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State Lab Energy Efficiency

By azdhs-admin|2011-07-06T10:02:14-07:00July 6th, 2011|General, Preparedness|

A couple of years ago (when the financial crisis was just starting), we brainstormed about how we could bring down the utility bills in our State Laboratory. The Lab has always been electricity intensive, partly because of the workplace safety requirements etc. (e.g. the “hoods”) require more air exchange than a normal building. That means constantly [...]

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Our Fix-it Specialist

By azdhs-admin|2011-07-02T11:24:02-07:00July 2nd, 2011|Behavioral Health, General|

Ann Froio has been the Department’s “Fix-it” specialist for the last several years. Most recently, Ann has served as Interim CEO for the Arizona State Hospital while the Department conducted a national search for a new CEO. For the year prior to that, Ann served as the Interim Director at the Arizona Community Protection and Treatment [...]

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Behavioral Health Licensing Team – a Catalyst for Change

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00July 1st, 2011|General|

Bill McCarroll was asked to participate and present in an interagency forum regarding the quality assurance issues linked to domestic violence treatment and the courts. This group was designed to bring together key stakeholders invested in studying the behavioral health licensing and treatment nuances in addressing the needs of persons involved in domestic violence. Important conversations [...]

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Extreme Heat Water Drive

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00June 30th, 2011|Behavioral Health, General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

This has been a super hot week- and we’ve even had a couple of extreme heat warnings in the southern deserts with more to come this holiday weekend (it might get to 120o Saturday). Homeless folks have the highest risk for heat-related illness because they have limited access to cool spaces and finding water to drink [...]

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Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Lowering Premiums July 1

By azdhs-admin|2011-06-27T10:33:16-07:00June 27th, 2011|General|

Some of the folks that we serve in our diverse mission have complicated medical conditions and may have had trouble in the past finding health insurance because of a pre-existing health problem. The federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) may be able to help some of these folks, especially since the premiums for the Plan will drop by 40% [...]

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Healthy Living = Improved Life Expectancy

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00June 23rd, 2011|General, Prevention|

Everybody knows that people in different parts of the country behave differently when it comes to smoking and physical activity, but does it impact how long they live? The answer is yes. According to fascinating study, Americans are living longer, but not in every part of the country. In fact, in some areas, life expectancy [...]

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Sir, You are Served

By azdhs-admin|2011-06-20T08:15:21-07:00June 20th, 2011|General|

There’ve been 3 lawsuits filed against the Department in the last few days. On June 10th, the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission filed suit against the state (including me) to stop the enactment of the portion of SB1615, which transfers the Commission to ADHS next month. We have someone from the Attorney General’s office working on [...]

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Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Filed

By azdhs-admin|2011-06-14T16:38:50-07:00June 14th, 2011|General|

Today I was served with a lawsuit that challenges the State (and the Department) for not implementing the dispensary portion of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. The case, filed in the AZ Court of Appeals, asks a judge to order us to follow the rules that we published on April 14 and begin accepting dispensary [...]

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Fed’s Release New Plan to Control Prescription Drug Abuse

By azdhs-admin|2011-06-14T08:08:12-07:00June 14th, 2011|General|

More than 1,100 Arizonans died from drug poisoning, which is more than the number of Arizonans that die in car accidents every year. This isn’t just an Arizona public health crisis, it’s a national one. Last week the federal government released a new plan to address the national prescription drug abuse epidemic and announced new [...]

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Maricopa Integrated Health System Goes Smoke Free

By azdhs-admin|2011-06-10T13:59:04-07:00June 10th, 2011|General, Prevention|

The Maricopa Integrated Health System has been recognized as a QUITZone for going smoke-free. Our Bureau of Tobacco & Chronic Disease and the UA Healthcare Partnership honored them this week for their efforts to “walk-the-talk” in promoting healthy lifestyles and combating the health and cost burdens of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. To help achieve a [...]

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