Industrial Commission

The Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps, is coordinated by the Arizona Department of Economic Security. The program ensures that families in the state are provided with adequate nutrition. It is designed to assist low-income individual and families to obtain more nutritious foods. The program serves more than 200,000 families in the state. The Arizona Department of Economic Security is responsible for promoting the well-being and self-sufficiency of children, adults and families in the state. It provides family assistance and child protection and support enforcement services. The department also provides adoption and foster care services to teenagers, toddlers, infants and children with behavioral and medical needs.

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.