High blood pressure is at the source of roughly one in six deaths among adults annually. About one in three adult Arizonans have blood pressure that’s too high, putting huge economic demands on Medicaid, Medicare (AHCCCS) and our private health insurers (plus, of course, the loss of life). The Institute of Medicine put out a [...]
Please try to carve out some time to celebrate ADHS' 7th Annual Black History Month event. The 2010 celebration will happen Thursday, February 25, from 11:00am – 1:00pm, in the parking lot west of 1740 Building . The theme is… “ Health Care… Where We’ve Been… and Where We’re Going”. We’ll take you back in [...]
This is what I shared with ADHS staff earlier this week - "Thanks again for all of your hard and creative work over the last year. We’ve made a great deal of progress despite the complicated financial problems that the State has faced. I’m not just saying that- I know it’s true and so do [...]
Please take a couple of minutes to sign up for our new ADHS electronic updates feature. When you sign up to receive electronic updates from the Department, you can click on the kinds of things that you want to receive, like our new “healthy and in-season recipe of the week”, media releases, immunizations newsletters and [...]
Throughout history, mankind’s future was largely determined by fate. Infectious diseases like Diphtheria and Smallpox could wipe out an entire family in just a few days. People were vulnerable to outside threats ranging from a lack of clean drinking water to poor sanitation to gaps in environmental infrastructure that led to a host of infectious [...]
When’s the last time you heard anything about the pandemic? It’s been awhile, huh? Well, it’s still around. The number of cases is back down to where it was this summer, with cases here and there. Nothing like it was last October- but the flu is still out there. We’re still encouraging the stragglers to [...]
One of our Department priorities over the last couple of years has been to better develop Arizona’s TRAUMA SYSTEM. Here’s a thumbnail sketch of why having a system of trauma care is so important: More than 24,000 people are severely injured (called trauma) every year in Arizona. More than 60% of these severe injuries occur [...]
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 [...]
Leverage, Counting the Homeless, Tribal Preparedness Strategic Plan, Nursing Home Ratings, Cardiac Care Centers, Annual Reports Galore, Department Blog
Leverage, Counting the Homeless, Tribal Preparedness Strategic Plan, Nursing Home Ratings, Cardiac Care Centers, Annual Reports Galore, Department Blog
