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Improving health outcomes for Black mothers in Arizona

By |2022-04-15T11:04:50-07:00April 15th, 2022|Prevention|

For Black women, the risk of morbidity and death during pregnancy, delivery, or postpartum is up to three times greater than for white women. That’s why the ADHS is working to educate health care providers and family members during National Black Maternal Health Week, from April 11-17. The health issues for Black women during and [...]

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Arizona’s First Ever State Health Assessment

By |2017-02-10T09:49:50-07:00February 13th, 2014|General|

Today we published Arizona’s first ever comprehensive State Health Assessment. The objective of the State Health Assessment is to give Arizona’s public health and health care systems a clear tool to help drive future decision-making and resource allocation as we collectively design and implement evidence-based interventions to improve health and wellness outcomes across Arizona.   The [...]

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Arizona Public Health Association gets National Recognition

By |2017-02-10T09:49:57-07:00December 18th, 2013|General|

Congratulations to Arizona Public Health Association (AzPHA) for gaining national recognition for its work- snagging the 2013 National Affiliate of the Year Award from the American Public Health Association. For 85 years, AzPHA has helped shape public health in Arizona working to create smoke-free environments and access to healthcare.  In this year alone, the Arizona affiliate [...]

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Ending the School Year on the Right Foot

By |2017-02-10T09:50:24-07:00May 21st, 2013|General|

Summer is almost here and the kids are wrapping up the school year. Let’s challenge families to end the school year on the right foot. Why not try walking or biking to school? The mornings are still nice enough to walk.  Make it a family activity; role model healthy behavior, leave the car keys at [...]

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AZ Cities’ General Plan Schedules

By |2017-02-10T09:50:28-07:00May 2nd, 2013|General|

A city’s General Plan is one tool for communities to define how they want their city or town to grow and improve population health.  Currently, Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, and Scottsdale are updating their General Plans, and each city has a variety of resources that give community members the opportunity to share their opinions and get [...]

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Healthy Kids

By |2017-02-10T09:50:29-07:00April 30th, 2013|General|

Looking for Gold Standard information to help you be the best parent you can be when it comes to your kid’s health and wellness?  Whether you're looking for basic child health info or detailed guidance about parenting issues, look no further than HealthyChildren.org, which is the only parenting web site backed by 60,000 pediatricians.  You'll [...]

Guide to Community Prevention Services

By |2012-10-03T09:33:20-07:00October 3rd, 2012|Prevention|

Every so often- you run into a resource guide that stands above the rest.  I discovered one of those a couple of weeks ago when I was at a conference with the people in my job from around the country.  It’s called the Guide to Community Preventive Services – and it’s a free resource to [...]

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Working Together

By |2017-02-10T09:50:59-07:00September 24th, 2012|Behavioral Health, Licensing|

I've written many times about how important it is that we work with our partners to protect the health and safety of the people of Arizona.  It’s our responsibility to take advantage of opportunities to teach and practice what we preach.  It’s nice when someone outside acknowledges when someone goes above and beyond which is [...]

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All Aboard the Transformation Express

By |2017-02-10T09:51:02-07:00August 23rd, 2012|Behavioral Health|

I’ve written several times about the importance of laying the strong foundation for integration effort through our rule making process.  Three drafts in and countless hours later, the behavioral health integration rulemaking process is beginning to take shape. It was just last fall when we took the show on the road and traveled the state promoting [...]

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Health Disparities

By |2012-07-27T08:27:04-07:00July 27th, 2012|General|

Lots of risk factors contribute to health disparities…  and many of the risk factors are called "social determinants of health." A couple of months ago we (with our community partners), launched the Social Determinants of Health educational series to boost professional development and program planning so Arizona’s public health team can better address health equity [...]

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