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ADHS Celebrates Black History Month  

By |2024-02-23T10:02:29-07:00February 23rd, 2024|General, Health Equity, Preparedness, Prevention|

Throughout the month of February, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the rest of the nation celebrates Black History Month. During this month, we commemorate the significant accomplishments and achievements of African-Americans as well as their important role in U.S. history and the impact on public health in our state.  February also marks [...]

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COVID-19 was Arizona’s third-leading cause of death in 2020; see ADHS annual report

By |2021-11-17T08:16:56-07:00November 16th, 2021|Preparedness|

Any death from COVID-19 is one too many. As public health professionals and public servants, we want Arizonans to have the information they need to protect themselves, including the facts on COVID-19’s death toll. One of our core functions at ADHS is providing data and systematic analysis, based on generally accepted standards for accuracy and [...]

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Taking Care of your Heart Should be a Year-Round Activity

By |2018-02-14T10:13:20-07:00February 14th, 2018|Prevention|

Our Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, in the Bureau of Tobacco & Chronic Disease, encourages everyone to make every month heart month. During one of the most visible months we wanted to focus on a not-so-visible threat, hypertension. Also known as high blood pressure, this is a major risk factor for heart disease; the [...]

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Celebrate Women’s Health Week

By |2017-05-15T09:16:30-07:00May 15th, 2017|Prevention|

The 18th annual National Women’s Health Week kicked off on Mother’s Day, May 14 and is celebrated through May 20. This week is an annual observance encouraging women to make their health a priority and an opportunity to inspire all women to choose a healthy lifestyle that focuses on their mind, body, and spirit. The [...]

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Take Steps to Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease

By |2017-02-10T09:48:29-07:00February 3rd, 2017|Prevention|

A top priority for our department is to develop prevention programs, services and public education campaigns that help Arizona families make choices that will improve their health and wellness. A major focus of many of our initiatives is preventing heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men in [...]

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Great American Smoke-Out is Thursday, November 19

By |2017-02-10T09:49:06-07:00November 19th, 2015|Prevention|

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YEjjSkYyOI&feature=youtu.be The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smoke Out on the third Thursday of November each year by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By quitting—even for one day—people who smoke will be taking an [...]

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Stroke Awareness Month

By |2017-02-10T09:49:38-07:00May 15th, 2014|Prevention|

Strokes can cause long-term health problems and death.  The good news is that strokes can be prevented by understanding the risk factors (which are similar to heart disease) like high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, and tobacco.  To find out more about your risk for a stroke, you can talk with your physician and [...]

The Top 5 Killers

By |2017-02-10T09:49:40-07:00May 14th, 2014|Prevention|

The Top 5 things that kill people in the US are: heart disease, cancer, lung disease such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, stroke and injuries.  In fact- these 5 conditions cause 63% of all deaths in the US — which is nearly 18,000 people each year in AZ (about 50 people/day in AZ). This week [...]

Sugar, Sugar

By |2017-02-10T09:49:50-07:00February 19th, 2014|Prevention|

Sugar has been in the news with a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine that took a look at sugar intake and deaths from heart disease. The study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and included surveys from 1988 through 2010.  Some of the findings were things we already know, like most [...]

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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