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The time is right for women to prioritize their own health

By |2023-05-19T15:08:44-07:00May 19th, 2023|General, Prevention|

This week we celebrate National Women's Health Week - the perfect time to take a moment to consider how we might strengthen our health with an extra dose of self-care.  Many women act as the managers of their family’s health-maintaining records, scheduling visits, caring for sick loved ones, and taking their children to appointments at [...]

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New Program Helps Women Improve Overall Health

By |2017-02-10T09:50:26-07:00May 13th, 2013|Prevention|

Minority populations often have poorer health outcomes than non-minority populations… but our new Power Me A2Z is doing something to change that.  Power Me A2Z empowers women to take steps to promote good health for their families and their future children. It offers women a free 90-day supply of vitamins with folic acid and tools to help [...]

New WIC Website

By |2017-02-10T09:50:35-07:00April 1st, 2013|General|

We’re happy to unveil the new Arizona WIC Program website, which has been redesigned with a fresh new look that is more user friendly. Last year the WIC webpage had more than 76,000 unique visitors with nearly 350,000 page views- making it one of our most popular sites.  The redesigned site includes a Find a [...]

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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 [...]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By |2012-10-26T08:33:54-07:00October 26th, 2012|General, Prevention|

Every day at least 3 women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the U.S.  October is set aside to help bring awareness to the issue - across the country domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women aged 15-44. In Arizona last year, 108 individuals lost their lives to domestic violence; so [...]

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Long-Term Weight Loss

By |2017-02-10T09:51:00-07:00September 7th, 2012|General|

Lots of people tell me it is easy to drop pounds quickly when starting a diet. Keeping that weight off long-term seems harder. Particularly for older women, natural declines in energy needs after menopause make long-term weight loss even more challenging. Traditional behavioral treatments for obesity have focused on calorie intake and have poor long-term [...]

The Road to Lifelong Health Begins with Breastfeeding

By |2017-02-10T09:51:05-07:00August 6th, 2012|General|

The first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week and it has been for 20 years.  This year’s theme is The Road to Lifelong Health Begins with Breastfeeding.  Those long-term benefits apply to both mothers and babies.   When babies are fed human milk, they are more likely to avoid obesity, less likely to die from [...]

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AZ Well Woman HealthCheck Program Get’s High Marks

By |2011-08-22T08:30:48-07:00August 22nd, 2011|General|

Most of us are aware that the Well Woman HealthCheck increases screening for breast and cervical cancer.  As part of our federal funding agreement for the program the CDC audits 100% of the services provided.  Services are audited for appropriateness and timeliness- even the age of women receiving mammograms is audited for meeting guidelines.  We submit [...]

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By |2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00June 24th, 2011|Behavioral Health, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

We've been operating on several fronts all week for the Monument Fire. Licensing made sure that facilities in the area had executable evacuation plans and knew who to contact if they needed to evacuate.  They also made sure that the facilities that remained open had enough staff.  Fifteen facilities relocated patients and residents this week.  Most are ready to go back, and our licensing team has 8 reopening inspections [...]

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ADHS Gets Partnership Award

By |2011-06-10T18:29:22-07:00June 10th, 2011|Prevention|

Today the Arizona Academy of Pediatrics recognized our Nutrition and Physical Activity Team as a co-recipient of the 2011 Partnership Award at its annual luncheon and chapter meeting.  Our team was recognized for increasing outreach efforts to pediatricians and actively fostering collaboration among staff and the Academy membership.  Karen Sell and the team helped the Academy indentify [...]

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