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.

New COVID-19 Data Released on our Dashboard

By |2021-08-11T14:44:05-07:00April 12th, 2020|Preparedness|

Today we added data to our COVID-19 dashboard that includes additional information about cases and deaths, as well as information about the health of our healthcare system in Arizona. The dashboard now has case counts broken down by zip code and more detailed demographic information about cases and deaths in our state. Data about the [...]

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Tips to Help Manage Chronic Health Conditions During COVID-19 Outbreak

By |2021-08-11T14:44:05-07:00April 8th, 2020|Preparedness|

While it is possible for anyone to experience severe illness from the coronavirus (COVID-19), it is critical to point out that  the groups at highest risk include individuals who are 65 years and older, and individuals who use tobacco or have underlying health conditions such as a disease of the heart, diabetes, asthma, cancer, or [...]

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The Strategic National Stockpile is Key Resource for our COVID-19 Response

By |2021-08-11T14:44:05-07:00April 7th, 2020|Preparedness|

In support of our statewide COVID-19 response, our state and local public health preparedness programs are busy receiving and distributing life-saving medical supplies from the federal Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). So far, ADHS has distributed more than 181,681 N95 masks, 532,500 surgical masks, 85,248 face shields, 70,570 surgical gowns, 1,756 coveralls, and more than 340,000 [...]

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Practicing Safe Physical Distancing in Your Essential Service Workplace

By |2021-08-11T14:44:05-07:00April 2nd, 2020|Preparedness|

During the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have an integral role to help stop person-to-person spread. Maintaining physical distance in the workplace can be challenging, but there are things your business can do to help. COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person through close contact (approximately 6 feet) via respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs [...]

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Physical Distancing is an Important Tool to Slow the Spread of COVID-19

By |2021-08-11T14:44:05-07:00April 1st, 2020|Preparedness|

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term physical distancing has become a household conversation. You may have heard this term used on  local news, social media, or even within your work environment, but what exactly does physical distancing mean and why is it being recommended?  COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person [...]

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Arizona Public Health System Preparing to Respond to Additional Cases of COVID-19

By |2021-08-11T14:44:05-07:00February 27th, 2020|Preparedness|

The Arizona Department of Health Services has been closely monitoring COVID-19 on an international, national, and local level. Mitigating the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, a respiratory disease that can cause symptoms ranging from mild cold-like illness to severe pneumonia, is a high priority. While only one case has been reported in Arizona [...]

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2020 State-by-State Report on Public Health Preparedness

By |2021-08-11T14:44:06-07:00February 25th, 2020|Preparedness|

Recent events, such as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), highlight the need for public health preparedness programs at the local, state, and federal levels. A primary role of public health agencies is to help protect the public from such disease outbreaks and disasters. However, it can be difficult to know just how prepared we are [...]

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One Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Reported in Arizona; Health Officials Monitoring Outbreak

By |2021-08-11T14:44:06-07:00January 27th, 2020|Preparedness|

On Sunday, Jan. 26, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced that a Maricopa County resident has been diagnosed with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. The confirmed case is in a person who recently returned from travel to Wuhan, China. The case is a member of the Arizona State University community who does not live [...]

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Bureau of EMS and Trauma System Launches New Data Dashboard

By |2021-08-11T14:44:06-07:00January 10th, 2020|Preparedness|

The ADHS Bureau of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma System has launched a new public-facing, trauma data dashboard. This tool allows the public to view an interactive report on trauma and injury in Arizona based on information from Arizona’s 47 trauma centers. The Arizona State Trauma Registry collects information about patients who are injured, and [...]

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Infectious Disease Outbreak Report Released

By |2021-08-11T14:44:06-07:00January 8th, 2020|Preparedness|

Our Office of Infectious Disease Services has released the  2017 and 2018 Infectious Disease Outbreak Report. This comprehensive report uses data collected during investigations of outbreaks reported to and investigated by public health. An outbreak is defined as an increase in cases of disease in time or place that is greater than expected. The public [...]

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