Conference Brings Arizona Tribes Together to Address Cancer Prevention
We are proud to partner with tribes from across the state to promote cancer prevention. This month, the Office of Cancer Prevention and Control hosted the 10th Annual Tribal Collaborative Conference in partnership with the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Tohono O’odham Nation, San Carlos Apache Tribe, and Gila River Indian Community. In Arizona, cancer is the leading cause of death. [...]
Keep Your Thanksgiving Feast Safe
Thanksgiving is just two days away, so whether you’ve been tasked with making an entire Thanksgiving meal or just preparing a few dishes, there are four simple steps to food safety that everyone should follow: clean, separate, cook, and chill. Clean your hands and kitchen surfaces often when preparing food. Wash your hands for 20 seconds with soap and running [...]
Taking Steps to Prevent Premature Births
Being born too soon can cause long-term disabilities in children including cerebral palsy, developmental delays, respiratory problems and vision and hearing problems. According to the March of Dimes, 380,000 babies are born prematurely each year in the United States. The health of babies in the U.S. has taken a step backward as the nation’s preterm birth rate worsened for the [...]
Calling the ASHLine Can Double Your Chance to Successfully Quit Smoking
This week we launched a new public awareness campaign that encourages people in Arizona who want to quit smoking to call the Arizona Smokers’ Helpline, also known as the ASHLine. The ASHLine provides individualized coaching and offers up to four weeks free of nicotine replacement therapy such as patches, lozenges, and gum. “Coaches on Coaching” features several prominent professional Arizona sports [...]
Programs Help Prevent Lung Cancer in Arizona
The American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative recently released the findings from its from its third annual Women’s Lung Health Barometer. The Lung Association estimates that almost 4,000 women in Arizona and more than 106,000 in the United States will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2016. Our Chronic Disease Office in the Bureau of Tobacco and Chronic Disease is [...]