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Thank You County Nurses

| 1:29 PM

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It is National Nurses Week, and the County is celebrating more than 500 public health nurses for their invaluable contributions and sacrifices while providing expert care to our community.

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VIDEO: County Celebrates Nurses During Nurse Appreciation Week

| 3:44 PM

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It is National Nurse Appreciation Week, and today the County celebrated more than 600 of its nurses for providing the highest level of care to our community during a special event at the County Operations Center.

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VIDEO: Public Health Workers Make Hepatitis A Vaccines Easy to Access

| 10:14 AM

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County health officials are keeping a close watch over a slight uptick of hepatitis A infection cases among people experiencing homelessness.

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VIDEO: County Nurses Helping with Babies’ Health

| 12:04 PM

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Some work in disease control or bioterrorism prevention. Other public health nurses work in disaster preparedness, immunizations or screening for sexually transmitted diseases. Or, like Robin Anderson, they work with new moms and their babies. 

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County Nurses Screen Asylum-seeking Families at Temporary Shelter

| 8:46 AM

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It takes a team of agencies to process asylum-seeking families in and out San Diego’s temporary shelter. Working the front lines are County nurses who are responsible for conducting health screening assessments on every adult and child who visits the shelter.