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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

Annual Abortion Report Published

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:00-07:00 September 18th, 2012|General, Prevention|

A couple of years ago a bill was passed that required our agency to do a comprehensive statistical report about abortion in Arizona. We published our second annual report this week… which includes data compiled from elective abortion procedures reports, complications from abortions reports and petitions filed authorizing abortions to minors. Facilities that provide the [...]

ADHS Benefits Eligibility

By Will Humble| 2012-09-17T09:22:13-07:00 September 17th, 2012|General|

We often get questions from people at meetings and our stakeholders about citizenship or residency requirements for programs that ADHS runs. It really depends on the program and with dozens of programs, there’s no one answer. We posted a frequently asked question sheet on our website, but we wanted to make it even easier for people [...]

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State Personnel Annual Report

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:00-07:00 September 17th, 2012|General|

The ADOA published a very interesting annual report about the state government’s workforce this week. It includes over 30 charts and tables of information regarding the status of the State’s workforce. Some of the highlights in this year’s report include: 1) the number of active employees; 2) vacant positions; 3) average salaries of covered employees; and [...]

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Political Convention Food Tested by Our Lab

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:00-07:00 September 11th, 2012|General|

Our State Lab performed chemical and biological surveillance testing on food samples from the Republican National Convention. We were selected to participate in the testing because of our reputation and previous experience working with the Food Safety Inspection Service for the detection of biological and chemical agents in food. The samples arrived at the State Laboratory [...]

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Long-Term Weight Loss

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:00-07:00 September 7th, 2012|General|

Lots of people tell me it is easy to drop pounds quickly when starting a diet. Keeping that weight off long-term seems harder. Particularly for older women, natural declines in energy needs after menopause make long-term weight loss even more challenging. Traditional behavioral treatments for obesity have focused on calorie intake and have poor long-term [...]

Our New e-Public Health Classroom

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00 September 6th, 2012|General|

I’ve mentioned in previous posts about how I’d like to build more bridges between the Arizona’s academic public health infrastructure and Arizona’s public health system. After all- our goal is to use evidence-based practices to drive our interventions- and the U of A’s expertise at the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is a [...]

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The Future of Health Care in AZ

By Will Humble| 2012-09-05T10:15:45-07:00 September 5th, 2012|Behavioral Health, General|

AHCCCS will host public meetings across the state to provide additional information regarding the future of Arizona’s Medicaid program. Here's the Public Meeting Schedule and more information.

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Community Water Fluoridation – An Evidence Review

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00 September 5th, 2012|General, Prevention|

I've written a few times about fluoridation - about it being an inexpensive public health intervention and the benefits of fluoride when the EPA and HHS changed the how much they recommend to add to the water supply. But it's always an interesting topic to revisit. Recently, the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College [...]

Breastfeeding & Cannabis

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00 September 4th, 2012|General|

Some AZ health care providers and parents have asked questions about whether medical marijuana is safe for use while breastfeeding. The short answer is no, because the active chemical in marijuana is passed to the baby through breast milk. For this reason, most experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC advise moms not to use marijuana [...]

Dispensary Drawing Procedures Report Published

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00 August 31st, 2012|General, Licensing|

We carefully planned our processes for randomly selecting medical marijuana registration certificates in competitive districts to make sure the process was fair and transparent. Part of our planning included contracting with Henry & Horne, LLP to independently observe the entire process. The contract included a requirement to develop a final report documenting their observations. The [...]

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