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International Infection Prevention Week
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International Infection Prevention Week

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International Infection Prevention Week

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 21st, 2015|General, Prevention|

International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) raises awareness of the role infection prevention plays to improve patient safety and promotes the belief that everyone plays a role in infection prevention. As IIPW expands, more patients benefit from safer healthcare practices and reduced threat of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). In response to this important need, the Governor of [...]

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Efforts Highlight Resources
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Efforts Highlight Resources

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Efforts Highlight Resources

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 15th, 2015|General|

Domestic Violence Awareness Month continues throughout October and ADHS employees keep awareness efforts fresh at the mid-month mark. Today is Wear Purple Day for our department. The color represents a reminder to all of us to lend support in our community and bring an end to domestic violence. Many of our partners are showing support [...]

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Arizona State Laboratory Announces Biosafety Improvement Plan
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Arizona State Laboratory Announces Biosafety Improvement Plan

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Arizona State Laboratory Announces Biosafety Improvement Plan

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 12th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Public Health Laboratory was awarded funds from the Epidemiology Laboratory Capacity cooperative improvement grant to improve laboratory biosafety in Arizona as part of the national response to the Ebola crisis. The funds were awarded to develop a three-year plan to improve the state lab’s biosafety readiness as well as assisting the State Public Health Lab’s [...]

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Flu has Arrived in Arizona; Get Vaccinated this Month
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Flu has Arrived in Arizona; Get Vaccinated this Month

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Flu has Arrived in Arizona; Get Vaccinated this Month

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00October 7th, 2015|General|

Flu season started early this year with Arizona reporting the first locally acquired flu cases last week. You’ve probably seen or heard messages encouraging you to get a flu shot. That’s because it takes about two weeks for the vaccine to take effect in your system, so we want to be sure you are protected [...]

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00October 2nd, 2015|General, Prevention|

Across the country domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women aged 15-44. In Arizona last year, 109 individuals and four dogs lost their lives to domestic violence. During the first five months of 2015, there have been 40 documented domestic violence related deaths. Domestic violence does not discriminate. It doesn’t matter what [...]

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Showcasing successful strategies for collaboration
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Showcasing successful strategies for collaboration

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Showcasing successful strategies for collaboration

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00October 1st, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Our partnership building skills were highlighted at the United States Conference on AIDS on September 13, in Washington, D.C. Our Office of Disease Integration and Services, HIV Prevention Program, and Maricopa County Ryan White Part A Program were selected from a pool of a thousand applicants to facilitate a three hour workshop “Thrown Under the [...]

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Addressing environmental health concerns in the community
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Addressing environmental health concerns in the community

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Addressing environmental health concerns in the community

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00September 30th, 2015|General|

Every year our Environmental Toxicology program responds to environmental health concerns and provides communities with epidemiologic and toxicological health assessments. Recently a community member from the town of Superior brought up concerns that contamination from past mining activities could be affecting the health of residents. Superior is a small mining town with a population of [...]

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Flu vaccine is here, and it’s better than last year’s
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Flu vaccine is here, and it’s better than last year’s

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Flu vaccine is here, and it’s better than last year’s

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:09-07:00September 22nd, 2015|General|

Last flu season was a rough one, mainly because the influenza A (H3) strain in the vaccine did not match the circulating A (H3) strain that was making most people sick. This season, CDC believes the strains in the vaccine will be a good match against the currently circulating strains and provide better protection. Although the flu [...]

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Monitoring Ends for Travelers from Liberia for Ebola
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Monitoring Ends for Travelers from Liberia for Ebola

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Monitoring Ends for Travelers from Liberia for Ebola

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:09-07:00September 18th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Throughout the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, local health departments in Arizona have worked with ADHS, CDC, and other federal partners to monitor travelers returning from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for signs and symptoms of Ebola. Since October 17, local public health in Arizona has monitored more than 200 returning travelers. As disease prevention and [...]

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EMS Resuscitation Training Session a Success
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EMS Resuscitation Training Session a Success

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EMS Resuscitation Training Session a Success

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:09-07:00September 17th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

As part of our on-going cardiac resuscitation quality improvement program, the Bureau of EMS and Trauma System along with the University of Arizona (UA) has made tremendous strides in saving lives by translating basic science advancements in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) research into action by emergency providers. The discoveries have led to important changes in national standards and spawned the enormous [...]

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