For 14 years, a vibrant mural on an exterior wall of the Tubman Chavez Community Center has offered a beautiful narrative about the residents in this community… their history, their diversity and their hopes for the future.
The number of San Diego deaths by suicide declined slightly in 2020, according to a new annual report by the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council.
There’s a cost-free COVID-19 treatment that can limit the duration and severity of COVID symptoms, but many San Diegans are not aware monoclonal antibody treatment is an option.
COVID cases and hospitalizations are escalating and that has renewed demand for COVID-19 testing. Primary healthcare providers, community health clinics, pharmacies and the County all offer testing. Now the County is reopening some of its former large testing sites, like at San Diego State University, to ease crowds and make access as convenient as possible.
There is no mistaking the positive impact vaccines have had in the battle against COVID-19. As the region continues to break out of the pandemic bubble, the County is focused on providing easy vaccine access, especially in hard-hit and hesitant communities. Veterans and military families in East County don’t have many vaccination options in their […]
A COVID-19 related spike in overdose deaths in San Diego County has fueled a behavioral health crisis. In 2020, the County reported 457 fentanyl-related overdose deaths. This is a 202% increase in one year, from 151 recorded deaths in 2019.
After a year of missing out on their favorite activities, San Diego teens are ready to make up for lost time. The County of San Diego is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to teenagers as young as 12 years old. Local teens jumped at the chance to talk about getting their shots and their plans once fully vaccinated.
