Chagas Added to County’s List of Reportable Diseases
Apr. 12, 2024 | 2:22 PMReading Time: 2 minutesCounty Public Health officials have added Chagas disease to the local reportable diseases list of ahead of World Chagas Day.
County Honors 12 Public Health Champions
Apr. 12, 2024 | 9:05 AMReading Time: 5 minutesThe Health and Human Services Agency’s 2024 Live Well San Diego Public Health Champion Awards Ceremony honored 12 local people and organizations for their outstanding contributions in the prevention of disease or injury and the promotion of public health for all San Diegans.
Credit: CDC TB Exposure Reported at Father Joe’s JKC Village Campus
Apr. 11, 2024 | 1:36 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County’s Tuberculosis Program is working in close collaboration with Father Joe’s Villages to notify residents, employees, contractors, and volunteers potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at the Father Joe’s Joan Kroc Center (JKC).
Board Expands Open Space Near El Capitan County Preserve
Apr. 10, 2024 | 2:40 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteThe County took steps Wednesday to add more space and species protection to land at El Monte Road in Lakeside. The Board of Supervisors approved the donation of 75 acres of land next to El Capitan County Preserve.
Universities Could Support County Data Evaluations
Apr. 10, 2024 | 1:17 PMReading Time: 2 minutesCounty Supervisors voted this week to boost the work of the County’s Office of Evaluation, Performance and Analytics by allowing it to use future contracts with universities to support it with research and technical help.
New Senior Affordable Housing Opens in South Bay
Apr. 4, 2024 | 4:52 PMReading Time: 2 minutesA new community of 73 apartment homes for seniors experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming homeless, celebrated a grand opening in South Bay today.
VIDEO: County Blood Drive Celebrates 40 Years Of Saving Lives
Apr. 2, 2024 | 3:18 PMReading Time: 3 minutesOn Tuesday, the County kicked off its 40th annual blood drive, an event that has grown to become one of the largest donor events of its kind in the region.
Celebrate Earth Month with the County
Apr. 2, 2024 | 9:34 AMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County is transforming Earth Day into Earth Month by holding a series of events highlighting sustainable activities that will span through the month of April to raise awareness about environmental issues.
Second Measles Case of 2024 Confirmed in County
Mar. 31, 2024 | 2:07 PMReading Time: 3 minutesThe second case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in a 47-year-old resident who had recently traveled overseas, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced Sunday.
County Employees Give $102K in Grants
Mar. 29, 2024 | 5:27 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteThe County Employees’ Charitable Organization distributed $101,507 in grants to 58 local nonprofit programs and the Employee Crisis Fund at its annual awards ceremony at the County Operations Center Friday.