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Injury Surveillance System Exceeds Scores on Federal Assessment

By |2017-02-10T09:49:04-07:00December 4th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Our department's injury surveillance system achieved an overall score of 86.1 percent in a Traffic Records Assessment that was just completed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. We exceeded the 24-state average score of 64.3 percent. The Traffic Records Assessment was managed by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, which worked with staff from our [...]

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2015 Food Safety Annual Report

By |2017-02-10T09:49:04-07:00December 2nd, 2015|General, Preparedness|

The Food Safety & Environmental Services Program has finalized and posted the 2015 Food Safety Annual Report. The report summarizes the delegated inspections and activities that were completed by Arizona State University and the county health departments over Fiscal Year 2015. Here are some highlights and new additions to this year's report: Complex, moderate, and limited [...]

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Vital Records Staff Participate in National Adoption Day

By |2017-02-10T09:49:04-07:00November 27th, 2015|General|

The Maricopa County Superior Court’s National Adoption Day was held at the Durango Juvenile Court Center on Nov. 21. National Adoption Day is an annual event held every year to raise awareness for adoption. Adoptions for hundreds of children are finalized on this special day. This year 295 children were adopted. Our Bureau of Vital [...]

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Safer Foods Save Lives: You Can Play a Role

By |2017-02-10T09:49:05-07:00November 26th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

There has been on average 24 multistate outbreaks reported each year since 2010, each involving two to 37 states. In Arizona, just in the last few months, we have helped investigate several notable multistate outbreaks including: Salmonella associated with cucumbers, raw ground tuna and a truffle and mushroom product. Teamwork is crucial to a rapid [...]

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Cooking Tips to Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving

By |2017-02-10T09:49:05-07:00November 25th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Are you planning on cooking up a Thanksgiving feast tomorrow? Whether you are planning on making everything from the turkey to the pumpkin pies or just some side dishes, follow these tips to make sure the food you prepare is safe to serve: Purchase a thermometer and make sure the cooked turkey reaches an internal [...]

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Dengue Fever Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey for Providers in Arizona, 2014-2015

By |2017-02-10T09:49:05-07:00November 24th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Dengue fever may call to mind a disease of the tropics, but dengue can actually occur right here in Arizona. Between 2007 and 2013 Arizona reported only 3—10 cases of dengue annually, all travel-associated. In 2014, 93 cases of dengue were reported, a 14-fold increase in cases among Arizona residents. Arizona has the type of [...]

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Getting your flu shot protects more than just you

By |2017-02-10T09:49:05-07:00November 23rd, 2015|General|

We all know that the best way to protect yourself against the flu is by getting your flu shot each year, but did you know that getting vaccinated can also protect those around you? A recent community-wide study showed that when more younger and middle-aged adults (aged 18-64 years) got their flu vaccine, there were [...]

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USDA’s SNAP-Ed Toolkit will feature the Empower Program

By |2017-02-10T09:49:06-07:00November 6th, 2015|General, Prevention|

Arizona’s Empower Program has been selected for inclusion in the third revision of SNAP-Ed Strategies & Interventions: An Obesity Prevention Toolkit for States (Toolkit) that will be released in November 2015. The Toolkit review process was conducted in partnership with USDA and the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR). For the third revision of the Toolkit, more applications [...]

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Food Safety Tips for Halloween

By |2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 29th, 2015|General|

Halloween is loved by children and adults alike. As Halloween approaches, the Arizona Department of Health Services encourages families to celebrate in a safe and healthy way. Parents should talk to their children about Halloween food safety. Tell children not to accept – and especially not to eat – anything that isn’t commercially wrapped. Inspect [...]

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Pediatricians Promoting Food Security for All Children

By |2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 27th, 2015|General|

It seems hard to believe that one in every five children in the United States lives in a home where there isn’t access to enough healthy food for an active, healthy life for all household members. Here in Arizona, the numbers are estimated to be even higher, affecting as many as one in three children. [...]

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