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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.

Infections

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:23-07:00 March 3rd, 2010|Preparedness|

Post-surgery infections cost a fortune. Health care–associated infections cause 1.7 million extended hospitalizations each year. A study published last week in the Archives of Internal Medicine looked at the clinical and economic costs from these infections which are poorly understood. The researchers looked at national hospital discharge records to find sepsis (blood borne infections) and [...]

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New Earache & Pneumonia Shot

By Will Humble| 2010-02-26T09:00:04-07:00 February 26th, 2010|Preparedness, Prevention|

This week, the FDA approved and the CDC has recommended the use of a new vaccine called Prevnar 13™ for healthy kids children age 2-59 months. The new shot prevents invasive pneumococcal disease from 13 different kinds of pneumonia germs. It also prevents many germs that cause middle ear infections and some kinds of meningitis. [...]

New Earache & Pneumonia Shot

By Will Humble| 2010-02-26T09:00:04-07:00 February 26th, 2010|Preparedness, Prevention|

H1N1

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:25-07:00 February 12th, 2010|Preparedness|

When’s the last time you heard anything about the pandemic? It’s been awhile, huh? Well, it’s still around. The number of cases is back down to where it was this summer, with cases here and there. Nothing like it was last October- but the flu is still out there. We’re still encouraging the stragglers to [...]

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AZ Trauma System Development Progress

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:25-07:00 February 9th, 2010|Preparedness|

One of our Department priorities over the last couple of years has been to better develop Arizona’s TRAUMA SYSTEM. Here’s a thumbnail sketch of why having a system of trauma care is so important: More than 24,000 people are severely injured (called trauma) every year in Arizona. More than 60% of these severe injuries occur [...]

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Adult Vaccination Rates

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:27-07:00 February 8th, 2010|Preparedness|

The Trust for America’s Health released a report about adult immunization rates across the country last week at: healthyamericans.org. The Complete Report (PDF 0.2Mb) provides all of the details… but for a snapshot, the report says that about 69% of Arizona’s seniors have been vaccinated for pneumococcal disease. Vaccinations are an important part of public [...]

A Year of Progress at ADHS

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:28-07:00 February 4th, 2010|General, Newborn Screening, Preparedness, Prevention|

We started on this journey together a year ago. Thanks for being such good traveling companions. We’ve been through a lot. We’ve had challenges, fears, anxiety, good times, laughs, & fun. We’ve sacrificed some of our programs, but we’ve made a great deal of progress too. Overall- the year was a net plus. I say [...]

Lancet Withdraws 12 Year Old Flawed Autism Article

By Will Humble| 2010-02-03T08:27:42-07:00 February 3rd, 2010|General, Preparedness|

An article published in the journal Lancet nearly 12 years ago set the public health world on fire. The article published by Wakefield and 12 other authors suggested that they had found a link between the MMR (measles mumps rubella) vaccine and autism and bowel disease. Since that time, a great deal of research has [...]

Haiti National Medical Response

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:28-07:00 February 2nd, 2010|Preparedness|

Relief efforts are continuing in Haiti. As of Sunday, almost 19,000 patients have been treated by US Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) doctors and nurses on the ground in Haiti, with an additional 19,000 being treated on the Comfort (a medical ship). 435 patients have been evacuated to the US for more extensive [...]

Vaccines, Homeless Count, Cardiac Care & Tribal Preparedness

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:28-07:00 January 29th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

Leverage, Counting the Homeless, Tribal Preparedness Strategic Plan, Nursing Home Ratings, Cardiac Care Centers, Annual Reports Galore, Department Blog

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