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County Launches Health Study on Tijuana River Valley Pollution

| 10:01 AM

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The County is expanding its response to the long-running Tijuana Valley River pollution crisis by seeking qualified researchers to study whether past exposure to contamination is linked to higher rates of illness in nearby communities. 

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Volunteer Resources for CalFresh Work Requirements

| 9:21 AM

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There are many ways for people to meet the work requirements needed to keep their CalFresh benefits under new federal rules. The County offers volunteer opportunities and partners with 211 San Diego through the WorkReady Hub to help people get connected. 

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County, UC San Diego Celebrate 1 Million Trained in Hands-Only CPR

| 8:07 AM

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The County of San Diego and UC San Diego celebrated a major public health milestone after the Revive & Survive San Diego CPR campaign surpassed its goal of training one million people in hands-only CPR.

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Raw Milk Cheese Linked to E.Coli Outbreak

| 5:16 PM

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County Public Health officials are urging people not to eat Sierra Nevada Graziers raw milk cheese after it was linked to a multi-state Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak that has sickened two people in San Diego County. County epidemiologists identified the E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese.