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The Southeastern Live Well Center Helps Build a New Career

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The new Southeastern Live Well Center on the corner of Market Street and Euclid Avenue is a project for the community and by the community. Area residents voted and chose the building’s design and color scheme. Outreach events, online surveys and public meetings shaped the exterior and interior details including all of the artistic décor. […]

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A Look into the New Child and Family Well-Being Department

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On July 1, San Diego County Child Welfare Services begins its transition into the new Child and Family Well-Being Department. As explained in this video, the new department will integrate multiple child and family serving systems, including First 5 San Diego, Child Welfare Services, and other Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) departments, under one umbrella to deliver both prevention and safeguarding services.

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VIDEO: Safe Parking is Angel’s Answer to a Prayer

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Last summer, the County’s Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities led an effort to transform a freeway underpass into a safe space for people experiencing homelessness and living in their cars. For people like Angel Gomez and his girl Luna, the Safe Parking lot has been life changing.

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Be Water Safe is the Message Behind National Drowning Prevention Month

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Summer is just around the corner and San Diegans will be spending more time in and around the water. To encourage everyone to be water safe, the County and the Drowning Prevention Foundation teamed up today in Valley Center to promote National Drowning Prevention Month and Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day.

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Santa Fe Senior Village Breaks Ground in Vista

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A groundbreaking in North County this morning celebrated the County’s latest supportive housing development located in the city of Vista. Santa Fe Senior Village in downtown Vista will provide 54 fully furnished studio and one-bedroom apartment homes for seniors who are unhoused or at risk of being unhoused.

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VIDEO: County Celebrates Nurses During Nurse Appreciation Week

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It is National Nurse Appreciation Week, and today the County celebrated more than 600 of its nurses for providing the highest level of care to our community during a special event at the County Operations Center.

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VIDEO: Testing for Tuberculosis Exposure in Homeless Population

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Monitoring and responding to potential public health threats is a priority for San Diego County Public Health Services. Recently, County Public Health workers and Father Joe’s Villages teamed up to test people experiencing homelessness for possible exposure to tuberculosis.