public health

A recent audit of the Long Term Care Licensing system shows room for improvement to address issues with complaint processing

By |2023-06-14T16:03:14-07:00May 26th, 2023|Licensing|

In September 2019, the Arizona Auditor General (AZAG) published the Performance Audit and Sunset Review (2019 Report) for the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). The 2019 Report included the AZAG’s findings related to how ADHS handled complaints for long-term care (LTC) facilities in 2017 and 2018, and five recommendations to improve the complaint process. [...]

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Happy National Public Health Week! Recognizing the contributions of public health professionals.

By |2023-04-03T11:17:26-07:00April 3rd, 2023|General|

National Public Health Week (NPHW) allows us to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation's health. For more than 25 years, the American Public Health Association (APHA) has served as the organizer of NPHW. Every year, APHA develops a national campaign to educate the public, policymakers [...]

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Engaged team drives our commitment to helping Arizonans live healthier lives

By |2022-06-21T12:11:47-07:00June 21st, 2022|General|

I am tremendously grateful to work alongside so many people dedicated to helping Arizonans live healthier lives. To see ADHS team members do this day in and day out amid a global pandemic has been truly extraordinary.   Make no mistake: This has been a challenging two-plus years as ADHS team members have met the challenge [...]

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Report: Arizona made ‘notable progress’ on public health preparedness

By |2022-03-22T15:00:10-07:00March 22nd, 2022|Preparedness|

The past two years have put public health preparedness on center stage as our country grapples with the ongoing pandemic. All the while, we have remained vigilant and prepared for the next unknown challenge facing communities across our state. Public health partners across Arizona have risen to the occasion and have done amazing work responding [...]

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Federal officials recommend third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose for those with weakened immune systems

By |2021-08-13T17:22:47-07:00August 13th, 2021|Preparedness|

The federal government has authorized a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for people with weakened immune systems. This important news applies to Arizonans with moderately to severely compromised immune systems. These individuals are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, and an additional vaccine dose for them could help prevent serious illness and death. [...]

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2020 State-by-State Report on Public Health Preparedness

By |2021-08-11T14:44:06-07:00February 25th, 2020|Preparedness|

Recent events, such as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), highlight the need for public health preparedness programs at the local, state, and federal levels. A primary role of public health agencies is to help protect the public from such disease outbreaks and disasters. However, it can be difficult to know just how prepared we are [...]

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Annual Report Highlights Advances in Making Arizona the Healthiest State in the Nation

By |2018-04-06T12:25:27-07:00April 6th, 2018|General|

This week we celebrated National Public Health Week, highlighting the great work and accomplishments of the Arizona Department of Health Services and our public health and healthcare partners from across the state. We are concluding this week with the release of our Annual Report to highlight many of the great projects and programs our teams accomplished over the last fiscal year, [...]

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Clinicians now have an easy, accessible ADHS website

By |2017-02-10T09:48:31-07:00January 19th, 2017|General|

One of public health’s major partnerships is with practicing clinicians. In any threat to the public’s health – be it environmental, nuclear, infectious, chronic or substance-related – clinicians work with health departments to recognize and respond appropriately. Now it is easier than ever for them to find public health resources and guidelines in Arizona. On [...]

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Public Health Works Behind the Scenes to Make Our Communities Healthy

By |2017-02-10T09:48:58-07:00March 3rd, 2016|General|

When I was younger, my grandmother gave me two books, and I don’t think she realized they ended up shaping my career. After reading Outbreak (by Robin Cook) and Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC (by Joseph McCormick and Susan Fisher-Hoch), I was hooked on working in public health. After learning more about what [...]

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