Prevention

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.

Cimex lectularius & You (aka Bed Bugs & You)

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:04-07:00October 14th, 2010|Preparedness, Prevention|

Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) haven’t really been a problem in AZ for the last few decades. Sure, we’ve had reports of bed bug infestations, but they’ve mostly been limited to areas around the Grand Canyon where lots of international travelers come and go toting their sleeping bags. After all, bed bugs are basically hitch-hikers, so [...]

More support for nutrition in the food stamp program

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:05-07:00October 7th, 2010|General, Prevention|

NYC is climbing on the SNAP better nutrition train today; it is asking the feds to forbid people from buying sugary drinks with food stamps. This should sound pretty familiar to my blog readers. I’ve been banging on this drum for months – we need to add nutritional standards to the criteria for folks who [...]

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Fresh Childcare Center Rules Go Live

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:05-07:00October 4th, 2010|Licensing, Prevention|

The new child care center standards went into effect last week. Check out our newly revamped child care licensing website, which has the latest for parents, consumers, childcare operators and others. Our Licensing, rules, and all the other ADHS experts who contributed to the new rules and did a fantastic job. Our success was directly [...]

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Children’s Rehabilitative Services Transferring to AHCCCS January 1

By azdhs-admin|2010-10-01T08:30:09-07:00October 1st, 2010|Prevention|

AHCCCS will take over the administrative oversight (and the statutory responsibilities) of the Children’s Rehabilitative Services (CRS) program on January 1. The CRS program (which began in the 1920s as the Crippled Children's Program) provides medical care and support services to kids who have certain chronic or disabling conditions. This administrative change won’t impact the kids [...]

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2010 HEMMY Awards

By Will Humble|2010-09-30T17:05:22-07:00September 30th, 2010|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

Congratulations to Dallas Teat from IT and our vector control team (including Elisabeth Lawaczeck who moved to Colorado) on the 2010 Arizona Public Health Association’s HEMMY (Health Education Media Makers Yearly) Award for Bats at Schools: Prevention of Rabies. The video won in the Grassroots category and focuses on educating children and school staff about [...]

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New TB Diagnostic Test on Horizon?

By Will Humble|2010-09-29T08:49:41-07:00September 29th, 2010|Preparedness, Prevention|

One of the major challenges for global control of tuberculosis is that the current diagnostic tests are very slow and can require significant laboratory infrastructure. The tests are particularly difficult to manage in developing countries and are more complicated for folks with HIV. It’s also difficult to test for drug sensitivity. The challenge is that [...]

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Sleep Deprivation a Factor in Childhood Obesity?

By Will Humble|2010-09-28T12:48:48-07:00September 28th, 2010|Prevention|

Previous studies have found a link between not getting enough sleep and an increased risk of obesity in adults and new research this month suggests that sleep deprivation could be a powerful factor for obesity in kids as well. A new study in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine found that toddlers that got [...]

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Buggy Infant Formula

By Will Humble|2010-09-23T15:34:51-07:00September 23rd, 2010|Prevention|

Certain “Similac®” powdered baby formulas were recalled this week by the manufacturer (Abbott Labs) because they discovered there were bugs (beetles) in the formula from one of their manufacturing plants. According to the FDA (who regulates foods including formula), the formula that contains beetles doesn’t pose an immediate health risk but babies that drink it [...]

Spotlight: Newborn Screening

By Will Humble|2014-03-07T12:01:15-07:00September 21st, 2010|Newborn Screening, Preparedness, Prevention|

Last year Arizona welcomed about 98,000 newborns to our world. Our Newborn Screening Program (in the State Laboratory) ensures that each newborn is tested for 28 inherited disorders and hearing problems. The goal is to help kids avoid illness, developmental delays and even death. Teamwork, communication and coordination are to critical in making this program [...]

Crash Deaths Down in Arizona & Across the US

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:08-07:00September 20th, 2010|Prevention|

In Arizona, we’ve been able to decrease the rate of deaths from car, truck and motorcycle crashes by 43% in the last 4 years, from about 19 deaths per 100,000 in 2005 to 11 per 100,000 Arizonans in 2009. While this is good progress, we still have a long way to go. Crashes are still [...]

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