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Arizona to be featured by @FDAFood on Twitter

By |2017-02-10T09:49:12-07:00August 3rd, 2015|General, Preparedness|

The Food and Drug Administration’s 50 State Food Safety Twitter Tour is underway and Arizona will be featured on August 4th. This tour aims to encourage engagement through social media by promoting the best content the 50 state agricultural and/or health agencies have on food safety. The Food Safety Tour kick-off was on April 7th, [...]

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Tuberculosis & Mankind

By |2014-03-24T09:25:06-07:00March 24th, 2014|Prevention|

Tuberculosis and mankind share a dramatic and intertwined history.  TB has caused millions of deaths every year for centuries, been found in Egyptian mummies, has placed patients into sanatoriums, and has  even has a folklore link relating it with vampires,  The drama continues into this decade: in 2012, there were 8.8 million new cases of [...]

Another Social Media Accolade

By |2017-02-10T09:50:24-07:00May 23rd, 2013|General|

A few weeks ago we were named the #1 social-media-friendly state health department in the U.S due to our robust social media presence and content including blogs, live streaming events, online forums, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, G+, Flickr and other social media environments.  This week we were highlighted in the latest National Public Health Information Coalition Newsletter.  [...]

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Next Midwifery Meeting

By |2013-02-07T16:37:26-07:00February 7th, 2013|Licensing|

Our next Midwifery Scope of Practice Advisory Committee meeting will be Monday (February 11th) from 5-8 pm in the Lab conference room.  The expanded Agenda will have more time for presentations and comments.  We’ll have presentations from some of the advisory committee members, a discussion of the latest iteration of the working draft regulations and more [...]

AZ Smokes the Field

By |2012-06-15T08:08:20-07:00June 15th, 2012|Prevention|

AZ had the biggest % decrease in teen smoking rates in the country according to the new CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey this week. Smoking rates among AZ teens dropped 12% in the last couple of years- while rates generally stayed flat across the country.  That's 11,000 fewer teen tobacco users between 2009 and 2011.  About half of the teenagers in AZ [...]

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CDC Kicks Off New Smoking Intervention Campaign Today

By |2012-03-19T12:16:43-07:00March 19th, 2012|General, Prevention|

The CDC is kicking off a new national smoking cessation campaign today called “Tips from Former Smokers”.  The new tobacco education campaign will begin airing today and will run nationally for 12 weeks.  Ads include television, radio, billboard, magazine, newspaper, theater, and online placements. In addition, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other channels will help spread [...]

Social Media and Emergencies

By |2011-08-08T08:50:33-07:00August 8th, 2011|General|

Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube… all these social media outlets are changing the way people communicate… with their friends, co workers, and even about breaking news.  In the power outage in the Valley last month, SRP provided speedy updates for their customers about when the power would be back on and where they could pick up ice [...]

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