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Meet Geri Haskon: ADHS Tribal Liaison

By |2023-11-27T15:18:00-07:00November 24th, 2023|General|

ADHS continues to celebrate Native American Heritage Month by highlighting ADHS Team Member, and Tribal Liaison, Gerilene Haskon. Geri was appointed to the role earlier this year.  She attended the University of Arizona for a bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences, followed by a Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health. Geri’s passion for [...]

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Arizona Extreme Heat Planning Workshop 2017

By |2017-06-02T08:55:48-07:00June 2nd, 2017|Preparedness|

We have already had days topping 100 degrees in many parts of the state and even had our first heat advisory in Yuma.  It’s the perfect time of year to ensure that public health partners are working together to be ready for extreme heat in Arizona. Earlier this month, almost 70 representatives from organizations across [...]

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The 2015 Great Arizona Mosquito Hunt

By |2017-02-10T09:49:10-07:00August 28th, 2015|Prevention|

Our vector-borne disease team is partnering with the University of Arizona, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, and other local health departments in a project with high schools around the state to learn more about the Aedes aegypti mosquito. This mosquito was introduced to Arizona in the past 20 years and can transmit dengue and [...]

Medical Marijuana News

By |2017-02-10T09:49:54-07:00January 17th, 2014|General, Licensing|

We published our mid-year update of the medical marijuana annual report this week.  It contains different data than our  standard annual report in that we’re reporting aggregate dispensary transaction data.  In the report you’ll see that there were about 422,000 transactions made at dispensaries in ‘13 among the 40,000 patients (about 10 transactions/patient/year).   Dispensaries sold [...]

UA to Offer MPH in Health Services Administration

By |2017-02-10T09:50:02-07:00October 31st, 2013|General|

To help meet the growing demand for health care administrators the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the U of A (in Phoenix) will begin offering a new accredited Master of Public Health in Health Services Administration program in fall 2014. The health services administration program will provide students with the knowledge [...]

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ADHS Partners with Students for Research

By |2017-02-10T09:50:04-07:00October 21st, 2013|Preparedness|

Our public health mission is closely linked to the public health mission of many groups, including those at the community, county and university levels.  That’s why I frequently attend meetings watching for chances to work together.  I also try to connect public health students with people in our shop doing cutting edge work.  Working together [...]

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National Immunization Awareness Month

By |2017-02-10T09:50:14-07:00August 9th, 2013|Prevention|

National Immunization Awareness Month gives us a great opportunity to talk about the need to improve national immunization coverage levels.  Vaccine-preventable diseases are becoming increasingly rare in the US because vaccines are effective, but that doesn’t mean we should stop vaccinating.  Even though most infants and toddlers have received all recommended vaccines by age 2, there [...]

Promotoras Make Connections

By |2017-02-10T09:50:38-07:00March 11th, 2013|Prevention|

What’s a Promotora?  In simple terms, a Promotora is a community health worker who's a trusted member of the community and serves as a link between people and services to promote the overall health of family, friends and neighbors. Creating effective linkages between vulnerable populations and the health care system can be challenging in Arizona. Like many [...]

Thanksgiving, ASH & the Territorial Cup

By |2017-02-10T09:50:50-07:00November 21st, 2012|General|

Our Arizona State Hospital (ASH) and the U of A share a birthday.  Both were established by the 13th Territorial Legislature in 1885.  The City of Tucson had wanted ASH (it came with a $100K appropriation) but their delegation got to Prescott (the Territorial Capitol) late because the Salt was flooded…  and Tucson ended up [...]

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Our New e-Public Health Classroom

By |2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00September 6th, 2012|General|

I’ve mentioned in previous posts about how I’d like to build more bridges between the Arizona’s academic public health infrastructure and Arizona’s public health system.  After all- our goal is to use evidence-based practices to drive our interventions- and the U of A’s expertise at the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is a [...]

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