Prevention – Page 62 – AZ Dept. of Health Services News

Topics here will include issues that fall into the Prevention Division of the agency, which include – as the name implies – programs that help prevent disease in our state. You will find information about chronic diseases (cancer, heart health, breathing disorders) as well as tobacco use prevention. This area also includes education about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Women, Infant and Children programs; both USDA programs that help provide nutrition to lower income residents.

The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:59-07:00September 19th, 2012|Preparedness, Prevention|

Another AZ monsoon season has come and gone. The seasonal winds blow more than dust in the air, they stir up questions and concerns about Valley Fever. Those who have been in Arizona for a while may know that Valley Fever is a lung infection caused by a fungus that’s common in our desert soil (below [...]

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Annual Abortion Report Published

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:00-07:00September 18th, 2012|General, Prevention|

A couple of years ago a bill was passed that required our agency to do a comprehensive statistical report about abortion in Arizona. We published our second annual report this week… which includes data compiled from elective abortion procedures reports, complications from abortions reports and petitions filed authorizing abortions to minors. Facilities that provide the [...]

Lower the Pressure

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:00-07:00September 14th, 2012|Prevention|

About 1/3 of American adults have high blood pressure and more than half of them don’t have it under control. The majority of people with high blood pressure are being treated with medicine and have seen a doctor at least twice in the past year… but their pressure still isn't under control, according to a new [...]

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Arizona’s New Chronic Disease Strategic Plan

By Will Humble|2012-09-10T08:33:54-07:00September 10th, 2012|Prevention|

I’m happy to share our new Arizona Chronic Disease Strategic Plan. This past year, our team from the Bureau of Tobacco & Chronic Disease worked with community partners from across the state on a new guiding document for chronic disease prevention and health promotion. This strategic plan will be used by ADHS, county health departments, and community partners [...]

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September: Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00September 5th, 2012|Prevention|

Protecting the health and wellbeing of our children is critical to the future of Arizona. September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Arizona ranks 15th in the nation in childhood obesity with almost 18% of Arizona children (10 to 17) being obese. Obesity puts our children at early risk for conditions we normally associate with [...]

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Community Water Fluoridation – An Evidence Review

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00September 5th, 2012|General, Prevention|

I've written a few times about fluoridation - about it being an inexpensive public health intervention and the benefits of fluoride when the EPA and HHS changed the how much they recommend to add to the water supply. But it's always an interesting topic to revisit. Recently, the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College [...]

Global Stakeholders

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00August 30th, 2012|Preparedness, Prevention|

I often get good feedback about the things that we're accomplishing and the decisions that we're making... but it's not often that I get feedback from the other side of the globe- but that's just what happened this week. Kyoung-Jun Song, MD, an emergency physician in South Korea sent me an e-mail this week thanking [...]

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Tattoo You 2

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:02-07:00August 23rd, 2012|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released information about an infection some folks were getting because of the ink used in their tattoos. It reminds me that there are some good practices that folks who want tattoos can ask their artist about - I wrote about it last year in Tattoo You? Regardless [...]

Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program Expansion

By Will Humble|2012-08-14T10:24:36-07:00August 14th, 2012|Prevention|

More good news… starting last week- more uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer will be eligible to receive comprehensive treatment through Arizona’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (which is administered by AHCCCS). In the past, only women diagnosed through Well Woman HealthCheck were able to access treatment through the Program. The American Cancer [...]

A Boost for Safety

By Will Humble|2012-08-13T08:56:56-07:00August 13th, 2012|General, Prevention|

Booster seats dramatically lower the risk of suffering internal damage, serious spinal injury or worse for kids between 5 and 8 years old. In fact, 100% of kids ages 5-8, who were killed in Arizona car crashes in 2010 weren’t restrained in a booster seat. For years, the AZ's Child Fatality Review Team recommended a booster seat [...]

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