Interactive Map of Arizona Licensed Facilities
Navigating the vast number, type, and location of licensed facilities just got easier. Our GIS team developed a terrific interactive website that can help you find information about a specific facility or facility type in the State. The ADHS Licensed Facilities application features Long Term Care Facilities, Hospitals, […]
Reducing the Painkiller Body-Count
Across the country prescription painkillers take out way more people than heroin and cocaine combined… and the story is the same in Arizona. Last year more than one person died almost every day in our state from prescription opioids… and more people died from painkiller overdoses than car crashes. In January, I […]
Training Improves Outcomes
Improving health outcomes at licensed healthcare facilities in Arizona requires 2 main ingredients. Having regulations and encourage continuous quality improvement (which is now complete) and providing our licensed facilities with the information they need to implement practices (in accordance with the regulations) to execute positive change.
Now that we’ve finished developing the […]
Teens & Tobacco: An AZ Success story
You’ve read on my blog before about Arizona’s statewide youth coalition Students Taking a New Direction, better known as STAND. The group just wrapped up its 5th annual youth conference to congratulate members on a great year and recognize the best of the […]
New Respiratory Viral Panel
Throughout the year, we talk a lot about flu, but there are several other respiratory viruses like parainfluenza, RSV, adenoviruses, and coronaviruses that can also cause respiratory infections. Our State Laboratory has been able to detect most of these viruses through a […]
Ventanillas de Salud Snags the 2014 AMC Fannin Award
The annual plenary session of the Arizona-Mexico Commission wrapped up Friday night. The Ventanilla de Salud (Health Windows) program won the Arizona Mexico Commission’s Paul Fannin award. This is a top recognition for the Commission- with the award going to “… an organization that has demonstrated […]