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Yet Another Obesity Call to Action

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:11-07:00August 19th, 2010|General|

You probably think I sound like a broken record because I’m always writing about obesity… but it really is the dominant public health issue of our time. Last week, the CDC released its latest Vital Signs report called "State-Specific Obesity Prevalence Among Adults – United States, 2009,"… which finds that nine states had an obesity [...]

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Winnable Battle- Healthcare Acquired Infections

By Will Humble|2010-08-18T09:05:59-07:00August 18th, 2010|General|

Each year in the US there are 1.7 million health care associated infections that cause approximately 99,000 deaths in US hospitals. There are lots of germs that can cause health care associated infections, but 16% are in the really bad category because they’re resistant to antibiotics. These multidrug-resistant organisms pose huge problems once they get [...]

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Health and Safety of Residential Clients Protected

By Will Humble|2010-08-17T08:17:49-07:00August 17th, 2010|General|

Last month, the City of Phoenix submitted a complaint against a supervisory care center in Phoenix, alleging neglect of the residents. Our team from Assisted Living Licensing worked with the Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix Fire Department, and a Phoenix neighborhood association to conduct an investigation of the supervisory care center. The investigation substantiated that approximately [...]

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New Vital Statistics computer application

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:11-07:00August 16th, 2010|General|

We have developed a new computer application and website to support the new abortion reporting requirements introduced with the passing of SB1304 into law. This new law requires additional information to be provided to AHDS when abortions are performed or complications develop. Currently, medical providers are required to report particular information to ADHS in an effort to collect [...]

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The 2010 Infectious Disease Training and Tabletop Exercise

By Will Humble|2010-08-13T07:36:30-07:00August 13th, 2010|General|

was held at ASU July 27th -29th. This is the first time that we have brought together all of the fields of infectious disease including HIV, TB, STDs, Vector-borne Disease, Foodborne Disease and Invasive Bacterial Infections in a unified training. The training: Had almost 300 attendees from across the state, including physicians, nurses, sanitarians, local health [...]

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Magellan Year 5

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:11-07:00August 12th, 2010|Behavioral Health, General|

Last month we approved the renewal of the fifth and final year of the Magellan behavioral health contract in Maricopa County. Before making the decision to grant the 5th year of the contract, our team assessed the progress that has been made in various areas, including access to and coordination of care; grievance and appeal [...]

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ACPTC Security Enhancements

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:11-07:00August 12th, 2010|General|

Last October a person that was awaiting a civil commitment hearing escaped from our Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center ACPTC, which provides for the civil commitment of people who have a mental disorder that predisposes them to commit sexual acts that pose a danger to the health and safety of others. Fortunately the person that [...]

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Seat Belts

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:12-07:00August 11th, 2010|General|

Check this out. Here’s a 3 minute You Tube Video clip that St. Mary's Key Club did on seat belt & texting safety. St. Mary's High School has participated in ADHS' Battle of the Belt program for 3 years now. This will be played during morning announcements, etc. in High Schools around the state.

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New Electronic Smokefree AZ Reporting Module

By Will Humble|2010-08-10T08:05:17-07:00August 10th, 2010|General|

Our Smoke Free Arizona and ITS teams polished off their electronic Complaint Reporting System this week. Our county partners can use the new tool to manage complaints electronically. The reports can be downloaded in PDF format or Excel. This is a great example of a solid team effort with participation from both teams including Harmony Duport, [...]

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Gulf Fish Testing

By Will Humble|2010-08-09T10:54:18-07:00August 9th, 2010|General|

Our laboratory expects to get our first seafood samples from the Gulf next week. The goal is find out whether commercial seafood has been contaminated by the oil spill and if so, to determine whether the levels pose a health risk. Our team will specialize in testing for Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The FDA and NOAA [...]

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