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Improving access to birth control for Arizona patients: Making contraceptives available without a prescription at your local pharmacy
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Improving access to birth control for Arizona patients: Making contraceptives available without a prescription at your local pharmacy

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Improving access to birth control for Arizona patients: Making contraceptives available without a prescription at your local pharmacy

By Celia Nabor|2023-07-06T17:08:27-07:00July 6th, 2023|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

This week rules were approved to allow Arizona patients 18 years old and older to access contraceptives at their local pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription. A standing order allows pharmacists to provide patients with needed birth control including hormonal contraceptive patches, vaginal rings, and oral contraceptives. Arizona joins more than 20 other states that have [...]

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Father’s Day gift for all men: A trip to the doctor
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Father’s Day gift for all men: A trip to the doctor

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Father’s Day gift for all men: A trip to the doctor

By Eugene Livar|2023-06-16T10:19:31-07:00June 15th, 2023|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

For reasons that aren't always clear, men simply don't go to the doctor as often as women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, women visit their healthcare provider 40% more often than men. That may be an explanation for what the Washington Post recently called a "silent crisis in men's health." Data [...]

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Free drinking water lead screening available for Arizona schools, child care facilities
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Free drinking water lead screening available for Arizona schools, child care facilities

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Free drinking water lead screening available for Arizona schools, child care facilities

By Eugene Livar|2023-06-08T16:00:37-07:00June 8th, 2023|General, Preparedness|

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is offering free lead screening of drinking water fixtures and faucets for Arizona schools and child care facilities as part of a nationwide program that was established by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act of 2016, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency. ADHS received about [...]

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National Nurses Month: ASH provides opportunities for nurses to grow
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National Nurses Month: ASH provides opportunities for nurses to grow

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National Nurses Month: ASH provides opportunities for nurses to grow

By Mike Sheldon|2023-05-31T10:23:03-07:00May 31st, 2023|Behavioral Health, General|

Sheila Holmen always had a calling to be a nurse. "I knew that I wanted to be a nurse at a very young age," said Holmen, a psychiatric nurse at the Arizona State Hospital (ASH). "It's not something that I can really explain or understand, it is just something that's inside of you. I had [...]

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How ADHS regulates sober living homes and behavioral health residential facilities
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How ADHS regulates sober living homes and behavioral health residential facilities

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How ADHS regulates sober living homes and behavioral health residential facilities

By Tom Salow|2023-06-14T16:03:25-07:00May 24th, 2023|General, Licensing|

In Part 1 of our Licensing blog series, we shared what a sober living home (SLH) actually is. We also explained other types of homes that are often confused for sober living homes, including behavioral health residential facilities (BHRF), which are also licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). In this installment of [...]

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The time is right for women to prioritize their own health
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The time is right for women to prioritize their own health

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The time is right for women to prioritize their own health

By Sheila Sjolander|2023-05-19T15:08:44-07:00May 19th, 2023|General, Prevention|

This week we celebrate National Women's Health Week - the perfect time to take a moment to consider how we might strengthen our health with an extra dose of self-care. Many women act as the managers of their family’s health-maintaining records, scheduling visits, caring for sick loved ones, and taking their children to appointments at [...]

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Federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends – Vaccines, tests & data will remain available
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Federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends – Vaccines, tests & data will remain available

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Federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends – Vaccines, tests & data will remain available

By Jennie Cunico|2023-05-11T12:56:55-07:00May 11th, 2023|General, Preparedness|

Today marks the end of the national COVID-19 public health emergency, but most tools - including vaccines, testing, and treatment - will remain available in Arizona. More than two years after the public health emergency was declared, and more than three years after the virus began its rapid spread in 2020, the U.S. Department of Health [...]

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Nurses are vital to the health of all Arizonans
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Nurses are vital to the health of all Arizonans

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Nurses are vital to the health of all Arizonans

By Jennie Cunico|2023-05-02T16:21:51-07:00May 2nd, 2023|General, Licensing, Newborn Screening, Preparedness, Prevention|

At the Arizona Department of Health Services, our nurses are involved in the prevention, education, advocacy, activism, assessment, and evaluation of public health across our state. They play an essential role in preventing disease and educating the public to promote communities’ health and safety. We’re proud to have nurses in Newborn Screening who work to [...]

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Public Health Week: Improving public health across our state
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Public Health Week: Improving public health across our state

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Public Health Week: Improving public health across our state

By Jennie Cunico|2023-04-14T16:19:44-07:00April 14th, 2023|General|

As Arizona's statewide public health agency, we spent much of last week celebrating National Public Health Week by focusing on you and your community, wherever you are in Arizona. Our hope was to draw more attention to the issues that are important to improving the public's health and the power of community across our state. [...]

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ADHS initiatives are working to improve healthcare access in Arizona’s most rural communities
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ADHS initiatives are working to improve healthcare access in Arizona’s most rural communities

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ADHS initiatives are working to improve healthcare access in Arizona’s most rural communities

By Sheila Sjolander|2023-04-07T14:11:25-07:00April 7th, 2023|General, Prevention|

Fourteen percent of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, in Arizona that number is much higher at 25%, likely due to the landscape and environment we live in. USDA Economic Research Service found that residents living in the United States’ most rural counties may have more difficulty finding and using health care services in [...]

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