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Maricopa County Public Health Awards Community Groups Nearly $6M to Address Health Disparities

PHOENIX (July 5, 2022)—The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many health disparities across the globe, and Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) is supporting organizations who can address disparities that are occurring right here in Maricopa Co...

COVID-19 and Flu Spread Widely in Maricopa County

Maricopa County is now in the “medium” community level of spread according to CDC, with a rolling average of over 1,200 new cases reported per day. At the same time, flu is widespread, well past the typical mid-winter peak and with sig...

Maricopa County Announces First Probable Monkeypox Case

Update: As of 6/9/2022, this case has been confirmed monkeypox by CDC and is no longer considered probable/presumptive positive. 

Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) and Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) have identified ...

County Program Provides Health Care and Other Support to Pregnant Moms Facing Substance Use Disorder

• Maricopa SHIFT provides healthcare and other support to pregnant women with substance use disorders to improve health outcomes for parents, babies, and families
• Individuals can reach out for support directly; healthcare providers can also connect patients ...

Maricopa County Public Health’s Medical Reserve Corps Wins Multiple Awards

This week is National Volunteer Week, and Maricopa County Department of Public Health’s (MCDPH) volunteer team is celebrating receiving three national awards for their volunteer service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC...

Maricopa County Opens More Free COVID-19 Testing Sites Across the Valley

In response to increasing demand for COVID-19 testing, Maricopa County has opened multiple community testing sites across the Valley in February including a new location at Ak-Chin Pavilion in partnership with City of Phoenix and staffed with resources th...

Public Health Launches Two Media Campaigns Promoting High-Impact HIV Prevention and Care

Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) has launched two bilingual media campaigns promoting HIV treatment as a powerful method of HIV prevention. 

When a person with HIV takes their medications as prescribed, they can keep the amount ...

Six Cases of Omicron Variant Detected in Maricopa County

Maricopa County Department of Public Health has identified the County’s first COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) in six individuals.

Three separate clusters of cases were identified and include adults ranging in age from late teens to...

CDC Approves COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11

Yesterday, the CDC approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11. This announcement comes after the US Food and Drug Administration issued its emergency use authorization on October 29 and is the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in ...

Maricopa County Reports its First West Nile Death of Season

The Maricopa County Department of Public Health is reminding the community to prevent mosquito bites with 36 human cases of West Nile virus infection reported this season, including one death. In 2020, Maricopa County had three West Nile virus human cases...

Delta Variant Increases COVID-19 Risk in Maricopa County

There is new evidence that the more-contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading in Maricopa County. A COVID-19 outbreak has been identified in a long-term care facility, and sequencing results from some of the cases are the Delta variant. The majori...

Maricopa County Reports First Heat Death of 2021

The first heat death of 2021 in Maricopa County has been confirmed in a male older adult. This comes as Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) releases the 2020 heat report, with a record high of 323 heat-related deaths in 2020. This is 62% h...