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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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Top Baby Names in Arizona 2017

By |2017-12-27T09:39:10-07:00December 27th, 2017|General, Preparedness|

Emma is the top name for girls, and Liam is the top name for boys for the second year in a row. The top five girl names for 2017 are Emma, Isabella, Olivia, Mia, and Ava. The top five boy names for 2017 are Liam, Noah, Sebastian, Alexander, and Daniel. The list of baby names [...]

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Bad Bugs, No Drugs?

By |2017-02-10T09:50:08-07:00September 23rd, 2013|General|

CDC released a report this week about antibiotic resistance. They found that more than 2 million people in the US get sick every year from germs that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die from these infections. The report also found that up to half of antibiotic use in people is unnecessary [...]

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Next Midwifery Meeting

By |2013-02-07T16:37:26-07:00February 7th, 2013|Licensing|

Our next Midwifery Scope of Practice Advisory Committee meeting will be Monday (February 11th) from 5-8 pm in the Lab conference room.  The expanded Agenda will have more time for presentations and comments.  We’ll have presentations from some of the advisory committee members, a discussion of the latest iteration of the working draft regulations and more [...]

Medical Condition Petition Status

By |2012-07-06T11:11:56-07:00July 6th, 2012|General|

The AZ Medical Marijuana Act requires us to periodically accept petitions to add new medical conditions to the list of conditions that qualify folks for an AZ Medical Marijuana Registration Card.  In January, we accepted petitions from the public and had a public hearing in May.  Folks submitted numerous articles as a part their petitions for PTSD 1; PTSD 2; Depression; Migraines; and Generalized [...]

Telling the Public Health Story

By |2017-02-10T09:51:07-07:00July 5th, 2012|General|

One of the key elements of our Strategic Plan is to “Build Public Health Value.” One of the best ways to do that is to tell good stories that capture people’s attention and imagination- stories that highlight the value of public health.  During our Division of Licensing’s employee recognition event last week, Larry Martens read [...]

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The Push to Stop Preterm Births

By |2017-02-10T09:51:07-07:00July 2nd, 2012|Prevention|

On June 18, we held a news conference with the Arizona March of Dimes and the Arizona Perinatal Trust to officially launch a new campaign to reduce preventable preterm births.  We got great coverage this week, including a FOX News interview  that aired in several other cities across the country.  We’ve joined a national challenge issued by [...]

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Scheduled Maintenance

By |2012-03-08T10:44:54-07:00March 8th, 2012|General|

Due to scheduled maintenance this website will be unavailable Sunday, March 11 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.

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Enjoy AZ’s 100th B-day

By |2012-02-13T10:26:00-07:00February 13th, 2012|General|

Please take some time to enjoy Arizona’s 100th birthday celebration this  week.  The Arizona Centennial Commission   held Arizona Best Fest this past Saturday and Sunday.  There’ll also be a host of events going on tomorro (AZ’s actual 100th Birthday) in the Capitol mall area- especially the area between the House and Senate buildings just across [...]

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Arizona Mexico Commission Progress

By |2017-02-10T09:51:18-07:00February 10th, 2012|General|

I’m writing this from my hotel room in Rocky Point- after a long day (and night) of the inter Plenary Session.  The 2 day conference started Thursday and goes through tonight.  We meet twice a year- it’s basically an opportunity for us to form partnerships across the border and to develop regional approaches to things like [...]

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