Health
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Tuberculosis Case Reported in Mira Mesa High School

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is working in close collaboration with officials at San Diego Unified School District and Mira Mesa High School to notify people who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis (TB).

Families
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Child Support Services and the County Library Get Parents “Tech Connected”

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCounty Libraries and the Department of Child Support Services partnered to provide Chromebooks and mobile hotspots to parents who signed up to participate at Child Support Services Super Saturday event on Oct. 8 at the South Region Live Well Center in National City.

Elections
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Register to Vote by Oct. 24 for Nov. Election Mail Ballot

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Reading Time: 2 minutesYou must register by Monday, Oct. 24 to receive a ballot in the mail for the Nov. 8 Statewide General Election. Otherwise, you will need to make a trip in person to the Registrar’s office in Kearny Mesa or visit a vote center starting Saturday, Oct. 29 to conditionally register and vote provisionally through Election Day.

Health

County Launches Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is introducing a new combined Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report that will provide San Diegans with a detailed snapshot of common respiratory illness activity in the region on a weekly basis.

Health
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Rapid and Early Start to Flu Season Prompts Calls for Increased Caution

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Reading Time: 3 minutesFlu season has arrived and County health officials are encouraging San Diegans to familiarize themselves with the signs and symptoms of influenza, as well as other respiratory illnesses, and to get a flu shot to protect themselves and their family members.

Families
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VIDEO: Be a Resource Parent for a Child in Need

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are children in San Diego who have experienced neglect, abuse, tragedy and abandonment. These children are from every race, ethnicity, culture, and age group and are in desperate need of a safe and loving home. They need the support of a resource parent until they can safely reunify with their families or establish other […]

Health
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VIDEO: County and Tri-City Healthcare Break Ground on New Psychiatric Facility in North County

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County and Tri-City Healthcare celebrated the groundbreaking today of the new Tri-City Psychiatric Health Facility in Oceanside. Located at the western edge of the Tri-City Medical Center campus, the new 13,560 square foot, 16-bed facility will provide psychiatric inpatient care to address the region’s need for behavioral health services.

Health
a young girl gets a vaccine

County Public Health Officials Renew Call For Vaccinations Against COVID-19

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCounty public health officials are renewing their call for San Diegans to get vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 as the colder months are upon us. Respiratory illnesses historically increase during fall and winter as many people move activities and gatherings indoors.