Tribal Liaison – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Native American Heritage Month celebrates Arizona’s earliest residents and their vast history

By Jennie Cunico|2023-11-21T13:34:16-07:00November 21st, 2023|General|

November is Native American Heritage Month and we are recognizing the contributions of our staff and the efforts made by ADHS to positively impact the health of our tribal members. Efforts to establish a formal date recognizing the contributions, achievements, sacrifices, and cultural and historical legacy of Native Americans have spanned decades. The work began [...]

Native American Trauma Report

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:11-07:00August 27th, 2013|Preparedness|

One of the things you’ll see in our upcoming State Health Assessment is the fact that traumatic injury disproportionately impacts the American Indian population in Arizona. To dive into the issue deeper and to help us design more effective interventions, our Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System published our first Arizona American Indian [...]