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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

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection

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

Recent media has highlighted one of the most common antibiotic-resistant-bacteria, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In the US, over 2 million people are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and more than 23,000 people die due to these infections. Anyone can get MRSA and infections range from mild to very serious, even life-threatening. Most MRSA infections are skin [...]

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International Infection Prevention Week

By |2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 21st, 2015|General, Prevention|

International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) raises awareness of the role infection prevention plays to improve patient safety and promotes the belief that everyone plays a role in infection prevention. As IIPW expands, more patients benefit from safer healthcare practices and reduced threat of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). In response to this important need, the Governor of [...]

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Efforts Highlight Resources

By |2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 15th, 2015|General|

Domestic Violence Awareness Month continues throughout October and ADHS employees keep awareness efforts fresh at the mid-month mark. Today is Wear Purple Day for our department. The color represents a reminder to all of us to lend support in our community and bring an end to domestic violence. Many of our partners are showing support [...]

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Arizona State Laboratory Announces Biosafety Improvement Plan

By |2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 12th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Public Health Laboratory was awarded funds from the Epidemiology Laboratory Capacity cooperative improvement grant to improve laboratory biosafety in Arizona as part of the national response to the Ebola crisis. The funds were awarded to develop a three-year plan to improve the state lab’s biosafety readiness as well as assisting the State Public Health Lab’s [...]

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Flu has Arrived in Arizona; Get Vaccinated this Month

By |2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00October 7th, 2015|General|

Flu season started early this year with Arizona reporting the first locally acquired flu cases last week. You’ve probably seen or heard messages encouraging you to get a flu shot. That’s because it takes about two weeks for the vaccine to take effect in your system, so we want to be sure you are protected [...]

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By |2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00October 2nd, 2015|General, Prevention|

Across the country domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women aged 15-44. In Arizona last year, 109 individuals and four dogs lost their lives to domestic violence. During the first five months of 2015, there have been 40 documented domestic violence related deaths. Domestic violence does not discriminate. It doesn’t matter what [...]

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Showcasing successful strategies for collaboration

By |2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00October 1st, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Our partnership building skills were highlighted at the United States Conference on AIDS on September 13, in Washington, D.C. Our Office of Disease Integration and Services, HIV Prevention Program, and Maricopa County Ryan White Part A Program were selected from a pool of a thousand applicants to facilitate a three hour workshop “Thrown Under the [...]

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Addressing environmental health concerns in the community

By |2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00September 30th, 2015|General|

Every year our Environmental Toxicology program responds to environmental health concerns and provides communities with epidemiologic and toxicological health assessments. Recently a community member from the town of Superior brought up concerns that contamination from past mining activities could be affecting the health of residents. Superior is a small mining town with a population of [...]

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Flu vaccine is here, and it’s better than last year’s

By |2017-02-10T09:49:09-07:00September 22nd, 2015|General|

Last flu season was a rough one, mainly because the influenza A (H3) strain in the vaccine did not match the circulating A (H3) strain that was making most people sick. This season, CDC believes the strains in the vaccine will be a good match against the currently circulating strains and provide better protection. Although the flu [...]

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Monitoring Ends for Travelers from Liberia for Ebola

By |2017-02-10T09:49:09-07:00September 18th, 2015|General, Preparedness|

Throughout the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, local health departments in Arizona have worked with ADHS, CDC, and other federal partners to monitor travelers returning from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for signs and symptoms of Ebola. Since October 17, local public health in Arizona has monitored more than 200 returning travelers. As disease prevention and [...]

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