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Introducing Health-e-Arizona Plus

By | December 6th, 2013|General|

AHCCCS and ADES have rolled out a new website that makes it easier than ever to enroll for Medicaid and other benefits.  It’s called Health-e-Arizona Plus… and it’s Arizona’s one-stop-shop for easy Medicaid enrollment.  Health-e-Arizona Plus provides an easy pathway to apply for a full range of AHCCCS and ADES benefits and local health access programs like the Supplemental [...]

Cory Goes Permanent

By | May 3rd, 2013|Behavioral Health|

I’m happy to announce that I’ve permanently appointed Cory Nelson as our official Deputy Director for Behavioral Health.  He’s been serving in the Acting capacity since August of ‘12 and has shown great skill and leadership in the position.  He’s been very successful working with our leadership and our Agency team as well as our [...]

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D.R.E.A.M. Job Fair is Oct. 18…TODAY!

By | October 18th, 2012|General|

In honor of National Disability and Rehabilitation Employment Awareness Month ADES and several community partners will host the D.R.E.A.M. Job Fair to provide job and networking opportunities for people with disabilities in Maricopa County today (Oct. 18) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gateway Community College (108 N. 40th St., Phoenix, AZ 85034). The goal of the job [...]

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The Arizona Child Fatality Review Program

By | October 18th, 2011|Prevention|

The death of any child is a tragedy – for the family and for the community.  Almost 20 years ago, an idea was created to systematically review all child deaths in order to find ways to prevent similar deaths going forward.  In past years this focus has raised the awareness about child drowning or the [...]

Closin’ the Deal

By | September 23rd, 2011|General|

Just a few hours ago we learned that we closed the deal on the highly competitive portion of a new  home visiting grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services. We're one of 9 states that'll be awarded the competitive portion of the grant. We'll receive $9.4M a year for four years for a total of more than $36M to implement a maternal, infant, [...]

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Wildfire Update

By | June 10th, 2011|General, Preparedness|

I’m sure you know that a few wildfires are still burning in AZ, including the massive Wallow fire. The Governor signed a Declaration of Emergency on Monday this week, releasing some state funds to help with the response efforts and opening the State Emergency Operations Center, which is coordinating and directing the state emergency response activities.  You [...]

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