Health
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VIDEO: Testing for Tuberculosis Exposure in Homeless Population

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Monitoring and responding to potential public health threats is a priority for San Diego County Public Health Services. Recently, County Public Health workers and Father Joe’s Villages teamed up to test people experiencing homelessness for possible exposure to tuberculosis.

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TB Exposure Affects Multiple Services at Father Joe’s Villages

| 3:24 PM

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The Tuberculosis Control program (TB Control) in the Public Health Services department, of the County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, and Father Joe’s Villages officials are working in close collaboration to notify staff, volunteers, and clients potentially exposed to tuberculosis  (TB) at various Father Joe’s Villages Programs.

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VIDEO: Affordable Housing – St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa

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A new affordable housing community downtown is changing lives and offering hope to people experiencing homelessness.

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St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa Brings 400 Affordable Housing Units Downtown

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A new affordable housing community in East Village officially opened today in downtown San Diego with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration. Father Joe’s Villages St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa is a 14-story tower at 14th and Commercial streets.