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Congratulations Mohave and Yuma Counties!

By Will Humble| 2010-06-18T09:43:37-07:00 June 18th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

A big round of applause is due for Patty Mead and Becky Brooks and their teams at Mohave & Yuma Counties for receiving full recognition for Project Public Health Ready (PPHR). Their teams persevered through the process, didn't give into frustration when additional documentation was needed and came out on the winning end. ADHS is proud to be a partner in [...]

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Medical Marijuana’s on the Ballot

By Will Humble| 2010-06-07T11:31:14-07:00 June 7th, 2010|General|

The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office determined that enough valid signatures were turned in to put “The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act” on the November 2 ballot as a voter initiative. Basically, if the Act were to pass and be certified, it would create a system so that “qualifying patients” could apply to dispense, use and [...]

2010 American Fitness Report

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:16-07:00 June 2nd, 2010|General, Prevention|

Which city do you think is overall more fit and healthy, Phoenix or Pittsburgh. I won’t give you the answer, you’ll have to go to this year’s The ACSM American Fitness Index Report at http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/ to get the answer. They put this report out every year to help city planners, policy makers, health educators, and [...]

Community Health Centers

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:16-07:00 June 1st, 2010|General|

The federal government has committed to significant new funding for community health centers in the coming years. Nationally, about $13B will become available over the next 5 years for community health center expansion ($9.5B); facility improvement ($1.5B) and workforce development ($1.5B). This translates into about 7,000 to 10,000 new community health center sites nationally over [...]

Into the Inferno

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:18-07:00 May 19th, 2010|General, Uncategorized|

It’s not just the Phoenix Suns that are hot; your backyard will be one of the hottest places on the globe for the next 4 months. The heat on the desert floor isn’t just a nuisance, it’s expensive & lethal. Do you know what to do to protect yourself and your family? Do you follow [...]

New Heat Study

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:18-07:00 May 18th, 2010|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

In March 2004, our Vital Statistics team produced a special report that examined deaths from exposure to heat in Arizona between 1992-2002. The report attracted a wide audience well beyond Arizona’s borders. It provided about deaths from heat exposure and analyzed heat mortality occurring in the State to both residents and non-residents (e.g. migrants crossing the desert). We’ve [...]

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Childhood Obesity Task Force Report

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:18-07:00 May 17th, 2010|General, Prevention|

The President signed a Memorandum in February establishing the Task Force on Childhood Obesity and charged them with developing an interagency action plan to solve the problem of obesity in the US. The Task Force included the Secretaries of the Health, Agriculture, Interior, Education, Office of Management and Budget, Assistant to the President and Chief of [...]

Proposition 100

By Will Humble| 2010-05-14T09:22:07-07:00 May 14th, 2010|General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

Next Tuesday is the Special Election for Proposition 100. It’s a 3-year, 1 cent sales tax that would benefit education, public safety and health services. According to Section 149 of the budget bill that was passed last session, “If proposition 100 is not approved by the voters at the May 18, 2010 special election, notwithstanding any [...]

Arizona Cancer Registry

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:19-07:00 May 5th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

The ADHS Arizona Cancer Registry is a population-based surveillance system that collects, manages and analyzes information on the incidence, survival and mortality of persons having been diagnosed with cancer. We began collecting cancer case information in 1981. The Registry has data available describing cancer in Arizona using a variety of descriptors, including site of origin, age, [...]

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Bats, Rabies, & Schools

By Will Humble| 2010-05-04T06:53:35-07:00 May 4th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

Bats are one of three rabies reservoirs in AZ – the others being skunks and foxes. Our skunk rabies season often peaks during winter & spring (although last year – it went all year). Our bat season goes late-March through early-October. Most (but not all) of the 28 species of bats in AZ do migrate [...]

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