Haiti National Medical Response
Relief efforts are continuing in Haiti. As of Sunday, almost 19,000 patients have been treated by US Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) doctors and nurses on the ground in Haiti, with an additional 19,000 being treated on the Comfort (a medical ship). 435 patients have been evacuated to the US for more extensive treatment- through the HHS National [...]
Behavioral Health Milestone
The tumblers have clicked, and we’re well down the road of significantly improving the behavioral health system in Maricopa County. A few months ago, we joined forces with Magellan of Arizona (our contractor for behavioral health services in Maricopa County) to begin development of a revolutionary new outcomes dashboard that will improve transparency & accountability in our behavioral health system. [...]
Vaccines, Homeless Count, Cardiac Care & Tribal Preparedness
Leverage, Counting the Homeless, Tribal Preparedness Strategic Plan, Nursing Home Ratings, Cardiac Care Centers, Annual Reports Galore, Department Blog
Vaccines, Homeless Count, Cardiac Care & Tribal Preparedness
Leverage, Counting the Homeless, Tribal Preparedness Strategic Plan, Nursing Home Ratings, Cardiac Care Centers, Annual Reports Galore, Department Blog
Salt, BPA, CCR & the Budget
NaCl It’s been no secret that the U.S. (and Arizona) diet is high in salt- and almost 90% of that salt comes from pre-processed foods (as opposed to the salt that you might add while cooking or eating). Reducing dietary salt is an important public health target- and it’s among one of the cheapest and easiest public health interventions. In [...]
Salt, BPA, CCR & the Budget
NaCl It’s been no secret that the U.S. (and Arizona) diet is high in salt- and almost 90% of that salt comes from pre-processed foods (as opposed to the salt that you might add while cooking or eating). Reducing dietary salt is an important public health target- and it’s among one of the cheapest and easiest public health interventions. In [...]