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2013 ADHS Water Drive

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:25-07:00May 16th, 2013|General|

We already broke the 100 degree mark in the Valley this week. It won’t be long before the heat’s here to stay. Heat is one of the most dangerous weather situations in public health – actually it’s the #1 weather-related killer. Last year 152 Arizonans died from heat exposure.... with 80% happening in June, July and August. The largest [...]

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AZ’s Community Planning Matrix

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:26-07:00May 14th, 2013|General|

Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about how a city’s General Plan is one tool for communities to define how they want their city or town to grow and improve population health and how city planning can have a real impact. I wrote about how community residents can use a recently developed Toolkit put [...]

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Mother’s Day and Women’s Health Week

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:26-07:00May 12th, 2013|General, Prevention|

Mother’s Day kicks off this year’s National Women’s Health Week with the theme “It’s Your Time.” This year’s celebration centers around how women take care of other people—their children, spouses, family, friends, and co-workers—but also need to take the time to care for themselves. We’re hosting the 4th annual Women’s Health Week Celebration for state [...]

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Home Baked Goods & Empowering Opportunity

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:27-07:00May 9th, 2013|General|

Last year I blogged about a grant sponsored by the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council to help folks with developmental disabilities and their families become self-employed by starting their own cottage industry food business. At the end of last year, this funding was awarded to the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, which has developed [...]

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State Employee Recognition

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:27-07:00May 8th, 2013|General|

The work we do often doesn’t get a lot of fanfare. Much like police who respond to hundreds of calls a week, public health workers diligent work to protect the public from health threats – we just don’t respond with lights and sirens and there aren't any TV shows that celebrate our work. I try [...]

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The “Community Plan”

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:27-07:00May 7th, 2013|General|

Strategic community planning is an effective tool to improve population health. That’s why organizations like the Livable Communities Coalition are so important as they help Arizona communities to become places that improve those social and environmental determinants of health that make such a big impact on population health and public health outcomes. But how do [...]

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AAP Issues Home Birth Guidelines

By Will Humble|2013-05-06T08:41:04-07:00May 3rd, 2013|General|

The American Academy of Pediatrics put out a new policy statement called “Planned Home Birth” this week. The Policy Document summarizes the standards of care for newborn infants born at home. It’s designed to help pediatricians provide supportive, informed advice to women considering home birth. The AAP Report says they agree with the American College of [...]

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AZ Cities’ General Plan Schedules

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:28-07:00May 2nd, 2013|General|

A city’s General Plan is one tool for communities to define how they want their city or town to grow and improve population health. Currently, Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, and Scottsdale are updating their General Plans, and each city has a variety of resources that give community members the opportunity to share their opinions and get [...]

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Healthy Kids

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:29-07:00April 30th, 2013|General|

Looking for Gold Standard information to help you be the best parent you can be when it comes to your kid’s health and wellness? Whether you're looking for basic child health info or detailed guidance about parenting issues, look no further than HealthyChildren.org, which is the only parenting web site backed by 60,000 pediatricians. You'll [...]

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Prom Tools for Parents

By Will Humble|2017-09-26T09:37:53-07:00April 26th, 2013|General|

As spring blooms in AZ, the change in seasons also comes with milestones for our state’s teenagers. In the next few weeks many of them will be attending proms and graduations. While proms and graduations can have positive memories, the experiences can turn tragic when alcohol is part of the mix. Alcohol impairs judgment… potentially [...]

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