American Indian – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

2013 Arizona Native American Trauma Report Released

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:48:52-07:00April 15th, 2016|Preparedness|

A joint task force made up of representatives from our department and the Arizona American Indian health care community has released the 2013 American Indian Trauma Report. This report highlights the on-going epidemic of trauma in the Native American Community and offers recommendations to decrease the rate of trauma including, incentivizing and expanding data collection [...]

Making a Public Health Difference

By Will Humble|2012-11-20T09:45:06-07:00November 20th, 2012|General|

In public health, we don’t gather data just for the sake of gathering data. Our goal is use that data to see what kind of issues there are, look for programs that are proven to reduce bad outcomes and help the communities implement them. One key area we watch is Maternal and Child Health because making changes [...]