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First West Nile Case Confirmed in Maricopa County
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First West Nile Case Confirmed in Maricopa County

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

On Tuesday, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus in Arizona this season. West Nile virus can cause severe illness, although only about 20% of those infected will develop any symptoms at all, usually flu-like: fever, headache, body aches, and muscle weakness. We distributed a joint [...]

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New HIV Data Released
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New HIV Data Released

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:12-07:00July 8th, 2015|General|

We recently published our HIV/AIDS Integrated Epidemiologic Profile, which includes data from 2009-2012 and contains information about comorbidity of HIV with other infectious diseases like tuberculosis, valley fever, and some STDs. In comparison to other states, Arizona’s case count is average. As of 2013, 15,798 people in Arizona were living with HIV/AIDS and 730 Arizonans were [...]

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Smoke-Free Arizona Turns Eight

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:13-07:00June 15th, 2015|General|

On November 7, 2006, Arizona voters approved Proposition 201, the Smoke-Free Arizona Act. The Act went into effect on May 1, 2007, and prohibited smoking inside and within 20 feet of entrances, open windows, and ventilation systems of most enclosed public places and places of employment in Arizona. Our Smoke-Free Arizona Program's continued success is [...]

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New Trauma Centers in Tuba City and Sierra Vista Help to Fill Gaps

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:13-07:00June 10th, 2015|General|

Tuba City Regional Medical Center and Canyon Vista Medical Center recently achieved designation as level III trauma centers. From a trauma system perspective, adding these two facilities to the list of level III trauma centers addresses two important realities about trauma. First, the majority of injured patients (88%) don't require care at the highly specialized level I trauma centers. Their [...]

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Statewide Advisory Group Seeking New Members

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:13-07:00June 5th, 2015|General, Prevention|

The newly formed HIV Statewide Advisory Group (SWAG) is recruiting up to 12 new members to represent people living with HIV, those affected by the disease, and HIV care and social service providers statewide. The SWAG is charged with providing planning and guidance for the delivery of services funded by the SWAG and Ryan White [...]

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2015 ADVICE Collaborative III: Striving for Excellence

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:13-07:00June 1st, 2015|General|

Back in 2013, our Licensing team partnered with our Infectious Disease Services team and the Healthcare Associated Infections Advisory Committee to put together a day-long conference aimed at improving infection control practices. The ADVICE Collaborative brought together licensed dialysis providers, the dialysis network, federal partners and public health professionals to find new ways to promote infection control, build relationships, and identify [...]

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Sixth Annual Arizona Infectious Disease Training and Exercise Coming Soon

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:13-07:00May 27th, 2015|General|

We're currently busy planning our 6th annual Arizona Infectious Disease Training and Exercise, which will take place from July 21st-23rd this year. This event brings together nearly 400 infection control practitioners, public and community health nurses, health educators, epidemiologists, sanitarians, correctional facility representatives, animal control agencies, preparedness coordinators, laboratorians, border health counterparts, and university faculty and students to [...]

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New Foods for WIC Families in Arizona

By Cory Nelson|2017-02-10T09:49:14-07:00May 11th, 2015|General|

Getting kids to eat healthy is hard, especially for busy moms. The Arizona WIC program now offers new foods to help families provide nutritious meals. Yogurt, whole wheat pasta, and new brands of cereal and baby foods for older babies are now available through the WIC program. The full list of foods includes many fresh, frozen and canned vegetables, [...]

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Empowering Habits, Empowering Lives: Superheroes Empowering Arizona!

By Cory Nelson|2017-02-10T09:49:14-07:00May 5th, 2015|General|

This past weekend, we held the fourth annual “Empowering Habits and Empowering Lives” Empower Conference. More than 250 Early Care and Education professionals from all over Arizona participated in the all-day meeting. Conference participants explored the Empower Program's 10 Standards to Empower Children to Live Healthy Lives and learned how to be more effective through developing cultural [...]

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Title V Priority Setting Meeting

By Cory Nelson|2017-02-10T09:49:14-07:00April 20th, 2015|General, Prevention|

Our Women’s and Children’s Health team administers the federal maternal Child Health Block Grant. This grant is authorized through Title V of the Social Security Act and has been in place since 1935. Every 5 years we look at the health and well-being of Arizona’s women and children and develop our top priorities based on [...]

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