This week, the FDA approved and the CDC has recommended the use of a new vaccine called Prevnar 13™ for healthy kids children age 2-59 months. The new shot prevents invasive pneumococcal disease from 13 different kinds of pneumonia germs. It also prevents many germs that cause middle ear infections and some kinds of meningitis. [...]
This week, the FDA approved and the CDC has recommended the use of a new vaccine called Prevnar 13™ for healthy kids children age 2-59 months. The new shot prevents invasive pneumococcal disease from 13 different kinds of pneumonia germs. It also prevents many germs that cause middle ear infections and some kinds of meningitis. [...]
Please try to carve out some time to celebrate ADHS' 7th Annual Black History Month event. The 2010 celebration will happen Thursday, February 25, from 11:00am – 1:00pm, in the parking lot west of 1740 Building . The theme is… “ Health Care… Where We’ve Been… and Where We’re Going”. We’ll take you back in [...]
The Mexican Federal Government announced a new policy this week to promote medical tourism in Mexico. Medical tourism is when you go abroad for medical care. Their goal is to encourage U.S. residents (with an initial focus on the uninsured) to travel to Mexico for their medical needs, generating jobs and investment. Another objective is [...]
Please take a couple of minutes to sign up for our new ADHS electronic updates feature. When you sign up to receive electronic updates from the Department, you can click on the kinds of things that you want to receive, like our new “healthy and in-season recipe of the week”, media releases, immunizations newsletters and [...]
The US obesity epidemic is costing Americans more and more each year. It’s not just the decreased quality of life that it causes, but it causes a whole host of downstream problems like diabetes and circulatory problems. Type 2 diabetes had been a disease of folks over 40 that became seriously overweight over time- but [...]
Throughout history, mankind’s future was largely determined by fate. Infectious diseases like Diphtheria and Smallpox could wipe out an entire family in just a few days. People were vulnerable to outside threats ranging from a lack of clean drinking water to poor sanitation to gaps in environmental infrastructure that led to a host of infectious [...]
When’s the last time you heard anything about the pandemic? It’s been awhile, huh? Well, it’s still around. The number of cases is back down to where it was this summer, with cases here and there. Nothing like it was last October- but the flu is still out there. We’re still encouraging the stragglers to [...]
Perhaps nothing in public is more controversial than the question of what is the best way to delay sexual activity in youth. Some say abstinence education is the best way. Some say it’s a more broad approach and boosting self esteem. Some say it’s keeping kids involved in sports and other activities. Some people say [...]
One of our Department priorities over the last couple of years has been to better develop Arizona’s TRAUMA SYSTEM. Here’s a thumbnail sketch of why having a system of trauma care is so important: More than 24,000 people are severely injured (called trauma) every year in Arizona. More than 60% of these severe injuries occur [...]
