Preparedness – Page 3 – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

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.

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An important note on the weekly COVID-19 cases update coming Wednesday

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An important note on the weekly COVID-19 cases update coming Wednesday

By Jennie Cunico| 2023-02-21T16:16:17-07:00 February 21st, 2023|Preparedness|

Wednesday's weekly update to COVID-19 cases in Arizona will provide a number that needs to be put in context. This number, 26,866, is almost entirely the result of one laboratory reporting cases that occurred throughout 2022. In reality, Arizona saw 1,890 cases for the week ending Feb. 18. Deaths added to the dashboard aren't affected. [...]

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Food for thought: Stay healthy while feasting on big game and golf

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Food for thought: Stay healthy while feasting on big game and golf

By Eugene Livar| 2023-02-06T11:20:10-07:00 February 6th, 2023|Preparedness|

What happens when you combine the year's most-watched sporting event – the Super Bowl, and in Arizona no less – with the year's best-attended golf tournament: the WM Phoenix Open? In addition to an extended celebration, you get food – lots of it, at homes and events. Arizona hasn't seen a week like this since [...]

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Follow a COVID-19 action plan if you have a weakened immune system

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Follow a COVID-19 action plan if you have a weakened immune system

By Eugene Livar| 2023-02-01T10:41:17-07:00 February 1st, 2023|Preparedness|

If you have a moderately or severely weakened immune system, it's more important than ever to have a COVID-19 action plan. The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that the therapeutic agent EVUSHELD is not currently authorized for emergency use in the U.S. This monoclonal antibody had been prescribed to people with moderately to severely [...]

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Taking the family to play in the snow? These tips will make sledding safer

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Taking the family to play in the snow? These tips will make sledding safer

By Rachel Garcia| 2023-01-20T08:43:05-07:00 January 20th, 2023|Preparedness|

An abundance of snow no doubt has many Arizonans planning trips to the high country. If your family fun will include sledding, please take along some advice to play safely. The Arizona State Trauma Registry maintained by ADHS Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System recorded 40 sledding injuries between 2019 and 2021. And these are [...]

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COVID-19 Boosters for Seniors: A new resource for those at greater risk of severe illness

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COVID-19 Boosters for Seniors: A new resource for those at greater risk of severe illness

By Siman Qaasim| 2023-01-19T13:30:28-07:00 January 19th, 2023|Preparedness|

It's important for everyone to be up to date on COVID-19 vaccination. But all evidence points to an even greater need for older Arizonans to get the lifesaving protection offered by the current bivalent booster, which targets Omicron. COVID-19 vaccines are safe, highly effective, widely available, and free. That's one reason why we've launched a [...]

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Testing wastewater provides early warning for public health challenges

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Testing wastewater provides early warning for public health challenges

By Eugene Livar| 2023-01-18T09:28:16-07:00 January 18th, 2023|Preparedness|

Before the first case of influenza was reported in the Flagstaff area this fall, public health researchers from ADHS and Coconino County Health and Human Services already knew it was coming. How? By testing wastewater for signs of influenza. Wastewater surveillance for signs of specific diseases is a new and growing tool for public health [...]

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Learning hands-only CPR can help you save someone who suffers sudden cardiac arrest

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Learning hands-only CPR can help you save someone who suffers sudden cardiac arrest

By Rachel Garcia| 2023-01-17T10:39:29-07:00 January 17th, 2023|Preparedness|

Americans were stunned when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a Monday Night Football game with sudden cardiac arrest. The actions taken to save his life illustrate the value of rapid treatment with high quality CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED. Thankfully, Hamlin has been released from the hospital [...]

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Safe and highly effective COVID-19 protection is available, so get boosted

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Safe and highly effective COVID-19 protection is available, so get boosted

By Eugene Livar| 2023-01-06T11:05:09-07:00 January 6th, 2023|Preparedness|

During November, Arizonans who had received the updated Omicron booster were 14 times less likely than unvaccinated individuals to be hospitalized from COVID-19 and 49 times less likely to die from COVID-19. That’s according to our latest monthly look at COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status. Those who were vaccinated, but hadn't gotten the updated booster [...]

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Naloxone Leave Behind program helps first responders save lives

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Naloxone Leave Behind program helps first responders save lives

By Rachel Garcia| 2022-12-30T11:03:29-07:00 December 30th, 2022|Preparedness|

A program administered by ADHS helps Arizona emergency responders save lives by providing lifesaving naloxone to administer or leave behind when responding to opioid overdoses. State law permits EMS agencies to leave behind pre-packaged, intranasal naloxone (Narcan®) if an emergency medical care technician determines that it can be used in the future by the at-risk [...]

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Parents: Tips for helping kids who come down with respiratory viruses

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Parents: Tips for helping kids who come down with respiratory viruses

By Eugene Livar| 2022-12-27T12:06:35-07:00 December 27th, 2022|Preparedness|

People of all ages get sick with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and COVID-19, but dealing with these diseases can be especially trying for parents of young children. Fortunately, in most cases these viruses cause mild illness that can be treated at home by managing fever and pain and drinking lots of clear fluids. In [...]

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