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National Public Health Week 2015 website launched

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:15-07:00March 4th, 2015|General|

The website for National Public Health Week, which will run April 6-12 this year, is now open for business. Visit www.nphw.org to stay abreast of information and events and access the NPHW toolkit. The toolkit contains fact sheets, media outreach materials, suggested community events, legislative information and other helpful resources and activities. This year's NPHW [...]

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Tuberculosis: Stubborn but Eradicable

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00March 3rd, 2015|General|

In the past, tuberculosis was all over popular culture. It was portrayed in opera (Puccini’s La bóheme, Verdi’s La Traviata), in novels (Tolstoy’s Anna Karénina, Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment), and in poetry (works by both Keats and Shelley). Nowadays, it seems like the only time TB is in the news is when it’s about ancient [...]

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Big Behavioral Health Procurement in the Books

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00March 2nd, 2015|General|

In mid-December (2014) we awarded contracts for the Northern and Southern regions of the state to Health Choice Integrated Care and Cenpatico Integrated Care. On January 2nd United Healthcare filed a Protest with the ADHS for the award in Southern AZ, requesting an Emergency Stay and Administrative Hearing. On January 21 we denied the Protest. United [...]

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Az Health Improvement Plan Paying Dividends

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00February 27th, 2015|General|

Az Health Improvement Plan Paying Dividends We made progress this week on one of our key Arizona Health Improvement Plan (AzHIP) objectives: To improve access to well care in underserved areas of Arizona. This week the Governor signed Senate Bill 1194 which enhances our State Loan Repayment Program by expanding the types of providers who can receive loan repayment assistance, increasing [...]

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EMTALA & Ebola

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00February 24th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law that requires hospitals that accept Medicare payments to provide emergency healthcare to anybody regardless of citizenship or immigration status or their ability to pay. Under the law, hospitals that accept Medicare payments can’t transfer or discharge patients that need emergency treatment unless [...]

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ADHS Community Profiles Dashboard Gets International Recognition

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00February 23rd, 2015|General|

Our Community Profiles Dashboard is featured this month in the ESRI News, for State & Local Government newsletter as an example of the benefits from making health date more accessible. I’ve blogged about our Dashboard, which is a leap forward for public health professionals, city planners, non-profit organizations, medical providers and anyone who needs public [...]

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AzPHA Spring Conference

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00February 20th, 2015|General|

Registration is now open for the Arizona Public Health Association (AzPHA) 2015 Spring Conference. The conference titled: "It Starts Upstream: A Public Health Approach to Building a Healthy Future” will be held on Thursday, April 9, at the Phoenix Zoo. This year’s conference will feature panel discussions on the Social Determinants of Health and Nutrition [...]

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Southern AZ RBHA Procurement Protest

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00February 19th, 2015|General|

In mid-December (2014) we awarded contracts for the Northern and Southern regions of the state to Health Choice Integrated Care (Northern AZ) and Cenpatico Integrated Care (in Southern AZ). On January 2nd United Healthcare filed a Protest with the ADHS for the award in Southern AZ, requesting an Emergency Stay and Administrative Hearing. Last month (January 21) we [...]

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Coping with Stress

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00February 18th, 2015|General|

Stress can have a profound impact on health and affects your body, thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Symptoms like chronic headaches, insomnia, and lower productivity can be a direct result of stress. Being able to recognize common stress symptoms can give you a jump on managing them. Stress management is important, because, left unchecked, it can [...]

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AMR Certificate of Necessity

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:17-07:00February 17th, 2015|General|

You might recall that a few weeks ago I approved American Medical Response’s (AMR Maricopa) application to operate ambulances in Maricopa County (called a Certificate of Necessity or CON). I approved the Certificate of Necessity after reviewing a host of evidence presented to an Administrative Law Judge and her Order recommending approval. Approval of the [...]

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