General – Page 73 – AZ Dept. of Health Services News

Neglected Global Tropical Disease Initiative

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:19-07:00February 8th, 2012|General|

Last week marked an important milestone toward better controlling 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, 13 pharmaceutical companies, the U.S., U.K. and U.A.E. governments and other global health organizations announced a new, coordinated push to defeat diseases like Dengue, rabies, blinding trachoma, Buruli ulcer, endemic treponematoses (yaws), leprosy (Hansen disease), Chagas [...]

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EMS Overdrive

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:19-07:00February 3rd, 2012|General, Preparedness|

This month has been a doozy for our Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System team. This week we finished the 2nd of 2 high-profile and important decisions. A couple of weeks ago I made a decision to let Yuma City take over part of the ambulance response in that town. I thought the city [...]

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Doing the Right Thing

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:19-07:00February 1st, 2012|General|

Our Assisted Living Licensing shop received a complaint about physical and verbal abuse of vulnerable adults in an assisted living facility in Casa Grande a couple of weeks ago. Surveyors Matthew Deise and Doris Laidlaw responded to the facility and interviewed several residents and caregivers at the home, who confirmed that some employees treat the residents [...]

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New School Lunch Standards on the Way

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:20-07:00January 31st, 2012|General, Prevention|

The USDA released a new final rule that will set new nutrition standards for the federal child nutrition programs that serve millions of children across the country every day. The new rule fleshes out the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. It’ll increase how many fruits, vegetables, and whole grains that are in school lunches [...]

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SNAP Up Healthier Food

By azdhs-admin|2012-01-30T10:31:41-07:00January 30th, 2012|General|

Maybe you’ve heard the words “The Farm Bill” in the news over the years. The Farm Bill is a very large bill that guides the mission of the USDA- including the “food stamps” program- now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. The USDA law undergoes review and reauthorization about every 5 years- and [...]

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100 Years of AZ Public Health Lab Science

By azdhs-admin|2012-01-27T14:19:18-07:00January 27th, 2012|General|

I thought it would be fun to give some perspective on public health and the Department’s activities 100 years ago as we approach our Centennial in a few weeks. Our AZ Public Health Laboratory is celebrating its 100th birthday shortly- just like the State. Our Lab was one of the first parts of state government- it created by the [...]

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Public Health Scholarship Opportunity

By azdhs-admin|2012-01-27T08:27:21-07:00January 27th, 2012|General|

The U of A's College of Public Health has a new (HRSA) grant that's offering up to 10 scholarships to enroll in their Graduate Certificate program in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology. In addition to getting the certificate- the credits are transferable to graduate programs in public health. The deadline for 2012 intake is March 1. Details and the application are located at http://www.mch-epitraining.arizona.edu/.

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Build Your Inventory of Emergency Response Skills

By azdhs-admin|2012-01-26T08:20:30-07:00January 26th, 2012|General, Preparedness|

Maricopa County Department of Public Health’s Office of Preparedness and Response is conducting a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise that will test the strength and completeness of County and City plans during a simulated Anthrax attack. Pre-registered volunteers will drive their cars through the site as simulated medications are dispensed. We anticipate each driver will make several [...]

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Dispensaries in AZ this Summer?

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:20-07:00January 25th, 2012|General|

Right now, it looks like a qualified “yes”. As you know from earlier blog posts a the judge has ruled in a state case that had challenged our dispensary applicant selection criteria. We’ve been reviewing our options- and decided yesterday not to appeal the case- which puts us back on track to licensing dispensaries under [...]

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Reports, Reports, Reports

By azdhs-admin|2012-01-24T08:44:27-07:00January 24th, 2012|General|

Various state laws direct our agency to put together a series of reports every year. Some of the reports are annual, some every 2 years, and some don’t exactly say how often we’re supposed to publish. We list each of the reports on our Agency Reports web page. Curious about what some of them are? [...]

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