Health

Flu and COVID-19 Cases Up as Holiday Gatherings Continue

| 4:18 PM

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile signs of any potential Thanksgiving surge of COVID-19 and the flu won’t show up until next week’s data is released, cases for both illnesses are continuing to trend up.

Public Safety
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County Fire’s Emergency Medical Services Office Recognized for Leadership

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties awarded San Diego County Fire’s Emergency Medical Services Office with a Community Leadership Award. The award, presented at the association’s 2022 annual meeting, recognizes the EMS office for organizing a regional Health Services Capacity Task Force. The Health Services Capacity Task Force provides leadership to collaboratively […]

Consumer
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Tips to Cut Back on Holiday Season Food Waste

| 9:02 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Tis the season—for food! But it’s also a time, as our holiday feasts run from Thanksgiving through New Year’s, that it’s easier than ever to waste food. Here are some helpful tips to cut back on food waste, save money and fight climate change!

Agriculture
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This Holiday Season, Don’t Pack a Pest

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe holidays mean shipping gifts to faraway friends and family, or maybe even traveling to give, receive and bring gifts back home. Whatever your plans, don’t pack a pest!

Families
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VIDEO: Child Welfare Services Hosts Adoption Party

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is a special day when a child finds a forever home and makes their new family official. To celebrate the joyous occasion, an adoption finalization party is held each year at the San Diego Juvenile Courthouse.

Health
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San Diegans Are Encouraged to Keep Vaccination Numbers Trending Up

| 4:29 PM

Reading Time: 3 minutesSan Diegans are continuing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu, and the supplies and availability of both vaccines remain plentiful this holiday season.

Consumer
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What Does the Danger Zone Have to Do with Thanksgiving Cooking? Take the Quiz!

| 8:24 AM

Reading Time: 5 minutesThere’s a chance that many of us will have more people around our Thanksgiving Day tables this year than we’ve had in a while. And that means it’s time to brush up on how to cook—safely, that is!