General – Page 96 – AZ Dept. of Health Services News

SECC Campaign

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:10-07:00September 3rd, 2010|General|

The annual State Employee Charitable Campaign starts this month and will run for 6 weeks. Employees will get some additional information about this year’s campaign shortly, but I wanted to let you know about a special part of the campaign for ADHS this year. I know that the furloughs and the unemployment situation (for your [...]

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Healthy Schools

By Will Humble|2010-09-03T09:24:51-07:00September 3rd, 2010|General|

I thought I’d do a piece on school environmental health now that school’s back in session. About 1 million Arizona kids and 100,000 adults spend a big chunk of their day in Arizona’s public, private and charter schools. Because schools can often be crowded environments, it’s important operate them in a way that maximizes a [...]

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Acting Shmackting

By Will Humble|2010-09-02T09:15:46-07:00September 2nd, 2010|Behavioral Health, General, Preparedness|

I’m glad to announce that Rodgers Wilson, MD is our permanent Behavioral Health Medical Director. Dr. Wilson oversees the clinical/prevention and quality management/medical management areas of our behavioral health system. He has spearheaded Quarterly Health Initiatives that address common physical health needs among individuals with behavioral health illnesses and is currently developing collaborative training programs [...]

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Losing Stuff

By Will Humble|2010-08-26T18:05:44-07:00August 26th, 2010|General|

Please make sure that you tell the ITS Help Desk (602-364-4444 opt 5, email HelpDesk) or HIPAA office (602-542-1020), email HIPAA) right away if you ever lose a computer, PC, laptop, BlackBerry, hard drive, CD, flash drive, copier, printer, server, or anything that could be used to store, transmit, or process data. Our official Policy ADM022 Reporting an [...]

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Inpatient Behavioral Health Hospitals Licensing

By Will Humble|2010-08-25T15:08:24-07:00August 25th, 2010|Behavioral Health, General|

For many years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has required inpatient hospitals that serve people under 21 to be accredited by The Joint Commission (formerly called the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or JCAHO). Because the Commission standards are pretty rigorous, we’ve had limited network capacity for the inpatient treatment [...]

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New “Health Center Access Point” Grants

By Will Humble|2010-08-24T08:20:35-07:00August 24th, 2010|General|

The HHS announced availability of the “Health Center New Access Point” Grants. Up to $250M is available for the delivery of primary health care services for underserved and vulnerable populations under the Health Center Program. A new access point is a new full-time service delivery site that provides comprehensive primary and preventive health care services. [...]

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Medical Marijuana (Cannabis) Ballot Language Finalized

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:11-07:00August 23rd, 2010|General|

The language for all of the ballot propositions, including the Arizona Medical Marijuana (Cannabis) Act, was approved this week. Last week, an analysis of the initiative for the voter guide was written by the Legislative Council. The actual words that will be on the ballot for Proposition 203 is as follows: Proposition 203 – [...]

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Yet Another Obesity Call to Action

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:11-07:00August 19th, 2010|General|

You probably think I sound like a broken record because I’m always writing about obesity… but it really is the dominant public health issue of our time. Last week, the CDC released its latest Vital Signs report called "State-Specific Obesity Prevalence Among Adults – United States, 2009,"… which finds that nine states had an obesity [...]

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Winnable Battle- Healthcare Acquired Infections

By Will Humble|2010-08-18T09:05:59-07:00August 18th, 2010|General|

Each year in the US there are 1.7 million health care associated infections that cause approximately 99,000 deaths in US hospitals. There are lots of germs that can cause health care associated infections, but 16% are in the really bad category because they’re resistant to antibiotics. These multidrug-resistant organisms pose huge problems once they get [...]

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Health and Safety of Residential Clients Protected

By Will Humble|2010-08-17T08:17:49-07:00August 17th, 2010|General|

Last month, the City of Phoenix submitted a complaint against a supervisory care center in Phoenix, alleging neglect of the residents. Our team from Assisted Living Licensing worked with the Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix Fire Department, and a Phoenix neighborhood association to conduct an investigation of the supervisory care center. The investigation substantiated that approximately [...]

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