Interested in Developing a “Family Health Portrait”?
We’ve known for a long time that your family health history can have a profound impact on your risks for certain inheritable diseases and illnesses. Until now, there hasn’t been an easy way to track your family health history. The Surgeon General's Office has developed an internet-based tool called “My Family Health Portrait” which makes it easy for you to [...]
Feet Slowing You Down?
The health of your feet is probably one of the most underappreciated yet important keys to your overall health. Each foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and associated tendons – all taking tremendous pounding over the years. It’s estimated that 75% of Americans will experience foot problems in their lifetime. While both men and women suffer from [...]
Request for Information (RFI) for the Greater Arizona “RFP”
Now that we’re on the road to transitioning to a new system of behavioral health care in Maricopa County, it’s time to move our sights toward taking our reform initiative to the rest of the State. Our first objective is to get input from the public and other Stakeholders. That’s why we, in coordination with AHCCCS, released a Request for [...]
Teen Stress
Is the teen in your life stressed out? You’re not alone. According to a recent survey conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health and National Public Radio, almost 40% of parents say their high-schooler is having stress from the demands of achieving good grades in honors and advanced placement courses. There [...]
Introducing Health-e-Arizona Plus
AHCCCS and ADES have rolled out a new website that makes it easier than ever to enroll for Medicaid and other benefits. It’s called Health-e-Arizona Plus… and it’s Arizona’s one-stop-shop for easy Medicaid enrollment. Health-e-Arizona Plus provides an easy pathway to apply for a full range of AHCCCS and ADES benefits and local health access programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps) [...]
Arizonans Continue to Kick the Habit
We continue to make strides to get Arizonans to Kick the Habit. We got the good news this week that Arizona’s adult smoking rate dropped 2 more percentage points in the last year… going from 19% 2011 to 17% today. The data come from this year’s CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System… and it translates into 72,000 fewer AZ smokers [...]