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Updating Healthcare Partners on the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona
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Updating Healthcare Partners on the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona

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Updating Healthcare Partners on the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona

By Cara Christ|2018-02-05T13:54:39-07:00February 5th, 2018|Preparedness|

On January 19th, our Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) program collaborated with the local Grand Canyon Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) in hosting their annual State of the State meeting. Around 50 infection preventionists and other state partners attended the event, which was held at the Health Services Advisory Group in Phoenix. This annual presentation is dedicated [...]

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Strengthening Binational Partnerships Through Surveillance
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Strengthening Binational Partnerships Through Surveillance

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Strengthening Binational Partnerships Through Surveillance

By Cara Christ|2017-09-11T13:32:35-07:00September 11th, 2017|Preparedness|

Binational surveillance allows public health on both sides of the border to investigate potential exposures and cases of infectious diseases. Our relationship with our border state of Sonora, Mexico has been long standing and we have had shared a surveillance system since 2007. In early August, representatives from the Office of Border Health and the Bureau [...]

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Sharing Information about the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona
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Sharing Information about the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona

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Sharing Information about the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:48:29-07:00February 1st, 2017|Preparedness|

Our Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) program works with various partners to improve patient safety across Arizona. On January 20th, the HAI program collaborated with the local Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Grand Canyon Chapter (APIC) to host their annual State of the State meeting. This event took place at Health Services Advisory Group and was attended by more [...]

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Sending Data to National Partners at the Speed of Light (Almost)
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Sending Data to National Partners at the Speed of Light (Almost)

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Sending Data to National Partners at the Speed of Light (Almost)

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:48:31-07:00January 20th, 2017|Preparedness|

Every week, our disease detectives in the Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Control send data to our national partners at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data from Arizona and other states is compiled to provide an overall picture of the nation’s health. Since it is a weekly process, the data that is [...]

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