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During National Nurses Month, we honor the critical role of school nurses

By |2022-05-20T12:56:02-07:00May 20th, 2022|General|

National Nurses Month 2022 is a chance to celebrate the care nurses provide in settings that extend far beyond hospitals and doctors’ offices. This year’s theme, “You Make a Difference,” honors these skilled professionals and trusted advocates who ensure individuals, families, and populations receive quality care and services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these too-often unsung [...]

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National Nurses Week & the Harlem Shake

By |2017-02-10T09:49:40-07:00May 12th, 2014|General|

Anybody that has worked in the healthcare industry knows who's the backbone of care: Nurses.  Last week we celebrated nurses with National Nurses Week. We have many nurses throughout the Department in various divisions. Each nurse provides a distinct service to the Department. The majority of our nurses work at the AZ State Hospital providing [...]

Women’s Services Expansion Kick In

By |2017-02-10T09:50:59-07:00September 20th, 2012|Affordable Care Act, Prevention|

Several prevention-related health services will be covered without cost sharing in new health plans as of a couple of weeks ago as a result of the Affordable Care Act.  The changes are designed to help lower costs and outcomes for a variety of preventative women’s services.  Previously, some insurance companies didn't cover some of the [...]

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Prescription Painkiller Forum

By |2017-02-10T09:51:07-07:00July 17th, 2012|General, Prevention|

We’re committed to reducing substance abuse in Arizona and we’re consistently reminding the public to get rid of old medication to reduce the number of unintentional poisonings.  With more Arizonans dying every year from misuse and abuse of prescription painkillers than car crashes- it's more important than ever to educate health care providers... so we’re hosting a forum to discuss this [...]

AZ Kicks off the “No Place Like Home” Campaign

By |2012-03-16T09:06:02-07:00March 16th, 2012|Behavioral Health, Licensing|

Kathy McCanna, Alan Oppenheim, and Connie Belden (from Licensing) and Kristy Benton (from Behavioral Health) recently jumped head-first into a new Arizona health-care initiative called No Place Like Home which is Arizona’s approach to the Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs project.  The project aims to prevent hospital-acquired conditions and hospital re-admissions.  The name [...]

Closin’ the Deal

By |2017-02-10T09:51:33-07:00September 23rd, 2011|General|

Just a few hours ago we learned that we closed the deal on the highly competitive portion of a new  home visiting grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services. We're one of 9 states that'll be awarded the competitive portion of the grant. We'll receive $9.4M a year for four years for a total of more than $36M to implement a maternal, infant, [...]

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