Management by Walking Around: An Evidence-based Best Management Practice
For much of my public health career, I’ve noticed something odd: I often solved work problems when I wasn’t officially “working.” Well actually, it is still happening to me now. Sometimes it happens while mowing the grass. Sometimes it happens during a walk by myself. Sometimes it happened while fixing yet another irrigation problem at my house. I also got into the habit of taking stakeholder meetings on the sidewalk.
TB Control Depends on Public Health Tools
Maricopa County Public Health recently sent an advisory to clinicians about a cluster of genetically related infectious tuberculosis cases among county residents experiencing homelessness. MCDPH is working to find and notify people who may have been exposed. Clinicians are being asked to keep TB in mind when seeing patients with compatible symptoms, especially people with unstable housing. Early testing and treatment are key, both for people with active TB disease
AZPHA Coffee & Conversations Trends in Cancer Screening among Arizona Medicaid Members: 2018-2024
AZPHA Coffee & Conversations Trends in Cancer Screening among Arizona Medicaid Members: 2018-2024 Register Here Biography – Gloria D. Coronado, PhD Dr. Gloria Coronado is an epidemiologist and cancer prevention researcher who serves as Associate Director for Population Sciences at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. With over 25 years of experience in cancer research, Dr. Coronado specializes in developing community-
Arizona’s Legislative Session Still in the Hurry-Up-and-Wait Phase
Arizona’s legislative session is in its standard late-session opacity pattern. Budget talks are happening behind closed doors, and most other major work is waiting for the budget deal. The players are the (R) House and Senate appropriations chairs (Montenegro & Petersen) along with Governor Hobbs. Last week’s KJZZ’s recent interview with Capitol reporter Howard Fischer suggests a deal may be getting close. This week at the Arizona Legislature: How close
Ebola: U.S. Surrenders Global Public Health Leadership
The Obama administration didn’t get everything right during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, especially at the beginning. Our response was way too slow at first and didn’t really start until an infected traveler arrived in Dallas, sparking public interest in the local threat and exposing gaps in domestic hospital readiness. But once the Obama administration got their act together it was all-hands-on-deck. The response became a cross-government effort with the US
Potential 2026 Ballot Measures: A Public Health Perspective
Once the budget deal is done, expect a fast-moving wave of ballot referrals. These measures don’t go to the Governor. If they pass both chambers, they go straight to voters. That makes them one of the Legislature’s most powerful tools to shape policy without the risk of a veto. Here are the key referrals with public health or civic health implications that have already cleared at least one chamber: Potential