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Maricopa County tackling 3 major health issues
One of public health’s primary jobs is to identify the biggest health issues faced by residents and develop strategies to educate and prevent those issues from causing harm. We take a different view than health care.
Creighton University addresses health care staffing shortage
Over the next 10 years, Creighton University expects to help fill more than 23,000 jobs and add an estimated $3.6 billion in economic output to Arizona; yet this will not be enough.
Health emergency ends – keep smart pandemic policies
The Covid Public Health Emergency declaration ended May 11. However, it is important to note that although the emergency had ended, Covid has not gone away.
Hobbs vetoes vaccine religious exemption, homeless visibility bills
Gov. Katie Hobbs added to her veto tally Thursday, rejecting two more measures approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
1st pediatric-related death in Maricopa County this season
Health officials in Arizona's largest county have confirmed the first pediatric-related death this season in the Phoenix metro area.
Navajo Nation rescinds mask mandate on vast reservation
The Navajo Nation has rescinded a mask mandate that's been in effect since the early days of the Covid pandemic, officials announced Friday, fulfilling a pledge that new tribal President Buu Nygren made while campaigning for the office.
Three years on, Covid no longer grabs headlines, still poses a threat
Almost three years after the first Covid cases were detected in Arizona, here’s what we know: It hits the elderly hardest, it spikes in summer and winter, it killed men in Arizona at sharply higher rates than women and new strains continue to evolve.
Maricopa County sees large spike in flu, Covid and RSV
Arizona's most populous county is warning of a significant rise in cases of the flu, Covid and other respiratory illnesses.
Covid shots to become easier to get, health director says
Getting vaccinated against Covid may soon be as simple as a flu shot.
Ducey defends barefaced attendance at RNC
The state's top health official said Monday said she's not concerned that nationally televised photos of Gov. Doug Ducey barefaced at a Trump campaign event undermines the state's $3 million "mask up'' campaign.
