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.

SARS… A 10-Year Retrospective

By |2017-02-10T09:50:26-07:00May 10th, 2013|Preparedness|

This Spring marks 10 years since Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) arrived on the global public health scene.  It started as a mystery illness in SE Asia- without name, origin, or cure in February of 2003.  The CDC immediately began working with the World Health Organization to investigate the outbreak.  Public health scientists across the globe [...]

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Measles & International Travel

By |2017-02-10T09:50:29-07:00April 30th, 2013|Preparedness, Prevention|

Guest Blog from Ken Komatsu, State Epidemiologist With over 1 billion people crossing international borders each year, vaccine preventable diseases not usually found in Arizona, can arrive at any time.  Earlier this month a young child from Pima County became ill with a rash illness while visiting Asia.  This region of the world has had [...]

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H7N9 Influenza Test Negative

By |2017-02-10T09:50:30-07:00April 26th, 2013|Preparedness|

Just as we expected, the sample that we tested for H7N9 influenza today was negative.  Thanks to our Lab team for staying a little late this evening to run the test.  Even though it was very likely to be negative from the beginning- it's still important to follow up on every lead.  After all, vigilance [...]

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ADHS Lab Set to Test for H7N9 Influenza

By |2017-02-10T09:50:31-07:00April 26th, 2013|Preparedness|

China is continuing to report more and more cases of the new H7N9 Influenza virus.  So far they’ve confirmed 108 cases with a death rate of about 20% (21 deaths)   All the cases appear to have jumped from birds to humans- meaning that there’s no human-to-human transmission (which is good).  One concern is that if a person becomes infected [...]

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Public Health Conference Offers a Chance to Hear from National Public Health Expert

By |2017-02-10T09:50:32-07:00April 23rd, 2013|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

The Arizona Public Health Association will hold the 2013 Spring Conference on Wednesday, April 24…  focusing on how we can address removing barriers to access healthcare, integrate primary care and mental health, and strengthen Arizona’s capacity to improve health equity. The Conference will feature a keynote address from one of the nations most decorated and [...]

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AzPHA Membership Helps You Grow as a Public Health Professional

By |2017-02-10T09:50:32-07:00April 23rd, 2013|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

Public health is a vast network of community partners that includes government agencies, medical professionals, community groups, advocates, private industry, and individual citizens- all working together to make our communities healthier.  The Arizona Public Health Association is a key Stakeholder by pulling all the partners together.  They’re a non-profit organization that’s been around since 1928.  [...]

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First Aiders Save Lives

By |2017-02-10T09:50:32-07:00April 19th, 2013|Preparedness|

The events in Boston and in West, TX highlight the important role of our EMS Agencies and trauma centers in helping badly injured victims…  but they also remind us that each of us may be unexpectedly needed to help during an emergency.   But where can you start to bring up your first aid skill set so [...]

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On-line Concussion Prevention Training

By |2017-02-10T09:50:32-07:00April 18th, 2013|Preparedness, Prevention|

Physical activity is absolutely essential to maintain good health…  but you need checks in the system to make sure it’s done safely.  That’s where the CDC’s Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports on-line training comes in.  It’s is a free, online course available to coaches, parents, and others designed to help keep athletes safe from [...]

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H7N9 Influenza

By |2017-02-10T09:50:34-07:00April 5th, 2013|Preparedness|

This week the WHO announced that several people in eastern China are infected with a newly mutated bird influenza virus called H7N9. All are in critical condition and some have died... but importantly the cases don't appear to be linked- meaning it's probably not from human to human transmission (that's good). The World Health Organization website has more detail [...]

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Korea Arizona Trauma Summit

By |2017-02-10T09:50:35-07:00April 1st, 2013|Preparedness|

Today marks the beginning of an historic arrangement between Arizona and the Republic of Korea to improve Trauma care.  The Korea Arizona Trauma Summit began this morning with Arizona’s Governor welcoming the National Assembly Representative of the Democratic Party of Korea and the Minister of Health and Welfare. The Korean group includes several trauma surgeons [...]

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