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Second CDC Health Survey Underway in South Bay 

| 3:12 PM

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The County of San Diego and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a second Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey in neighborhoods adjacent to the Tijuana River Valley. The survey follows an earlier CASPER conducted in October 2024 and will focus on impacts from the ongoing Tijuana River Valley sewage pollution crisis.

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County, CDC Launch Follow Up CASPER Survey on Tijuana River Valley Health Impacts

| 12:21 PM

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The County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will launch a second Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to evaluate community health impacts related to the ongoing Tijuana River sewage and pollution crisis.

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Results of Household Tijuana River Valley Health Assessment Are In 

| 4:01 PM

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The results of the first federal health survey in San Diego County looking into the effects of Tijuana River sewage contamination are in.  

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Tijuana River Valley Pollution Survey Completion Rate Passes 1,000 Mark

| 4:25 PM

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A new survey asking San Diegans how Tijuana River sewage pollution has impacted their lives hit a milestone this weekend when the thousandth form was completed. 

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A Second Federal Tijuana River Valley Health Survey Starts Today

| 8:21 AM

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People working and living near the polluted Tijuana River Valley and area beaches have an opportunity to share their experiences with a federal agency that monitors community health.

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CDC and County Launch Health Survey in Tijuana River Valley

| 5:15 PM

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Months of planning and coordination came together Thursday morning as teams of volunteers began interviewing residents living near the Tijuana River Valley about sewage pollution and its effect on their health and well-being.

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Tijuana River Valley Health Assessment in Partnership with CDC Begins 

| 7:04 AM

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is in San Diego working with County public health staff and volunteers to interview people who live near the Tijuana River Valley about their experiences with sewage pollution in the area.