PPAZ v. Humble et.al. Suit Resolved
A recent lawsuit (Planned Parenthood of Arizona v. Humble et.al.) was resolved this week. The lawsuit had challenged a new law (signed last legislative session) that (among other changes) requires us to license facilities that perform medication abortions. We already license and inspect facilities that do surgical abortions- the new law requires that facilities that perform “medication” abortions be licensed [...]
Health Centers- a Key Hub for Primary Care
We’re proud to join in the celebration of National Health Center Week by highlighting Health Centers throughout our State and the vital services they provide. Community Health Centers are community-based, patient directed organizations that provide services to medically underserved areas. These valuable safety net providers offer full-time comprehensive primary and preventative care to patients regardless of their ability to pay or their [...]
AZ Well Woman HealthCheck Program Get’s High Marks
Most of us are aware that the Well Woman HealthCheck increases screening for breast and cervical cancer. As part of our federal funding agreement for the program the CDC audits 100% of the services provided. Services are audited for appropriateness and timeliness- even the age of women receiving mammograms is audited for meeting guidelines. We submit program data to CDC twice [...]
AZ Physicians Referred to Licensing Boards due to Questionable Medical Marijuana Certifications
One of the criteria on our official medical marijuana Physician Certification Form includes an attestation by a physician that they’ve reviewed their patient’s profile on the Arizona Board of Pharmacy’s Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program database before signing the certification. We included this requirement to ensure that physicians are acting in their patient’s best interest- and making sure that they’re [...]
Active & Safe Routes to School
School is back in session- which means it’s time to figure out your family logistics for getting to and from school. Fortunately, we have a new tool to help families make the healthy choice and consider an “active” solution. We just launched our new online assessment tool called the Active School Neighborhood Checklist to help families make safe and healthy school transportation choices. [...]
Recovery Works!
The August issue of Recovery WORKS! is now available in our website. Check it out…there are several new features including a recurring column called “Peer-Run Organizations Profiles” that will briefly highlight the tremendous work by our peer-runs; and the new “State Chatter” box which will share a variety of news from peers, family members, and general behavioral health stakeholders from [...]