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Here you will find topics ranging from current events that affect public health in Arizona to overall information about the Arizona Department of Health Services

ADHS Reaches Important Accreditation Milestone

By |2017-02-10T09:48:52-07:00April 13th, 2016|General|

Our Core Accreditation Team has been working on preparing thousands of pages of documentation to submit to the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), and we met our targeted date of March 31st. This would not have happened without the effort of our staff from across the department who provided the Core Accreditation Team with examples, documents, and details up [...]

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The Vital Statistics “Big Book” Report Published Online

By |2017-02-10T09:48:53-07:00April 7th, 2016|General|

The 2014 Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics Report, also known as the “Big Book,” presents an annual update of information on vital statistics and the health status of Arizona residents. It provides statewide number and rates of vital events such as births, stillbirths and deaths, and population-based data on pregnancies, abortions, marriages, divorces, reportable diseases, [...]

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National Public Health Week: Giving Everyone a Choice of Healthy Food Will Improve Overall Health

By |2017-02-10T09:48:53-07:00April 6th, 2016|General, Prevention|

The food we eat affects many aspects of our lives. There's a direct link between poor nutrition and many of the leading causes of death in America such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. Healthy eating is important at every age. Most of us don't eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains, but we [...]

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National Public Health Week: Creating the Healthiest Nation by 2030

By |2017-02-10T09:48:53-07:00April 4th, 2016|General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

This week, April 4 through 10, we’re celebrating National Public Health Week (NPHW) 2016, a week that helps us recognize the work all of us do to keep our communities and our families healthy. During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings communities across the United States [...]

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New Management System Will Help Improve Services

By |2017-02-10T09:48:55-07:00March 28th, 2016|General|

One of Governor Doug Ducey’s priorities is to modernize and streamline state government so the services we provide are more effective for the people we serve. One of the ways state government will transform is by deploying an intentional statewide management system . Over the last few weeks we have been working on a department-wide [...]

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Five-Part Series Highlights the Effect of Alzheimer’s Disease in Arizona

By |2017-02-10T09:48:55-07:00March 22nd, 2016|General|

Alzheimer’s disease is a serious health issue in Arizona and the United States. The disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. Over the next 10 years, Arizona is expected to experience an exponential increase in Alzheimer’s cases because of an aging population . In most people Alzheimer’s symptoms first appear after age [...]

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Our Public Education Campaigns Earn Several Awards

By |2017-02-10T09:48:56-07:00March 21st, 2016|General|

Several of our public education and outreach campaigns received awards earlier this month from the American Advertising Federation. Our tobacco prevention program earned several awards for public service announcements promoting the Arizona Smoker’s Helpline, commonly referred to as the ASHLine, which provides coaching and nicotine replacement therapy to anyone who wants to quit using tobacco. [...]

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Yavapai County Receives Accreditation

By |2017-02-10T09:48:57-07:00March 18th, 2016|General|

Congratulations to Yavapai County Community Health Services for being the first public health department in Arizona to achieve accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board! The national accreditation program works to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing the quality and performance of the nation’s tribal, state, local and territorial public [...]

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Public Health Works Behind the Scenes to Make Our Communities Healthy

By |2017-02-10T09:48:58-07:00March 3rd, 2016|General|

When I was younger, my grandmother gave me two books, and I don’t think she realized they ended up shaping my career. After reading Outbreak (by Robin Cook) and Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC (by Joseph McCormick and Susan Fisher-Hoch), I was hooked on working in public health. After learning more about what [...]

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Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Helps Families Eat Arizona Grown Foods

By |2017-02-10T09:48:58-07:00February 26th, 2016|General, Prevention|

During the last federal fiscal year 10,490 participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program received checks from the Arizona Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, a program that has participation from ten local agencies in seven counties. The WIC moms were able to purchase $120,132 of Arizona Grown fruits and vegetables at approved farmers' markets. [...]

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