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Arizona Stroke Research

By Will Humble|2010-05-10T08:55:18-07:00May 10th, 2010|Preparedness, Prevention|

Dr. Ben Bobrow, our EMS Medical Director is at it again, with yet another publication that positively measured the value and effectiveness of another public health intervention. Ben and his team published this month in Stroke and demonstrated that telemedicine is incredibly valuable for saving lives in rural and remote communities, by giving rural and [...]

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Arizona Cancer Registry

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:19-07:00May 5th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

The ADHS Arizona Cancer Registry is a population-based surveillance system that collects, manages and analyzes information on the incidence, survival and mortality of persons having been diagnosed with cancer. We began collecting cancer case information in 1981. The Registry has data available describing cancer in Arizona using a variety of descriptors, including site of origin, age, [...]

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Bats, Rabies, & Schools

By Will Humble|2010-05-04T06:53:35-07:00May 4th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

Bats are one of three rabies reservoirs in AZ – the others being skunks and foxes. Our skunk rabies season often peaks during winter & spring (although last year – it went all year). Our bat season goes late-March through early-October. Most (but not all) of the 28 species of bats in AZ do migrate [...]

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Bats, Rabies, & Schools

By Will Humble|2010-05-04T06:53:35-07:00May 4th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

Bats are one of three rabies reservoirs in AZ – the others being skunks and foxes. Our skunk rabies season often peaks during winter & spring (although last year – it went all year). Our bat season goes late-March through early-October. Most (but not all) of the 28 species of bats in AZ do migrate [...]

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Pandemic Turns 1

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:19-07:00April 29th, 2010|Preparedness|

The H1N1 pandemic strain virus turns 1 this month. The first indication that there may be a problem was published in an April 24, 2009 Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. The CDC announced the new virus in their usual low-key way, with an MMWR lead that said: “On April 17, 2009, CDC determined that two [...]

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Clostridium difficile

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:19-07:00April 28th, 2010|Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

The Maricopa County Department of Public Health has discovered a pretty significant outbreak of a bacteria called Clostridium difficile this week. This organism can cause severe diarrheal illness, and is commonly associated with antibiotic use and healthcare facilities. Most people who come into contact with Clostridium difficile do not develop disease. Being on long-term antibiotics [...]

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Health Matters Web Resource

By Will Humble|2010-04-14T11:11:02-07:00April 14th, 2010|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

We rolled out our new public health information system … called Arizona Health Matters http://www.arizonahealthmatters.org/. It’s an electronic one stop source of unbiased data and information about community health and healthy communities in general. It’s intended to help planners, policy makers, and community members learn about issues and identify improvements. On the site, you can [...]

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National H1N1 Vaccination Rates

By Will Humble|2010-04-07T08:52:37-07:00April 7th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

The latest CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report has the latest on the state-by-state H1N1 vaccination rates for kids as well as national percentages for healthcare workers. Arizona had the highest vaccination rates for kids in the western U.S. The national vaccination rates for healthcare workers were a little disappointing (about 40%)- but keep in [...]

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Infections

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:23-07:00March 3rd, 2010|Preparedness|

Post-surgery infections cost a fortune. Health care–associated infections cause 1.7 million extended hospitalizations each year. A study published last week in the Archives of Internal Medicine looked at the clinical and economic costs from these infections which are poorly understood. The researchers looked at national hospital discharge records to find sepsis (blood borne infections) and [...]

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New Earache & Pneumonia Shot

By Will Humble|2010-02-26T09:00:04-07:00February 26th, 2010|Preparedness, Prevention|

This week, the FDA approved and the CDC has recommended the use of a new vaccine called Prevnar 13™ for healthy kids children age 2-59 months. The new shot prevents invasive pneumococcal disease from 13 different kinds of pneumonia germs. It also prevents many germs that cause middle ear infections and some kinds of meningitis. [...]

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