Flu Down Under
This is the time of year that public health folks start watching the flu reports from the southern hemisphere. We’re watching for a couple of things – the circulating strains and how it’s spreading. The Australian Government Department of Health is reporting 6 times as many cases as they had at this time last season. It could be an early [...]
Integrated Care Resource
We’ve probably all heard the saying “life happens”, right? Sometimes our lives get really complicated with work, bills, family demands and other stress that makes our ability to cope day to day challenging. This kind of increased stress over time can take a toll on our minds and bodies, so we head off to the doctor’s office to see if [...]
Tattoo You?
Regardless of what you think about tattooing and body piercing- it’s clearly popular. Tattooing and body piercing are obviously invasive- which brings up the question: do these (now common) practices pose a health threat? Are they safe? The answer is simple. Like just about everything else in life- it can be safe as long as it’s done right. If done [...]
Welcome Our New Teammates
Please join me in welcoming three folks from the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission to the ADHS team today. The Legislature and Governor made a statutory change last cycle that moved the Commission to us, and their mission is a good fit. The Commission basically awards contracts for projects researching the causes, epidemiology and diagnosis, formulation of cures, medically accepted treatment [...]
Cottage Industry Foods Rulemaking
We were excited to roll out the new cottage industry food law last week because it provides new fundraising and self-employment for folks. Our brand-new cottage industry food website lays out some of the information folks will need to turn the key- including sample recipe’s and labels, ingredient templates, and how to get a food handler card if their county requires [...]
Empower White-Paper
In the fall of 2009, faced with a 3 billion dollar budget shortfall, the state of Arizona eliminated funding for licensing services from the budget of the Arizona Department of Health Services. We were given the authority to self-fund these services by passing the costs of providing this critical public health service back to the providers. For childcare providers this [...]