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 [...]
An article published in the journal Lancet nearly 12 years ago set the public health world on fire. The article published by Wakefield and 12 other authors suggested that they had found a link between the MMR (measles mumps rubella) vaccine and autism and bowel disease. Since that time, a great deal of research has [...]
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 [...]
