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AZ Well Woman HealthCheck Program Get’s High Marks

By azdhs-admin|2011-08-22T08:30:48-07:00August 22nd, 2011|General|

Most of us are aware that the Well Woman HealthCheck increases screening for breast and cervical cancer. As part of our federal funding agreement for the program the CDC audits 100% of the services provided. Services are audited for appropriateness and timeliness- even the age of women receiving mammograms is audited for meeting guidelines. We submit [...]

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AZ Physicians Referred to Licensing Boards due to Questionable Medical Marijuana Certifications

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:36-07:00August 19th, 2011|General|

One of the criteria on our official medical marijuana Physician Certification Form includes an attestation by a physician that they’ve reviewed their patient’s profile on the Arizona Board of Pharmacy’s Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program database before signing the certification. We included this requirement to ensure that physicians are acting in their patient’s best interest- [...]

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Active & Safe Routes to School

By azdhs-admin|2011-08-19T08:22:52-07:00August 19th, 2011|General|

School is back in session- which means it’s time to figure out your family logistics for getting to and from school. Fortunately, we have a new tool to help families make the healthy choice and consider an “active” solution. We just launched our new online assessment tool called the Active School Neighborhood Checklist to help families make safe [...]

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Recovery Works!

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:36-07:00August 18th, 2011|General|

The August issue of Recovery WORKS! is now available in our website. Check it out…there are several new features including a recurring column called “Peer-Run Organizations Profiles” that will briefly highlight the tremendous work by our peer-runs; and the new “State Chatter” box which will share a variety of news from peers, family members, and [...]

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Behavioral Health Services Block Grant

By azdhs-admin|2011-08-17T08:26:20-07:00August 17th, 2011|General|

Our Behavioral Health team has completed the draft of our ($27M) 2012-2013 Joint Block Grant Application for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services. This year SAMHSA streamlined the application process to allow States to apply for grant funds under one combined application and has moved away from a standardized reporting template, allowing the [...]

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Trauma System Milestone

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:36-07:00August 16th, 2011|General|

One of our Department priorities over the last few years has been to improve Arizona’s Trauma System. We know we can dramatically improve service and reduce costs by developing a coordinated and integrated system of trauma care for the entire state. More than 24,000 people are severely injured (called trauma) every year in Arizona, and [...]

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Umbilical Cord Blood is Liquid Gold

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:36-07:00August 15th, 2011|General|

After your baby is born, the umbilical cord is clamped and cut but some blood remains in the cord. It turns out that this umbilical cord blood is actually liquid gold. The stem cells in cord blood are very flexible biologically and can be transplanted in people to treat a number of life-threatening diseases. In [...]

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Emergency Medical Technician & Paramedic Certification

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:36-07:00August 12th, 2011|General|

Many people don’t realize one of the critical functions the Department performs is certifying Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s), including Paramedics. Our Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System currently certifies hundreds of new EMT’s and Paramedics each year, helping ensure that Arizona’s Fire Departments and ambulance companies have sufficient staff that are properly trained [...]

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Arizona’s Behavioral Health Provider Network

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:36-07:00August 12th, 2011|General|

We've had to make lots of difficult decisions in response to the ongoing funding shortfalls in our behavioral health system (as well as everywhere in state government). Many decisions (while painful in the short term) have been necessary to maintain long term system stability as Arizona continues to emerge from this unprecedented fiscal crisis. While [...]

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State Comparison of Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:37-07:00August 10th, 2011|General|

A new report is out that provides a state-by-state comparison of a wide range of behavioral health issues. Every state has to deal with some significant challenges with mental illness and substance abuse. For example, among people 12 and older, Alaska’s current illicit drug use rate more than double that in Iowa (13% versus 5%), [...]

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