Women’s & Children’s health – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Integrating Environmental Health & Prevention into Home Visiting

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:01-07:00November 4th, 2013|Prevention|

This month we wrapped up an 18-month quality improvement pilot project to better integrate environmental health and chronic disease information and referrals into our state home visiting programs. A cross-divisional team made up of folks from Women's & Children's Health, environmental Health, chronic disease, workforce development, and performance management worked together to standardize and pilot [...]

ADHS Receives Award to Participate in National Quality Improvement Demonstration Initiative

By Will Humble|2012-03-15T08:33:44-07:00March 15th, 2012|General|

We just received a new grant award from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s National Quality Improvement Demonstration Initiative! Arizona was only one of only 5 states with a successful application. This is great for Arizona for a number of reasons. First, it’ll help prepare [...]