Epidemiology and Disease Control Services

By Will Humble|2013-01-14T10:08:41-07:00January 14th, 2013|General|

Over the past two years, folks in ITS and Epidemiology and Disease Control have been working together to enhance our state’s electronic communicable disease surveillance system called MEDSIS. This week the new version of MEDSIS went live. Major enhancements include the integration of tuberculosis reporting, case management and surveillance; expanded case management capabilities for all diseases; [...]

2011 Department Priorities Spotlight – Public Health Preparedness

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:00-07:00January 4th, 2011|Newborn Screening, Preparedness|

Medical Marijuana will be implemented in April, 2011. The coordination of tasks to ensure smooth and efficient implementation is a huge goal for 2011 and cuts across Bureau lines, involving many distinct portions of not only Public Health Preparedness but the Agency as a whole. Emergency Medical Services Within the Bureau of Emergency Services and [...]

New Year, New MEDSIS

2011 Department Priorities Spotlight – Public Health Preparedness