Preparedness – Page 17 – AZ Dept. of Health Services News

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.

Survey information on in-patient, ICU bed use added to COVID-19 Data Dashboard
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Survey information on in-patient, ICU bed use added to COVID-19 Data Dashboard

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Survey information on in-patient, ICU bed use added to COVID-19 Data Dashboard

By Don Herrington|2022-04-13T10:20:56-07:00April 13th, 2022|Preparedness|

I shared last week how the end of the state’s COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency changes what our COVID-19 Data Dashboard carries for hospital-reported data. A surveillance order through which some of this information was reported to ADHS is no longer in effect. As a result, the dashboard entries for Hospital COVID-19 Specific Metrics, and Ventilator [...]

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Talk. Test. Treat: Slowing the spread of sexually transmitted infections
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Talk. Test. Treat: Slowing the spread of sexually transmitted infections

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Talk. Test. Treat: Slowing the spread of sexually transmitted infections

By Don Herrington|2022-04-12T14:03:52-07:00April 12th, 2022|Preparedness|

In just the past 22 years, the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Arizona has more than tripled, with more than half of all cases affecting those 25 and younger. During STI Awareness Week, I’m calling attention to three critical steps: Talk. Test. Treat. All three can help protect your health and your partner’s [...]

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End of COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency means changes for three dashboard entries
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End of COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency means changes for three dashboard entries

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End of COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency means changes for three dashboard entries

By Don Herrington|2022-04-07T10:55:10-07:00April 7th, 2022|Preparedness|

The end of the state’s COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency means changes to three entries on our weekly COVID-19 Data Dashboard that have relied on information reported by hospitals. Starting with this week’s update, the graphs under Hospital Bed Usage and Availability, Hospital COVID-19 Specific Metrics, and Ventilator Usage and Availability will no longer be updated. [...]

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National Public Health Week: Numbers only begin to tell the story of our COVID-19 response
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National Public Health Week: Numbers only begin to tell the story of our COVID-19 response

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National Public Health Week: Numbers only begin to tell the story of our COVID-19 response

By Don Herrington|2022-04-05T13:36:48-07:00April 5th, 2022|Preparedness|

It’s impossible to mark National Public Health Week without acknowledging the efforts of the ADHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past 27 months, hundreds of public health professionals across all ADHS programs have spent more than 250,000 hours supporting our health emergency operations center, our partners, and all of Arizona. Here are just [...]

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Our work continues
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Our work continues

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Our work continues

By Don Herrington|2022-03-31T14:48:27-07:00March 31st, 2022|Preparedness|

Governor Ducey, at the recommendation of ADHS, has terminated the state’s COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency. His announcement makes clear, however, that public health’s response to COVID-19 will continue. Jessica Rigler, our assistant director for public health preparedness, put it this way during a recent ADHS virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccines for children: “Public health [...]

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Latest data shows COVID-19 boosters continue making a big difference in Arizona
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Latest data shows COVID-19 boosters continue making a big difference in Arizona

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Latest data shows COVID-19 boosters continue making a big difference in Arizona

By Don Herrington|2022-03-30T10:32:28-07:00March 30th, 2022|Preparedness|

Following yesterday’s authorization of a second COVID-19 booster dose for ages 50 and older and those with weakened immune systems, new data shows just how much of a difference a booster dose makes. During February, compared to individuals who were fully vaccinated with a booster, unvaccinated people ages 18 and older had: 4.9 times the [...]

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Second COVID-19 booster dose authorized for ages 50 and older, certain others
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Second COVID-19 booster dose authorized for ages 50 and older, certain others

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Second COVID-19 booster dose authorized for ages 50 and older, certain others

By Don Herrington|2022-03-29T15:28:38-07:00March 29th, 2022|Preparedness|

Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized a second booster dose for those ages 50 and older. They also authorized a second booster for those 12 and older who have weakened immune systems. Vaccines are extremely effective at protecting against severe COVID-19 outcomes, but evidence suggests [...]

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COVID-19 shots continue long tradition of vaccines protecting public health
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COVID-19 shots continue long tradition of vaccines protecting public health

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COVID-19 shots continue long tradition of vaccines protecting public health

By Dr. Richard Carmona|2022-03-29T08:23:25-07:00March 28th, 2022|Preparedness|

You want to feel safe. You want your family to be safe. Are vaccines safe? The simple and important answer is: Oh my yes! What you want to know too is if vaccines actually work, right? The World Health Organization has an answer: “With the exception of clean, safe drinking water, no human endeavor rivals [...]

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Report: Arizona made ‘notable progress’ on public health preparedness
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Report: Arizona made ‘notable progress’ on public health preparedness

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Report: Arizona made ‘notable progress’ on public health preparedness

By Don Herrington|2022-03-22T15:00:10-07:00March 22nd, 2022|Preparedness|

The past two years have put public health preparedness on center stage as our country grapples with the ongoing pandemic. All the while, we have remained vigilant and prepared for the next unknown challenge facing communities across our state. Public health partners across Arizona have risen to the occasion and have done amazing work responding [...]

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January data makes strong argument for getting that COVID-19 booster dose
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January data makes strong argument for getting that COVID-19 booster dose

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January data makes strong argument for getting that COVID-19 booster dose

By Don Herrington|2022-03-02T11:51:08-07:00March 2nd, 2022|Preparedness|

As we offer our first weekly COVID-19 Data Dashboard update, showing a continuing decline in cases and other metrics, I want to call attention to some critically important information in two reports linked atop the dashboard: Booster doses dramatically increase protection against COVID-19, including the Omicron variant. Our twice-monthly report on COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination [...]

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