Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity

Being Active Every Day Can Improve Your Health

By |2019-02-28T10:27:28-07:00February 28th, 2019|Prevention|

Physical activity is fun, can be done anywhere and anytime, and can have positive benefits to your health. From now until the end of July, the Arizona Department of Health Services’ AZ Health Zone is featuring a new public awareness campaign called “Every. Day. Active.”  The campaign includes statewide digital ads and social media that shows [...]

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Recycling Land for Healthier Communities

By |2017-02-10T09:48:48-07:00June 15th, 2016|Preparedness|

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 [...]

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Arizona Department of Health Services Honored for Breastfeeding Support

By |2017-02-10T09:48:49-07:00May 20th, 2016|Prevention|

The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and International Lactation Consultant Association have recognized our department for excellence in lactation care. We received the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Care Award in recognition for our staff that hold the prestigious IBCLC, and for providing lactation programs for breastfeeding families. Our department was recognized [...]

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Our Public Education Campaigns Earn Several Awards

By |2017-02-10T09:48:56-07:00March 21st, 2016|General|

Several of our public education and outreach campaigns received awards earlier this month from the American Advertising Federation. Our tobacco prevention program earned several awards for public service announcements promoting the Arizona Smoker’s Helpline, commonly referred to as the ASHLine, which provides coaching and nicotine replacement therapy to anyone who wants to quit using tobacco. [...]

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Health Impact Assessment Training

By |2017-02-10T09:49:00-07:00February 18th, 2016|Prevention|

Our Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity, in collaboration with the Arizona Alliance For Livable Communities, is sponsoring a new, two-day Health Impact Assessment (HIA) training course designed and presented by Habitat Health Impact Consulting. The purpose of the training is to build the skills of local health departments, non-governmental organizations and other agencies to [...]

2016 SNAP-Ed Strategies and Interventions Featured in National Toolkit for States

By |2017-02-10T09:49:00-07:00February 12th, 2016|Prevention|

Our Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity competed successfully to have their SNAP-Ed interventions included in the 2016 SNAP-Ed Strategies and Interventions: An Obesity Prevention Toolkit for States. The comprehensive criteria used in the process focused on policy, systems and environmental change and the scoring process was rigorous. This national publication also includes many new cutting edge approaches from [...]

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Arizona WIC Program Selected for USDA Lean Six Sigma Process

By |2017-02-10T09:49:02-07:00January 21st, 2016|Prevention|

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is undertaking a Lean Six Sigma process improvement project for the development of the WIC state plan. Six Sigma is a data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating shortcomings in processes. USDA selected a variety of state agencies and regional offices to take part in the five-month project. The [...]

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New “Brighten the Family Table” Campaign Launches

By |2017-02-10T09:49:06-07:00November 16th, 2015|Prevention|

The Arizona Nutrition Network in our Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity showcases a new campaign that encourages people to “Brighten the Family Table” with colorful vegetables and fruits. The campaign features a variety of healthy, colorful foods such as bright red peppers, colorful carrots, green vegetables like broccoli and leafy greens, pretty purple cabbage, [...]

Empower Newsletter Debut

By |2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 22nd, 2015|Prevention|

This month our department  shared the first monthly Empower Newsletter focusing on policy development and implementation of the Empower Standards. Empower is a collaborative effort throughout ADHS. The Bureau of Child Care Licensing enrolls centers and small group homes in Empower and monitors implementation. The Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity develops and provides materials, [...]

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New Online Course Addresses Perinatal Depression

By |2017-02-10T09:49:09-07:00September 10th, 2015|General|

Perinatal depression is one of the most common medical complications women experience during pregnancy and the first 12 months after delivery.  It can affect up to one in seven women and if left untreated and undetected, perinatal depression can be damaging to the growth and healthy development of very young children as well as the [...]

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