Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring a major disaster, a county, city or state medical system may become overwhelmed with patients or, unfortunately, casualties of the disaster. The national government trains and sends out special teams such as the National Disaster Medical System Mortuary Operational Response Team, to assist in areas where their skills are needed.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s like a ticket to a better life—and it comes in the form of a simple card. A new program designed to help people who have spent time in County detention facilities successfully return to their communities and build brighter futures has issued more than 120 library cards in its first year.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County and City of San Diego Housing Commission, along with public and private partners, celebrated the grand opening today of an affordable housing community in City Heights. The Harris Family Senior Residence and Mid-City Family Apartments will provide homes for over 200 low-income residents.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA $250,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will fund education for parents and caregivers in underserved communities on how to properly install and use child safety seats.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the best feelings anyone can get during the holiday season comes when you put a smile on someone else’s face—especially when it’s on the face of a child. The County can help you get that good feeling! Just drop off a new, unwrapped toy in one of the annual Toys for Tots donation boxes between now and Dec. 10 at one of five County airports.
Reading Time: 17 minutesThe San Diego County Public Defender’s Office recognized the 25 Most Remarkable Teens in San Diego County during its fifth annual awards ceremony Thursday evening.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith Thanksgiving two weeks away, there is no better time than now to get your COVID-19 bivalent booster and flu shot.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Diego County’s local health emergency for monkeypox (MPOX) is expiring today, Thursday, Nov. 10.
Credit: Shutterstock Reading Time: 2 minutesYou may have noticed. The holiday shopping season has begun! That means it is the perfect time to remind all you Santa Clauses out there—always double-check your receipts so you don’t get accidentally overcharged by faulty cash register price scanners.
Credit: Shutterstock Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents and staff in the Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) while attending Fred H. Rohr Elementary School during summer and fall 2022 sessions, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announced today.
