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Items in the Preparedness category will cover everything from Emergency Medical Services to vaccination programs. This division at ADHS tracks contagious disease, coordinates emergency preparedness activity, licenses EMTs and Paramedics, regulates ambulance companies, authorizes special hospital designations like cardiac care center and Level IV trauma center, issues birth and death certificates, and tracks critical health data through various sources including hospital discharge information.

Booster targeting latest variants are especially important for older Arizonans
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Booster targeting latest variants are especially important for older Arizonans

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Booster targeting latest variants are especially important for older Arizonans

By Don Herrington|2022-09-02T13:36:41-07:00September 2nd, 2022|Preparedness|

Even with COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths declining in recent weeks, it's an inescapable fact that older individuals remain at greatest risk of severe outcomes should they be infected with the current Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. In the past six months, 81% of Arizona's COVID-19 deaths have been among those 65 and older, while [...]

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Maricopa County report of 3 measles cases puts focus on vaccination benefits
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Maricopa County report of 3 measles cases puts focus on vaccination benefits

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Maricopa County report of 3 measles cases puts focus on vaccination benefits

By Carla Berg|2022-09-01T11:52:38-07:00September 1st, 2022|Preparedness|

Today's report of three measles cases in Maricopa County is a sobering reminder that this rare and highly contagious disease can flare among those who aren't vaccinated. Before the U.S. introduced a vaccination program, measles was a common illness in infants, children, and young adults. It can be severe: Approximately two out of 1,000 people [...]

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Do you have a high risk of severe influenza complications?
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Do you have a high risk of severe influenza complications?

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Do you have a high risk of severe influenza complications?

By Carla Berg|2022-08-31T12:15:10-07:00August 31st, 2022|Preparedness|

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has always been clear on who should get a seasonal influenza vaccine when it becomes available each year: everyone 6 months and older. For some people, though, the risk of having severe complications is higher than it is for the rest of the population, the CDC reminded [...]

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Novavax: A new option for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
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Novavax: A new option for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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Novavax: A new option for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

By Don Herrington|2022-08-26T11:16:48-07:00August 26th, 2022|Preparedness|

I hope you are among the millions of Arizonans benefiting from the safe and highly effective protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines. With COVID-19 still active in our state, these vaccines and booster doses have been doing a very good job of reducing the chances of severe illness, hospitalization, and death. And on top of that, [...]

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Know, Prevent, Identify, Treat: A new resource to better understand monkeypox
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Know, Prevent, Identify, Treat: A new resource to better understand monkeypox

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Know, Prevent, Identify, Treat: A new resource to better understand monkeypox

By Carla Berg|2022-08-15T13:54:52-07:00August 15th, 2022|Preparedness|

A new resource from ADHS aims to help everyone better understand the monkeypox outbreak affecting Arizona and other states. As of Aug. 6, Arizona had 118 reported cases of monkeypox, with most of those occurring in the Phoenix and Tucson areas. This rare viral infection, which had been rarely seen in people who hadn’t traveled [...]

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What you need to know about updated CDC guidance on COVID-19
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What you need to know about updated CDC guidance on COVID-19

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What you need to know about updated CDC guidance on COVID-19

By Don Herrington|2022-08-12T10:07:36-07:00August 12th, 2022|Preparedness|

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its COVID-19 guidance to focus on reducing the risk of severe illness and, in doing so, minimizing strain on the health care system. Perhaps the most notable change is eliminating the recommendation that someone isolate if they have been in close contact with someone who [...]

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Need COVID-19 vaccination but can’t leave home? Programs will bring it to you
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Need COVID-19 vaccination but can’t leave home? Programs will bring it to you

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Need COVID-19 vaccination but can’t leave home? Programs will bring it to you

By Siman Qaasim|2022-08-09T13:55:09-07:00August 8th, 2022|Preparedness|

Being unable to leave your home shouldn’t be a barrier to getting vaccinated against COVID-19 or updating your protection through a booster dose thanks to programs offered by ADHS and others. Complementing programs offered by the Maricopa Department of Public Health and the Pima County Health Department, ADHS Office of Health Equity provides in-home vaccination [...]

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‘Show me the data’: Our monthly update on COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status
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‘Show me the data’: Our monthly update on COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status

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‘Show me the data’: Our monthly update on COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status

By Don Herrington|2022-08-03T09:59:42-07:00August 3rd, 2022|Preparedness|

“Show me the data.” That’s a phrase I hear quite a bit from ADHS epidemiologists, and with good reason: Numbers may be a little difficult to follow sometimes, but they tell a story and they don’t lie. That’s why our epidemiologists update a report every month showing COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status, including the update [...]

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Protecting our children from lead
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Protecting our children from lead

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Protecting our children from lead

By Carla Berg|2022-07-27T16:42:24-07:00July 28th, 2022|Preparedness|

Many people wrongly believe that because much of the housing in Arizona was built after lead-based paint was banned in 1978, lead poisoning is not a concern in our state. It's important to know there are several sources of lead in the environment beyond lead-based paint. Here’s a real-world example: A 1-year-old child in Arizona [...]

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Biomedical Research Centre at ADHS supports health research statewide
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Biomedical Research Centre at ADHS supports health research statewide

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Biomedical Research Centre at ADHS supports health research statewide

By Carla Berg|2022-07-25T10:34:32-07:00July 25th, 2022|Preparedness|

The Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC) within ADHS was created to use tobacco taxes and Arizona State Lottery proceeds to identify and support innovative biomedical research that improves the health of all Arizonans. Its outreach includes workshops and other educational activities across Arizona. For the seventh year, ARBC this summer supported an educational series to [...]

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