Category: My Healthy Arizona
USDA Updates Foods Provided Via WIC
USDA updated the list and amounts of foods eligible for purchase by WIC this week and outlined how the additional $1B that was added to the WIC program in…
ATF Closes ‘Gun Show Loophole’
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms filed a final administrative rule last week eliminating the ‘gun show loophole’ – which up until now…
Maricopa County Public Health Accepting 2-Year Paid Fellowship Applications
Maricopa County Department of Public Health is now accepting applications for their paid Fellowship Program! This two-year program provides recent graduates with advanced degrees an opportunity…
ADHS Announces Positive Changes to their Vaccines for Children Program!
ADHS is making several encouraging changes to their management & policies in Arizona’s Vaccines for Children program! Leadership of the Immunizations Bureau will be changing…
Free Webinar: Public Health Workforce & Substance Abuse in Rural Arizona
Friday, April 26, 2024 9-10am Agenda Public health relevance of substance use prevention, harm reduction and treatment focusing on opioids and stimulants. Effective prevention, harm…
Public Health Journalism this Week
Arizona Legislature OKs major reforms for assisted living facilities (azcentral.com) Republic series are IRE investigative journalism award winner, finalist (azcentral.com) Arizona assisted living: The places…
EPA Issues Contaminant Limit for ‘Forever Chemicals’ (PFAS): Finally Clearing the Way for their Regulation in Drinking Water
EPA just established a maximum limit (Maximum Contaminant Level) for PFAS (aka perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they the…
Pima County Health Department Internships
Pima County Health Department has 10 paid summer internship positions open! These internships are located within various divisions throughout the department including Epidemiology, Consumer Health…