September Is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
With Arizona marking September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we recognize the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on many stressors, including emotional hardships, that can impact the overall health and mental well-being of Arizonans. It has never been more important for us to […]
Protect Yourself: Arizona is Experiencing a Record High Season for West Nile Virus
Amid a wetter monsoon season than recent years, Arizona is experiencing a record high season for the West Nile virus, which transmits through mosquito bites. Through late last week, Arizona had seen 123 cases and four deaths. Nearly all of them have been in Maricopa […]
Hear Her: Learn the urgent maternal warning signs to help save women’s lives
Any mom’s life lost is one too many. Over the years, maternal deaths and other complications that occur during and after pregnancy have been on the rise nationwide and in Arizona.
In our state, about 70 women die each year, and about a third of these die from […]
CDC: All COVID-19 Vaccines Provide Substantial Protection Against Hospitalization
A study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that all COVID-19 vaccines being used in the United States provide substantial protection against hospitalization.
News outlets will understandably focus on how the vaccines rank in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality […]
Foodborne Illness Affects One in Six Across the U.S.
We’ve all had those times when our stomach doesn’t feel just right, often after eating. And often, that stomachache is no more than minor discomfort that lasts just a short time.
Even though the American food supply is among the safest in the world, an estimated 128,000 people […]
Dr. Carmona: Changing the Narrative Key to Expanding Vaccination Against COVID-19
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, is advising Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The best leaders – presidents, governors, mayors, CEOs – surround themselves with people who will […]
