Preparedness

Items in the Preparedness category will cover everything from Emergency Medical Services to vaccination programs. This division at ADHS tracks contagious disease, coordinates emergency preparedness activity, licenses EMTs and Paramedics, regulates ambulance companies, authorizes special hospital designations like cardiac care center and Level IV trauma center, issues birth and death certificates, and tracks critical health data through various sources including hospital discharge information.

Annual Health Survey helps Public Health Agencies Focus Priorities

By |2017-02-10T09:48:45-07:00July 20th, 2016|Preparedness|

Data is an instrumental component of public health that helps us monitor population health, plan and evaluate interventions, and track priorities. One of our most valuable sources of public health data is the annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which is a telephone survey that collects data from Arizona adults 18 and older. The BRFSS survey collects data related [...]

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Measles Outbreak Update: Is the End in Sight?

By |2017-02-10T09:48:45-07:00July 14th, 2016|Preparedness|

For the past several weeks, local and state public health have identified cases of measles in both detainees and staff members at a federal detention center in Eloy, Arizona; however no cases have been identified in community members unrelated to the facility. For the past week we have been holding steady at 22 confirmed cases. [...]

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As weather heats up, flu winds down in Arizona

By |2017-02-10T09:48:45-07:00July 13th, 2016|Preparedness|

Over the past few weeks, flu activity across the state has been decreasing. It’s not a break for the flu team though. Flu cases still occur and surveillance activities continue throughout the summer; however, activities are different in the non-peak activity (summer) and peak activity (winter) seasons. During the summer, case investigations are performed on all flu [...]

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E. coli Outbreak Linked to Flour and Dough Products

By |2017-02-10T09:48:45-07:00July 12th, 2016|Preparedness|

Is it really true? Could cookie dough make us sick? If you’ve been watching or reading the news lately, you may have heard about a new outbreak that is linked to dough made with contaminated flour. What is unusual about this outbreak is that the source was not from the usual suspect, raw egg, but [...]

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Naloxone is an Important Tool in Combating Narcotic-Related Deaths in Arizona

By |2017-02-10T09:48:46-07:00July 8th, 2016|Preparedness|

Unintentional drug overdoses reigns as the leading cause of accidental death nationally and in Arizona. We have worked with several organizations for the past four years to help implement the Arizona Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative. We recently welcomed United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to conduct Grand Rounds with clinicians and others [...]

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Arizona’s Treat and Refer Recognition Program Launch

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00July 7th, 2016|Preparedness|

Our Bureau of EMS and Trauma System recently launched the Arizona Treat and Refer Recognition Program by publishing the manual and application on its website. This innovative program is the result of several months of collaboration between ADHS, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), and EMS stakeholders. Treat and Refer programs are an [...]

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Arizona Hosts One Health Exploration Day for Teens

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00July 6th, 2016|Preparedness|

One Health is the idea that the health of humans, animals and the environment are all connected. As people, we depend on animals for many things, like food, companionship, and recreation. Animals depend on us to provide care, husbandry, safe homes and habitats. In turn, people and animals both depend on a balanced and healthy [...]

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Partnering to Prevent Health Effects of Extreme Weather

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00July 5th, 2016|Preparedness|

Weather hazards like extreme heat, flash flooding, dust storms, and wildfires often occur this time of year in Arizona. Last week, ADHS partnered with ASU to put together an interactive workshop where over 20 representatives from local health departments, environmental services, emergency management, transportation, weather service, and universities discussed weather hazards and the populations most [...]

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Four Food Safety Tips for the 4th of July

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00July 1st, 2016|Preparedness|

Family, fireworks, food, and fun are four great reasons for a 4th of July celebration. It is also a great time to fire up the grill and prepare delicious summertime meals. Just don’t let foodborne illness spoil the fun. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 out of 6 Americans will become sick this year and 128,000 [...]

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No Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine This Year

By |2017-02-10T09:48:47-07:00June 29th, 2016|Preparedness|

In public health, we know that flu is unpredictably affecting different populations at different times with different strains (remember the drift in 2014). Last week, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that due to low vaccine effectiveness, the nasal spray flu vaccine not be used this upcoming flu season. Once finalized by CDC, these recommendations will [...]

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