public health ready

Public Health Preparedness Milestone

By azdhs-admin|2012-02-07T15:18:14-07:00February 7th, 2012|Preparedness|

Back in 2008 we set the ambitious goal of becoming a “Public Health Ready” state- and we’ve worked hard over the last 3 years or so to accomplish our goal. We made it last month- and Arizona became one of only a couple of states to have all county health departments recognized by Project Public [...]

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Acing the Preparedness Test

By azdhs-admin|2011-12-20T08:32:49-07:00December 20th, 2011|General|

Disease detection and swift and effective public health interventions are essential to saving lives in a public health emergency. According to a new report from the CDC on Public Health Preparedness, Arizona's public health system is ready and well-prepared. The CDC report outlines the Department’s ability to detect and respond to a wide range of public [...]

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