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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| 2023-05-02T16:21:51-07:00 May 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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Vaccinations protect newborns from childhood diseases

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Vaccinations protect newborns from childhood diseases

By Dana Goodloe| 2022-04-19T15:11:25-07:00 April 19th, 2022|Newborn Screening|

During the disruptions of the past two years, it has been challenging for almost everyone to stay on schedule with vaccinations. This is especially true for new parents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that newborns be protected from 14 serious childhood diseases by receiving vaccines according to a carefully designed schedule. [...]

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Newborn Screening Program Adds SCID Testing to Program Today

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Newborn Screening Program Adds SCID Testing to Program Today

By Cara Christ| 2017-08-09T10:04:29-07:00 August 9th, 2017|Newborn Screening|

The State Public Health Lab Newborn Screening Program started testing for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) syndrome on August 9. SCID is the name for a group of inherited disorders that cause babies to be born without a working immune system, putting them at risk for getting serious infections and death. Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation [...]

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Youth Tobacco Rates Continue to Drop in Arizona

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Youth Tobacco Rates Continue to Drop in Arizona

By Cara Christ| 2016-06-22T14:39:47-07:00 June 22nd, 2016|Newborn Screening, Prevention|

We’re seeing a downward trend in Arizona with youth tobacco prevalence that is similar to the national trend , according to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey. The percentage of Arizona’s high school youth who have ever tried smoking has decreased from 46.5 percent in 2011 to 37 percent in 2015, a decrease of almost 20 [...]

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Introducing the New ADHS Logo

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Introducing the New ADHS Logo

By Cara Christ| 2017-02-10T09:48:50-07:00 May 18th, 2016|General, Licensing, Newborn Screening, Preparedness, Prevention|

I'm excited to announce we have a new logo for our department! Developing our new logo was an extensive process where we looked at several options that would best embody what we do for our community. We wanted a logo that would represent our staff, our work, and our role in improving the health and [...]

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Arizona State Public Health Lab Helping to Protect Health Statewide

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Arizona State Public Health Lab Helping to Protect Health Statewide

By Cara Christ| 2017-04-24T13:16:04-07:00 April 26th, 2016|Newborn Screening, Preparedness|

April 24 through 30 is National Laboratory Professionals Week, a time for us to take a moment to thank our hard-working laboratory staff. This week we will celebrate the vital contributions laboratory professionals make to protect public health and safety. Our Public Health Lab is a leader in Arizona and the United States. In March [...]

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Newborn screening expands

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Newborn screening expands

By Cara Christ| 2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00 September 29th, 2015|Newborn Screening|

Newborn Screening month wraps up at the end of September and has served as a time to recognize the great strides we’ve made in screening babies born in Arizona. Arizona joins 36 other states in implementing a new test for critical congenital heart defect in newborns this year. Newborns in Arizona now have access to [...]

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Newborn Screening Rulemaking Moves Forward

By Cory Nelson| 2017-02-10T09:49:15-07:00 March 26th, 2015|Newborn Screening, Prevention|

The Arizona Newborn Screening Program screens more than 80,000 babies for a panel of 29 disorders annually. Although babies born with these disorders may appear to be normal at birth, with time the disorder may have a devastating or lethal effect on the infant’s health and development. Early screening, detection, and quick treatment of these [...]

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Newborn Screening Turn-Around Times

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:49:20-07:00 January 8th, 2015|Newborn Screening|

When a reporter from Wisconsin wrote a story about newborn screening turn-around times around the country in December of 2013, we found out that we had room for improvement when it comes to the time it takes newborn metabolic screening samples to get from Arizona hospitals to our Lab. Basically, it was taking too long [...]

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Newborn Screening Advisory Committee Recommendation: Add SCID

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:49:28-07:00 October 7th, 2014|Newborn Screening|

Newborn Screening consists of critical laboratory and bedside tests done on newborns to see if they have certain inherited diseases. Early detection for these specific diseases is critical for the babies, doctors and parents, because delays in treatment can result in irreversible developmental delays, sickness and even death. With the passage of HB 2491 last [...]

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