Preparedness

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.

AARP Arizona town hall on Omicron boosters has important information for all ages

By |2022-09-28T11:40:23-07:00September 28th, 2022|Preparedness|

AARP Arizona has been a tremendous partner throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Our collaborations to promote public health have included virtual town halls for AARP members on COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 boosters.  At 3:05 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, we’ll join AARP Arizona for a virtual town hall on the new Omicron booster doses that target the [...]

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Whether or not it’s called a pandemic, COVID-19 remains an active concern

By |2022-09-20T13:56:29-07:00September 20th, 2022|Preparedness|

Is the COVID-19 pandemic over?  That question is getting a lot of attention this week, and it's natural to wonder where ADHS stands. In Arizona, however, we look past terminology to the impact of a virus on the health and wellness of our residents.   There's no question that COVID-19 remains a state, national, and global [...]

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If your provider is waiting for Moderna Omicron booster doses, there’s plenty of Pfizer

By |2022-09-19T12:34:57-07:00September 19th, 2022|Preparedness|

I'm pleased that so many Arizonans – better than 50,000 as of last Wednesday – have received COVID-19 Omicron boosters targeting the subvariants that currently dominate. This is the best way to make sure your immune protection is up-to-date, especially if you are older or have a weakened immune system.  One challenge being seen across [...]

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New HIV testing campaign emphasizes the power that comes with knowing your status

By |2022-09-14T11:52:57-07:00September 14th, 2022|Preparedness|

Knowing your HIV status gives you the power to live as your true self. Because when you know, you know.  That's the focus of a new campaign available at azhealth.gov/WhenYouKnow and in a public service announcement that will air across Arizona.  Getting tested is easy and is the only way to know for sure whether [...]

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We’ve improved our monthly report on COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status

By |2022-09-07T12:54:01-07:00September 7th, 2022|Preparedness|

For months, our report detailing COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status has provided a telling look at the benefits of getting vaccinated.  Now we've updated this monthly report to look at outcomes for those who are up-to-date for all recommended COVID-19 vaccinations, including recommended booster doses, and those who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination [...]

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Booster targeting latest variants are especially important for older Arizonans

By |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

By |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?

By |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

By |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

By |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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