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Arizona Mexico Commission

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:45-07:00June 4th, 2011|General|

The Arizona Mexico Commission was started by then Arizona Governor Paul Fannin in 1959 to improve partnering between Arizona and Sonora in a wide range of areas. It’s evolved over the years to become a premiere and unique cross-border nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the well-being and quality of life for residents of [...]

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Dispensary Application News

By azdhs-admin|2011-06-01T12:40:16-07:00June 1st, 2011|General|

A prospective dispensary applicant came to our offices this morning in an effort to submit an application for a dispensary registration certificate. We declined to accept the application because, as I wrote on Friday, we won’t be accepting dispensary registration certificate applications until the outcome of legal action filed last week. There were several members [...]

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AZ Medical Marijuana Program Update

By azdhs-admin|2011-05-27T17:30:02-07:00May 27th, 2011|General|

In light of recent communication from the U.S. Attorney for Arizona, the Governor asked the Attorney General to file a suit this week asking for a declaratory judgment from a federal court regarding the legality of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act and our Rules. We had been planning to begin accepting dispensary applications beginning next [...]

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Celebrating Women’s Health

By azdhs-admin|2011-05-26T08:35:26-07:00May 26th, 2011|General, Prevention|

With all the things that have been going on I somehow neglected to write about Women’s Health Week - which was a couple of weeks ago. The theme this year is “It’s Your Time” and serves to remind women to take time out to take care of themselves. Women in all parts of the world [...]

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Who is John Snow?

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:46-07:00May 25th, 2011|General, Prevention|

He’s a guy that’s often thought of as the founder of modern day epidemiology because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in England in the mid 1800s. At the time, scientists and the public believed that diseases like cholera were spread by “miasma”- basically that diseases like cholera were spread [...]

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AZ Medical Marijuana Act Legal Update

By azdhs-admin|2011-05-24T14:31:48-07:00May 24th, 2011|General|

We understand that the Governor and the Attorney General are seeking a declaratory judgment in federal court regarding the implementation of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. When further information is available, ADHS will update you. Until then, the Department will continue to issue Qualifying Patient and Designated Caregiver Registry Cards on our website.

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Dr. Nelson Leading the Way for Positive Change

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:46-07:00May 23rd, 2011|Behavioral Health, General|

Our own Laura Nelson M.D. was honored by the Phoenix Business Journal Thursday night for being one of the 25 Most Admired CEOs in the Valley's business community. The awardees were selected for their outstanding leadership, with a focus on their achievements over the past year. It's no surprise that Dr. Nelson was honored this [...]

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Master the Art of the Elevator Speech

By azdhs-admin|2011-05-20T11:32:57-07:00May 20th, 2011|General|

Early in my career, I learned the importance of have a few random minutes with someone that I had little access to… someone you bump into in an elevator, sidewalk, or whatever. Someone that can help you with your mission. It could be someone in a key position from a Stakeholder group, your boss's boss's [...]

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Summer Reading for Public Health Geeks

By azdhs-admin|2011-05-19T08:31:03-07:00May 19th, 2011|General|

Do you like a good mystery or are you a budding public health geek looking for some summer reading? Look no further than Medical Detectives by Berton Roueche. It’s a book with dozens of real-life public health short stories and mysteries (they all get solved). The stories include fascinating cases of cyanosis traced to a [...]

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New Laws Related to Our Mission II

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:47-07:00May 9th, 2011|Behavioral Health, General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

The Legislature completed the Regular Session a couple of weeks ago, and Monday marked the deadline for the Governor to make her decision about each bill that came to her desk: sign the bill into law, veto the bill, or do nothing and let the bill become law. Last week I summarized the new laws [...]

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