Visit Your Local Farmers Market
Now that the weather has finally broken here in the desert you can visit your local farmers market without having to get up at the crack of dawn. Check out our Farmers’ Market Locator to find the nearest farmers market. Simply go to the application link and put in any address and city and push “Find Market”. The program will list all the markets including [...]
Emergency Room Care
Thanks to the 2009 Vital Statistics report, we also know that AZ residents went to the ER more than 1.8 million times. The top reasons (about 25%) for those visits were abdominal pain, acute upper respiratory infection, chest pain, cuts, mental disorders, and spinal disorders. More than 1,300 Arizonans were treated in an emergency room for exposure to excessive natural heat, [...]
Babies, Babies, Babies
More interesting information from Vital Statistics– this time about babies and births in Arizona. The number of births each year in AZ has been on a downward trend for the last couple of years, and 2009 was no exception. There were a lot fewer babies born in 2009 (92,616) than in 2007 (102,687)- which is an overall drop of 10% [...]
Personal BP Story
When we implemented our Salt Initiative earlier this year we asked people to know their blood pressure and consider reducing their sodium intake by shopping more carefully and preparing recipes that are lower in sodium. One of the main messages was to encourage people to know their own blood pressure. Then it occurred to me- I don’t know my own [...]
Heart Disease v. Cancer in AZ
As predicted by our 1990 ADHS Vital Statistics Bureau in 1990- cancer is now the number one killer in Arizona – surpassing heart disease. Does this mean that cancer is getting worse? Probably not- it really says that because of better management, treatment, and prevention of heart disease- people with heart conditions are living longer. Effective medications to control high [...]
Getting a Recommendation for Medical Marijuana
Some of the most important words in the 13-page Arizona Medical Marijuana Act are: “Physician Patient Relationship” and “A Full Assessment of the Qualifying Patient’s Medical History”. The real gatekeepers that’ll determine which applicants ultimately would qualify for a medical marijuana card are Arizona MDs, DOs, Naturopaths and Homeopaths, as they evaluate their patient's medical conditions and determine who could [...]