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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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Salt Initiative

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:24-07:00February 22nd, 2010|Prevention, Uncategorized|

We launched our salt reduction initiative this week http://www.azdhs.gov/salt/. The overall goal is to get Arizonans to reduce their salt intake by paying more attention to the Sodium line in the nutrition facts and being a better- by selecting foods for the family that are lower in sodium. Sodium can increase your blood pressure and [...]

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Out of Control Diabetes Treatment Costs

By Will Humble|2010-02-17T16:38:39-07:00February 17th, 2010|Prevention|

The US obesity epidemic is costing Americans more and more each year. It’s not just the decreased quality of life that it causes, but it causes a whole host of downstream problems like diabetes and circulatory problems. Type 2 diabetes had been a disease of folks over 40 that became seriously overweight over time- but [...]

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Eat Well Be Well

By Will Humble|2010-02-16T08:58:36-07:00February 16th, 2010|Prevention|

Throughout history, mankind’s future was largely determined by fate. Infectious diseases like Diphtheria and Smallpox could wipe out an entire family in just a few days. People were vulnerable to outside threats ranging from a lack of clean drinking water to poor sanitation to gaps in environmental infrastructure that led to a host of infectious [...]

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Abstinence

By Will Humble|2010-02-10T11:41:56-07:00February 10th, 2010|Prevention|

Perhaps nothing in public is more controversial than the question of what is the best way to delay sexual activity in youth. Some say abstinence education is the best way. Some say it’s a more broad approach and boosting self esteem. Some say it’s keeping kids involved in sports and other activities. Some people say [...]

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A Year of Progress at ADHS

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:28-07:00February 4th, 2010|General, Newborn Screening, Preparedness, Prevention|

We started on this journey together a year ago. Thanks for being such good traveling companions. We’ve been through a lot. We’ve had challenges, fears, anxiety, good times, laughs, & fun. We’ve sacrificed some of our programs, but we’ve made a great deal of progress too. Overall- the year was a net plus. I say [...]

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Salt, BPA, CCR & the Budget

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:29-07:00January 22nd, 2010|General, Newborn Screening, Preparedness, Prevention|

NaCl It’s been no secret that the U.S. (and Arizona) diet is high in salt- and almost 90% of that salt comes from pre-processed foods (as opposed to the salt that you might add while cooking or eating). Reducing dietary salt is an important public health target- and it’s among one of the cheapest and [...]

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Salt, BPA, CCR & the Budget

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:29-07:00January 22nd, 2010|General, Newborn Screening, Preparedness, Prevention|

NaCl It’s been no secret that the U.S. (and Arizona) diet is high in salt- and almost 90% of that salt comes from pre-processed foods (as opposed to the salt that you might add while cooking or eating). Reducing dietary salt is an important public health target- and it’s among one of the cheapest and [...]

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