Say Adios to Aedes and Ciao to Culex Mosquitoes

Say Adios to Aedes and Ciao to Culex Mosquitoes

Mosquito season is upon us, which means it’s time to find ways to prevent and control mosquitoes around your home. Let’s all mark National Mosquito Control Awareness Week this week by protecting our families and communities from mosquito-borne disease. Arizona is home to more than 40 different types of mosquitoes, including the Culex and Aedes [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00June 28th, 2016|Preparedness|Comments Off on Say Adios to Aedes and Ciao to Culex Mosquitoes

Career Recruiting Events to be Held this Summer

Our Human Resources team will be hosting on-site career events at the Arizona State Hospital (ASH) as well as increasing our recruiting efforts for the rest of the agency. The career events at ASH will be recruiting for critical positions including: Registered Nurses, Behavioral Health Technicians/MHPS 3's and Hospital Security at ASH; Epidemiologists in Public [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00June 27th, 2016|General|Comments Off on Career Recruiting Events to be Held this Summer

Partnering to Improve Surveillance for Disease Prevention

Last week we hosted a two-day workshop on improving surveillance capacity for diseases spread by mosquitoes with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the International Society of Disease Surveillance (ISDS). ISDS's mission of bringing ideas to actions with measurable impact on public health practice, helped our Office of Infectious Disease Services to develop new ways to better inform our response [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00June 24th, 2016|Preparedness|Comments Off on Partnering to Improve Surveillance for Disease Prevention

Youth Tobacco Rates Continue to Drop in Arizona

We’re seeing a downward trend in Arizona with youth tobacco prevalence that is similar to the national trend , according to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey. The percentage of Arizona’s high school youth who have ever tried smoking has decreased from 46.5 percent in 2011 to 37 percent in 2015, a decrease of almost 20 [...]

By |2016-06-22T14:39:47-07:00June 22nd, 2016|Newborn Screening, Prevention|Comments Off on Youth Tobacco Rates Continue to Drop in Arizona

Learn the Signs and Symptoms of Heat-Related Illnesses to Stay Safe

The high temperatures over the past few days have resulted in 13 out of 15 Arizona counties to be under an Excessive Heat Warning. Exposure to these temperatures can put you at additional risk for a heat-related illness. Most vulnerable are adults age 65 and older, those who work or exercise outdoors, infants and children, the [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00June 21st, 2016|Preparedness|Comments Off on Learn the Signs and Symptoms of Heat-Related Illnesses to Stay Safe

Summer Lunch Buddies Program helping Families Find Healthy Meals

During the school year in Arizona, nearly 650,000 meals are served at schools each day. Last summer, the Summer Food Service Program served 16,007 meals each day at schools and other sites. Meals are served at a variety of community sites, but many families do not know about the program. Our staff and the Arizona Department [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00June 20th, 2016|Prevention|Comments Off on Summer Lunch Buddies Program helping Families Find Healthy Meals

New Data shows Legionnaires’ Disease on the Rise

A recent CDC Vital Signs has highlighted Legionnaire’s Disease, a serious lung infection (pneumonia) caused by a type of bacterium “Legionella”. In the United States every year, about 5,000 people are infected with Legionnaire’s disease and about 10 percent who get sick will die due to these infections. The number of people with Legionnaire’s disease grew by nearly four [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:48-07:00June 17th, 2016|General|Comments Off on New Data shows Legionnaires’ Disease on the Rise

Are You Prepared for Antibiotic Stewardship in Arizona?

Last Saturday our Healthcare-Associated Infections Program and Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee members presented at the 2016 Arizona Pharmacy Association Annual Convention. Their presentation “A National Action Plan to Combat Antibiotic Resistance: Are You Prepared?” was attended by over 200 Arizona pharmacists. Discussions included: Global initiatives to improve the use of antibiotics, including programs in the United States Major elements of the White [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:48-07:00June 16th, 2016|Preparedness|Comments Off on Are You Prepared for Antibiotic Stewardship in Arizona?

Recycling Land for Healthier Communities

On June 2, our Office of Environmental Health sponsored a Land Recycling and New Tools for Creating Healthier Communities and Economic Growth workshop at the Flinn Foundation in Phoenix. The primary focus of the workshop was on how to improve community health through the reuse or redevelopment of property to reduce exposure to environmental contaminants, increase access to healthy [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:48-07:00June 15th, 2016|Preparedness|Comments Off on Recycling Land for Healthier Communities

As Monsoon Season Starts Take Steps to Keep Your Family Safe

Governor Ducey proclaimed this week (June 12-17) as Monsoon Awareness Week in Arizona. While we haven’t yet been hit by the rain we expect during monsoon, we’re anticipating another summer of severe weather. Monsoons in Arizona can be associated with extreme heat, thunderstorms, dust storms, flash floods and wildfires. For public health, this means revisiting our preparedness plans and [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:48:48-07:00June 14th, 2016|Preparedness|Comments Off on As Monsoon Season Starts Take Steps to Keep Your Family Safe
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