Monthly Archives: June 2018

New Tool to Help Communities Develop Strategies to Prevent and Control Diabetes
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New Tool to Help Communities Develop Strategies to Prevent and Control Diabetes

Prevention

New Tool to Help Communities Develop Strategies to Prevent and Control Diabetes

By Cara Christ|2018-06-05T12:31:56-07:00June 5th, 2018|Prevention|

Diabetes is a serious health condition attributing to nearly 14,000 Arizona emergency department visits and 11,000 local hospital admissions in 2016. Diabetes, the sixth leading disease-related cause of death in Arizona, is also a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to significant disability including blindness, kidney failure and amputation. In [...]

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Work Continues to Reduce Opioid Deaths as Emergency Declaration Comes to an End
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Work Continues to Reduce Opioid Deaths as Emergency Declaration Comes to an End

General, Prevention

Work Continues to Reduce Opioid Deaths as Emergency Declaration Comes to an End

By Cara Christ|2018-06-01T14:11:13-07:00June 1st, 2018|General, Prevention|

Governor Doug Ducey has officially ended the formal emergency public health declaration he issued last year that directed our department to lead a statewide response to the opioid epidemic. We have made tremendous strides, but the work we started last June is far from complete. The list of accomplishments over this last year is long [...]

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