Preparedness – Page 44 – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Items in the Preparedness category will cover everything from Emergency Medical Services to vaccination programs. This division at ADHS tracks contagious disease, coordinates emergency preparedness activity, licenses EMTs and Paramedics, regulates ambulance companies, authorizes special hospital designations like cardiac care center and Level IV trauma center, issues birth and death certificates, and tracks critical health data through various sources including hospital discharge information.

Flu Down Under- 2012

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:02-07:00 August 24th, 2012|Preparedness|

The Southern Hemisphere has its flu season during our Summer- so every year around now we watch influenza activity “down under” to get an idea of what we might expect for our upcoming flu season. Here’s the scoop right now. Flu south of the equator has already peaked and continues to decline. There’s been a [...]

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Tattoo You 2

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:02-07:00 August 23rd, 2012|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released information about an infection some folks were getting because of the ink used in their tattoos. It reminds me that there are some good practices that folks who want tattoos can ask their artist about - I wrote about it last year in Tattoo You? Regardless [...]

Citizenship, Benefits & Services

By Will Humble| 2012-08-18T19:17:21-07:00 August 18th, 2012|Behavioral Health, General, Preparedness|

Many of our Stakeholders and the folks that we serve have asked about how Arizona and Federal laws affect the kinds of services that the ADHS provides. The answer is (of course) “it depends.” It depends on what kind of benefit or service you’re talking about. Tom Salow, Lynn Golder and others have put together [...]

H7N3

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:07-07:00 June 29th, 2012|Preparedness, Prevention|

Remember the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic? That brand new virus that caused the pandemic was a combination of RNA from four different flu viruses – North American swine influenza, North American avian influenza, human influenza, and swine influenza virus typically found in Asia and Europe. The natural laboratories for new influenza viruses that end up causing pandemics [...]

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The 3 Bears

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:08-07:00 June 26th, 2012|Preparedness|

The 3 bears submitted by Fish & Game to our State Lab ended up being negative for the deadly rabies virus. These bears are thought to be connected to the bear attacks, which happened in and around Payson recently. If separate DNA test results that were sent by Fish & Game for testing match the bears [...]

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Sonoran Public Health Department & ADHS Snag the Paul Fannin Award

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:51:08-07:00 June 11th, 2012|Behavioral Health, General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

The Secretario de Salud Publica & the ADHS jointly received the Arizona Mexico Commission’s Paul Fannin award for our public health collaborations last Friday night. This is a top award for the Commission- with the award going to “… an organization that has demonstrated acts of goodwill and support toward the development of the Arizona-Sonora relationship.” It’s named after the [...]

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Fire Season Here Already

By Will Humble| 2012-05-21T08:10:16-07:00 May 21st, 2012|Preparedness|

Our Department plays a significant role in the response for major wildland fires… and we’re monitoring the current fires closely to make sure that we cover our bases. Our initial roles mostly include environmental health functions, especially surrounding health risks from smoke, sanitary conditions and food safety in shelters and ensuring that all of our licensed [...]

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Implementing Our Strategic Plan- Prepare for and Respond to Public Health Emergencies

By Will Humble| 2012-04-24T08:28:38-07:00 April 24th, 2012|Preparedness|

Over the past several months our Public Health Emergency Preparedness team has been integrating 2 big federal disaster preparedness grants- the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program from the CDC and the Hospital Preparedness Program from HHS. The initiative involves coordinating emergency planning between healthcare facilities, local public health departments, emergency management agencies, tribal partners and [...]

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A New Kind of Whooping Cough?

By Will Humble| 2012-03-28T09:45:29-07:00 March 28th, 2012|Preparedness, Prevention|

A team of Aussie scientists from the U of New South Wales believe that a new kind of Whooping Cough bacteria (Bordetella pertussis) has slipped past the protective effects from the current “acellular” vaccine- contributing to an increase in cases being found Down Under. Their study was published this week in the latest The Journal of Infectious [...]

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Step Right Up: Get your Masters in Public Health in Phoenix!

By Will Humble| 2012-03-22T07:51:51-07:00 March 22nd, 2012|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

When I got into public health 25 years ago, it was kind of a boutique profession. Since then, it’s really gone mainstream- and public health is increasingly being recognized as a key element in driving down our country’s increasing health care costs. So if you’re a beginning or mid-career professional- get in on the ground [...]

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