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The United States Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, administers more than 260 million acres of public lands. The agency s range is primarily located in 12 Western states. It sustains the health, diversity and productivity of the public lands for the use of present and future generations. The Bureau of Land Management also maintains 700 million-plus acres of subsurface mineral estate throughout the nation. The agency manages a wide range of activities, such as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development and energy production. It conserves timber, forage, minerals, wild horse and burro populations, fish and wildlife habitats, wilderness areas and archaeological, paleontological and historical sites. The Bureau of Land Management also conducts wildfire management and suppression initiatives. The agency was created in 1946. It operates in numerous cities, including Phoenix.
The United States Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, administers more than 260 million acres of public lands. The agency s range is primarily located in 12 Western states. It sustains the health, diversity and productivity of the public lands for the use of present and future generations. The Bureau of Land Management also maintains 700 million-plus acres of subsurface mineral estate throughout the nation. The agency manages a wide range of activities, such as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development and energy production. It conserves timber, forage, minerals, wild horse and burro populations, fish and wildlife habitats, wilderness areas and archaeological, paleontological and historical sites. The Bureau of Land Management also conducts wildfire management and suppression initiatives. The agency was created in 1946. It operates in numerous cities, including Phoenix.
Office of Women s and Children s Health, headquartered in Phoenix, is a division of the Arizona Department of Health Services. The office supports efforts to improve the health of Arizona s women and children. Its activities focus on assessment of health status and identification of health issues, development of partnerships and planning to address health issues and provision of safety net services. Its planning education and partnerships program provides leadership for statewide priority setting, planning and policy development and supports community efforts to assure the health of women, children and their families. It also provides a community service section that services children and families who are at risk for developmental delay, metabolic and genetic disorders or hearing impairment. It also provides an assessment and evaluation section, responsible for supporting research and evaluation related to women and children s health, including statewide performance, outcome and health status indicators. The office also comes out with various publications and hosts regular meetings and conferences.
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner, a forensic science center, is operated by the Health Services Department of Maricopa County The center provides medico legal investigations into the deaths that require public inquiry. It offers forensic pathology services to determine authorization of cremation of decedent remains and testifying in criminal and civil cases. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner conducts postmortem examinations on decedents, reviews medical records and investigator reports, and examines tissue samples to identify diseases. The center also reviews toxicology reports for evidence of drug use and abuse to provide witnesses in court. It works with multiple law enforcement agencies, as well as county attorneys, federal prosecutors and public defender s offices. The center provides training of medical students and resident physicians and is a training laboratory for Northern Arizona University undergraduate students majoring in forensic chemistry. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner has received the National Association of Counties Achievement Award for its unidentified persons search tool. The center is located in Phoenix.
