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Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in […] By azdhs-admin | 2021-08-11T15:02:44-07:00 August 11th, 2021 | General | Comments Off on Feature Image Test Post Read More Permalink Gallery Learn about the Myths about Rabies in the Superstitions this Weekend Preparedness Learn about the Myths about Rabies in the Superstitions this Weekend On Saturday, March 10, ADHS will join with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Pinal County Public Health Services District, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, and Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine to host Madness in the Mountains: Debunking Myths about Rabies in the […] By Cara Christ | 2018-03-06T09:07:44-07:00 March 6th, 2018 | Preparedness | Comments Off on Learn about the Myths about Rabies in the Superstitions this Weekend Read More Permalink Gallery Regular Screening Can Help Prevent Cancer Prevention Regular Screening Can Help Prevent Cancer National Cancer Prevention Month is highlighted during the month of February, but preventing cancer is something that should become a part of daily lives because there are many effective prevention methods related to certain cancers. Cervical cancer was once a leading cause of cancer related deaths for women in the United States, but […] By Cara Christ | 2018-02-21T10:49:32-07:00 February 21st, 2018 | Prevention | Comments Off on Regular Screening Can Help Prevent Cancer Read More Permalink Gallery Taking Care of your Heart Should be a Year-Round Activity Prevention Taking Care of your Heart Should be a Year-Round Activity 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 […] By Cara Christ | 2018-02-14T10:13:20-07:00 February 14th, 2018 | Prevention | Comments Off on Taking Care of your Heart Should be a Year-Round Activity Read More Permalink Gallery State Loan Repayment Program Launching Electronic Application System Prevention State Loan Repayment Program Launching Electronic Application System The State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) is launching its electronic application system that will improve efficiency in the program. Through the program’s continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts, we recognized that the SLRP paper application is unclear, outdated, and inefficient. For instance, the paper application often results to an incomplete or deficient application and […] By Cara Christ | 2018-02-12T10:02:15-07:00 February 12th, 2018 | Prevention | Comments Off on State Loan Repayment Program Launching Electronic Application System Read More Permalink Gallery Updating Healthcare Partners on the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona Preparedness Updating Healthcare Partners on the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona On January 19 th , 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 […] By Cara Christ | 2018-02-05T13:54:39-07:00 February 5th, 2018 | Preparedness | Comments Off on Updating Healthcare Partners on the State of Infectious Disease in Arizona Read More 1 2 3 Next Categories Affordable Care Act Behavioral Health covid-19-spanish General Licensing Newborn Screening Preparedness Prevention Uncategorized Recent Comments Feature Image Test Post August 11th, 2021 Spanish Test May 4th, 2020 Learn about the Myths about Rabies in the Superstitions this Weekend March 6th, 2018 No comments have been published yet. 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