General – Page 48 – AZ Dept. of Health Services News

Camelus dromedarius & Our State Public Health Lab

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:12-07:00August 16th, 2013|General|

Last year, a new SARS-like virus called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) broke out in Saudi Arabia. Since then, 94 cases of the very lethal disease have been reported by the World Health Organization (50% of the cases have been fatal). All the cases have been on the Arabian Peninsula. The virus causes severe [...]

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Breastfeeding is Helping to Reduce Childhood Obesity

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:13-07:00August 12th, 2013|General|

Increasing the percentage of women that choose to breastfeed is a critical evidence-based practice for addressing the childhood obesity epidemic. Here in Arizona, we have a lot to celebrate during World Breastfeeding Week- because of our collective work to increase breastfeeding is paying off. Arizona’s percentage of babies who begin breastfeeding has jumped to 83% [...]

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Computer Issues Strike Again

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:14-07:00August 10th, 2013|General|

Early this morning the computer data center that we use for ADHS programs lost power. When this happens, all those systems like the birth and death certificate system, the Women, Infant and Children's system and the medical marijuana system are not available until the power is restored and we can bring them back online. Fixing the [...]

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2012 AZ Abortion Surveillance Report

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:14-07:00August 8th, 2013|General|

State law directs us to produce several reports each year to help the public know what’s happening in the state and to help with public policy development. One of the more recently required reports is an annual report on abortion. This is the 3rd year we’ve published our annual Abortion Surveillance Report. This year's report found that there was a [...]

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Back to School Oral Health

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:15-07:00August 7th, 2013|General, Prevention|

Back to school time brings thoughts of new school supplies, backpacks, clothing, doctor's visits and immunizations. It’s also time for a dental exam and preventive care. The American Dental Association and American Academy of Pediatrics urge parents to schedule a dental examination before the school year starts. A visit to the dentist now can help assure [...]

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School & Teen Drivers

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:16-07:00August 5th, 2013|General|

Back-to-school time means that a new bolus of high-schoolers that got their license over the summer are hitting the streets for the first time during the school year. All the data suggests that the first year of driving is an especially important time for skill development. Fortunately, our State has a “Graduated Drivers License” law to [...]

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Back to School!

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:16-07:00August 2nd, 2013|Behavioral Health, General, Preparedness, Prevention|

Not so long ago (actually a long time ago) when I was a student I was bummed when it was back to school time. Now as a parent… I can’t wait. This year we thought we’d pull together a hub website for parents and grandparents to find resources and information with helpful hints about the [...]

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Dispensary Ruling

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:17-07:00July 31st, 2013|General|

The Superior Court judge ruled this morning that our requirement for Registration Certificate holders (dispensaries) to get an approval to operate within one year in order to renew their certificates is unreasonable. Because of today’s ruling, we’re going to accept renewal requests for all the current dispensaries in the state, whether they’re open or not. The [...]

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Trisomy Breakthrough?

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:17-07:00July 30th, 2013|General|

Most people have 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. One set from the mom and one from the dad. Sometimes something doesn’t go quite right, and one of the chromosome pairs doesn’t divide evenly at the right time, and a person ends up with 3 of one of the chromosomes. Trisomy means three chromosomes instead of the normal 2. There [...]

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Petitions to Add Debilitating Conditions to the MM List

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:18-07:00July 23rd, 2013|General|

The AZ Medical Marijuana Act also requires us to periodically accept petitions to permanently add new medical conditions to the list of conditions that qualify folks for a card. In Jan 2012, we’ve received petitions to add PTSD 1; PTSD 2; Depression; Migraines; and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In short- I didn’t approve the petitions because of the lack of published [...]

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