy. Rep. McCarthy was joined by Arizona Congressman David Schweikert, co-chair of the House of Representatives Valley Fever Task Force, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of [...]

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Dogs & River Blindness

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:07-07:00 October 1st, 2013|General|

Last year a young child came down with onchocerciasis in northern Arizona. Onchocerciasis, is caused by a filarial worm similar to dog heartworm and the roundworm that causes elephantiasis. This child had a dog-related species (Onchocerca lupi) of the roundworm in her neck next to her spinal cord and was the first documented case in the [...]

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50 Years of Newborn Screening

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:07-07:00 September 29th, 2013|General, Newborn Screening, Preparedness|

The first newborn screening test was developed in 1963 by Dr. Robert Guthrie to test for phenylketonuria, commonly known as PKU. Since then, scientists have developed more tests to screen newborns for a variety of severe conditions. This year, the nation celebrates 50 Years of Newborn Screening. The State of Arizona currently screens for 29 [...]

E-cigarettes and Teens

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:07-07:00 September 27th, 2013|General|

E-cigarettes have been a huge topic of discussion in the tobacco control industry and in public health over the past few years. While containing no actual tobacco, they do contain nicotine, are flavored and require the user to emulate the act of smoking. The CDC recently released a study showing that e-cigarette use has doubled [...]

ADHS Web Resource Showcases General Plans Around AZ

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:07-07:00 September 26th, 2013|General|

Where you live impacts your health. General and Comprehensive Plans guide the big picture vision for how the community should take shape for the future. We know that to achieve the goals we’ve set out in our Strategic Map, planning must include community health. Working collaboratively with others, we're finding ways to support healthy behavior, such [...]

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Bad Bugs, No Drugs?

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:50:08-07:00 September 23rd, 2013|General|

CDC released a report this week about antibiotic resistance. They found that more than 2 million people in the US get sick every year from germs that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die from these infections. The report also found that up to half of antibiotic use in people is unnecessary [...]

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2013 State Health Officer’s Meeting

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:08-07:00 September 21st, 2013|General|

This has been an excellent week to learn what others in my position are doing across the country. All the state health directors met in Florida this week to look ahead and strategize about the coming year’s goals. I’m always proud when our award-winning programs are highlighted, but it’s a great opportunity to talk to [...]

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