Opioid Addiction: Tucson Police Program Diverts Users into Treatment About 65 percent of people who are incarcerated are known to have a substance use disorder, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. People addicted to prescription opioids or heroin are far more likely to have run-ins with the law than those who don’t use opioids,…
Suicide: A Public Health Issue in Arizona CDC Reports In Arizona, suicide is such a severe issue it is ranked as the eighth-leading cause of death, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 1999, the Associated Press reported that Arizona’s suicide rate was 60 times higher than the national average. From 1999 to 2016,…
Upcoming Medicaid (AHCCCS) Change Requires Member Response Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) is Arizona’s Medicaid agency that offers health care programs to serve Arizona residents. On October 1, 2018, an estimated 300,000 AHCCCS members will be transitioned to the new AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) system. By making this change, patients will have physical…
Wash Hands Often: Here's Why May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Awareness Day Practicing hand hygiene is a simple yet effective way to prevent infections. Cleaning your hands can prevent the spread of germs, including those that are resistant to antibiotics and are becoming difficult, if not impossible, to treat. When should you wash your…
Canyonlands Receives Grant for Diabetes Self-Management Canyonlands Healthcare Canyonlands Healthcare is going to provide free Diabetes Self-Management Education starting in May, 2018. Patients of Canyonlands Healthcare will be scheduled for a 1-hour session with a Canyonlands Pharmacist to discuss and support ways patients can manage the disease themselves after they leave the Doctor. This will…
Flu Season Hits Plateau The 2018 flu season appears to have hit a plateau after a particularly virulent season. According to the Arizona Department of Health report, there have been over 22,917 reported cases of flu in the state and 461 pneumonia and influenza deaths. This represents a represent a small proportion of the true…
Congress Passes 2-Year Community Health Center Funding Bipartison Budget Includes CHC Funding Following a brief government shutdown, Congress passed a bipartisan spending package that included two years of funding for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program. Congress had failed to reauthorize the…
Community Healthcare Funding at Risk More than 645,000 patients are served by Community Health Care Centers in Arizona but they have been dealing with considerable uncertainty and stress since Congress failed to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which expired September 29, 2017. After 114 days without a…
Receive an Arizona Charitable Tax Credit Donations Made to Canyonlands Healthcare are Eligible for an Arizona Charitable Tax Credit. Give now and receive a dollar-for-dollar Arizona Charitable Tax Credit Help us provide rural healthcare to Arizona communities. Donations make it possible for us to provide integrated, affordable, and quality healthcare to our patients regardless of…
Canyonlands Healthcare Providing Vaccines for Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Symptoms Early symptoms of pertussis are like getting a cold, including runny nose, sneezing and coughing that becomes more persistent. Pertussis is easily spread when an infected person coughs. Children often make a “whooping” noise when they breathe. This disease is most serious for babies under one…