Prevention – Page 72 – 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.

Border Health Partnerships

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:41-07:00July 12th, 2011|General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

A few weeks ago I blogged about the June plenary session of the Arizona Mexico Commission called Arizona & Sonora: Gateway for Innovation. The conference provided an opportunity to move forward a bi-national agenda supported by Arizona and Sonora. The health committee discussed regional approaches to valley fever surveillance, burn patient infrastructure, substance abuse, TB, border [...]

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Encouraging Trends in New Bi-annual Tobacco Prevention Report

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:42-07:00July 12th, 2011|Prevention|

Part of the authorizing statute for our tobacco prevention programs includes a requirement that we develop a bi-annual report of our progress and activities. Just two years ago, we reported that we were shifting to an “evidence-based” approach to our prevention activities. In other words, we shifted our intervention strategies to focus on approaches that have [...]

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Encouraging Trends in New Bi-annual Tobacco Prevention Report

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:42-07:00July 11th, 2011|General, Prevention|

Part of the authorizing statute for our tobacco prevention programs includes a requirement that we develop a bi-annual report of our progress and activities. Just two years ago, we reported that we were shifting to an “evidence-based” approach to our prevention activities. In other words- we shifted our intervention strategies to focus on approaches that have [...]

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Gettin’ to School

By azdhs-admin|2011-07-07T09:05:17-07:00July 7th, 2011|General, Prevention|

If you’re my age, you probably walked or biked to school- it was a basic part of our culture. Unfortunately the tradition has been lost (for now). In 1969 half of all kids walked or bicycled to and from school and almost 90% of kids that lived within a mile of school walked or biked. Today only [...]

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Kid’s Teeth in AZ

By azdhs-admin|2011-07-05T09:08:54-07:00July 5th, 2011|Prevention|

The Pew Children’s Dental Campaign released the State of Children’s Dental Health Report that grades each state’s policy responses to the crisis in dental health among America’s children. Arizona raised its grade to a “B” for 2011. We made improvements in the share of high-risk schools that participate in the school-based sealant program. This can [...]

Jeanette’s Movin’ On

By azdhs-admin|2011-07-04T07:25:12-07:00July 4th, 2011|Prevention|

Jeanette Shea is retiring at the end of July. She’s been with the Department for more than 20 years serving as a Program Manager, Social Work Consultant, Section Chief then Office Chief for Women’s and Children’s Health and finally as the Assistant Director for Public Health Prevention for the last few years. She’s has been [...]

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Extreme Heat Water Drive

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00June 30th, 2011|Behavioral Health, General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

This has been a super hot week- and we’ve even had a couple of extreme heat warnings in the southern deserts with more to come this holiday weekend (it might get to 120o Saturday). Homeless folks have the highest risk for heat-related illness because they have limited access to cool spaces and finding water to drink [...]

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Empower Program Stepping it Up- Nationally

By azdhs-admin|2011-06-24T13:36:34-07:00June 24th, 2011|Licensing, Prevention|

This is a story about making great-tasting sugar free lemonade from lemons. About a year and a half ago the legislature passed a bill that eliminated our general funds for licensing (nursing homes, assisted living, hospitals, behavioral health, child care etc.). In exchange, the Bill included a provision that gave us “exempt” rulemaking authority to collect [...]

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(Fires)3

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00June 24th, 2011|Behavioral Health, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

We've been operating on several fronts all week for the Monument Fire. Licensing made sure that facilities in the area had executable evacuation plans and knew who to contact if they needed to evacuate. They also made sure that the facilities that remained open had enough staff. Fifteen facilities relocated patients and residents this week. Most are ready to go back, and our licensing team has 8 reopening inspections [...]

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Healthy Living = Improved Life Expectancy

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00June 23rd, 2011|General, Prevention|

Everybody knows that people in different parts of the country behave differently when it comes to smoking and physical activity, but does it impact how long they live? The answer is yes. According to fascinating study, Americans are living longer, but not in every part of the country. In fact, in some areas, life expectancy [...]

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