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Arizona Exercise Focusing on Planning for Pediatric Safety Featured on National Website


By |2017-02-10T09:48:42-07:00August 26th, 2016|Preparedness|

This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services highlights a December 2015 Arizona preparedness collaboration between ADHS, the Arizona Pediatric Disaster Coalition and Arizona schools. We conducted an emergency preparedness exercise to improve the relationship between hospitals and schools in order to streamline emergency care for vulnerable pediatric populations. Using a whole community [...]

Naloxone is an Important Tool in Combating Narcotic-Related Deaths in Arizona

By |2017-02-10T09:48:46-07:00July 8th, 2016|Preparedness|

Unintentional drug overdoses reigns as the leading cause of accidental death nationally and in Arizona. We have worked with several organizations for the past four years to help implement the Arizona Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative. We recently welcomed United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to conduct Grand Rounds with clinicians and others [...]

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