Preparedness – Page 89 – 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.

AZ Public Health Laboratory Capacity

By azdhs-admin|2010-12-21T08:11:19-07:00December 21st, 2010|Preparedness|

A few years ago it became pretty clear that we were facing some budget reductions. At the time, we had no idea that our budget reductions would be as extensive as they turned out to be. However, we did know that if we were going to maintain our laboratory capacity to protect the folks of [...]

Public Health Preparedness – an AZ Strength

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:00-07:00December 14th, 2010|Preparedness|

Public health threats are always present. They include natural disasters; biological, chemical, and radiological incidents; and explosions. The impact of these threats can range from local outbreaks to incidents with national or global ramifications. Last year’s influenza pandemic underscored the importance of communities being prepared for potential threats. Being prepared to prevent, respond to, and [...]

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Preconception Health II

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:02-07:00December 2nd, 2010|Preparedness, Prevention|

If you picked up a U.S. Vital Statistics edition in say 1940, you’d notice an emphasis on stillbirth statistics in the maternal and child health sections. Today while infant mortality (rather than stillbirths) receives more attention as a sentinel indicator of maternal and child health, it’s still significant. You may recall reading in a previous [...]

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World AIDS Day

By azdhs-admin|2010-12-01T20:18:40-07:00December 1st, 2010|Preparedness|

Today is World AIDS Day – an opportunity to remember those impacted by HIV/AIDS, look back at its history and toward future developments that may prevent limit its spread. HIV was first identified in the United States in 1981. In the early 1980’s, public health efforts focused heavily on identification of the virus. Once the [...]

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New High-Tech Interactive Arizona Cancer Registry Website

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:02-07:00December 1st, 2010|Preparedness|

Our Arizona Cancer Center has developed a highly interactive new website using state-of-the-art GIS technology. This nifty new website lets the public and researchers access cancer data by communities (Community Health Analysis Areas). It allows easy access to age adjusted incidence rates and counts for 13 cancers that have public health implications. The website visualizes [...]

Whooping Cough Just Across the River

By azdhs-admin|2010-11-24T09:06:28-07:00November 24th, 2010|Preparedness|

California has had 6,400 + cases of whooping cough (pertussis) and 10 infant deaths so far in 2010, which is the highest number of cases they've had since the age of immunizations began (about 60 years ago). Meanwhile, Arizona has had 361 cases and no deaths in 2010 compared to 277 cases in all of 2009. Even [...]

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Flu Season

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:03-07:00November 9th, 2010|Preparedness|

Last year at this time the new H1N1 flu virus was going gangbusters. Loads of Arizonans were getting sick (especially kids), the vaccine was still in short supply. The county health departments were prioritizing which doctors could get the vaccine. What a difference a year makes. Flu activity across the country is light (so far), [...]

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It is Valley Fever Awareness Week

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:03-07:00November 8th, 2010|Preparedness|

Valley Fever has been in the media a lot lately. Part of the reason is because last Saturday we kicked off the 8th annual Valley Fever Awareness Week in recognition of the outstanding treatment and research conducted by the Valley Fever Center for Excellence as well as the advances in Valley Fever education and public [...]

E. coli Outbreak

By azdhs-admin|2010-11-05T09:00:26-07:00November 5th, 2010|Preparedness|

We’ve just confirmed 11 cases of E. coli in AZ. Our cases appear to be part of a multi-state outbreak that’s associated with Gouda cheese sold at Costco. Maricopa (5 stores), Pima (1 store) and Yavapai counties (1 store) are involved with the investigation and the suspect cheese has been held in back stock until [...]

Annual Statewide Environmental Health Annual Report Published

By azdhs-admin|2010-11-03T13:17:55-07:00November 3rd, 2010|Preparedness|

I started my career in public health working as a county Sanitarian doing inspections of restaurants, motels and the like in the mid- 1980s. My area was right around here down toward South Mountain and I inspected the cafeteria in the basement of the Executive Tower and the cafeteria that used to be on the [...]

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