Arizona SHARE Program – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Take Steps to Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:48:29-07:00February 3rd, 2017|Prevention|

A top priority for our department is to develop prevention programs, services and public education campaigns that help Arizona families make choices that will improve their health and wellness. A major focus of many of our initiatives is preventing heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men in [...]

Annual Resuscitation Academy Helps Expand CPR Use

By Cory Nelson|2017-02-10T09:49:14-07:00April 10th, 2015|Preparedness|

In February, the Bureau of EMS and Trauma System held it’s 3rd annual Arizona State Resuscitation Academy. This event brought together more than 250 community health educators, 9-1-1 telecommunicators, EMS, and hospital medical providers who are dedicated to continuing work to improve survival from cardiac arrest. Our approach focusing on all components of the chain of survival has saved [...]