Health

County Announces Second Hepatitis A Death In Homeless Population

| 12:29 PM

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A second homeless person has died this year in San Diego County from hepatitis A. The 30 cases reported so far in 2023 are unchanged from last week, with 19 of them among people experiencing homelessness (PEH).  

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Sign of San Diego County Foot Team Vaccinations. Nurse in background

County Public Health Responds to Growing Number of Hepatitis A Cases

| 10:11 AM

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Cases of Hepatitis A in San Diego County continue to grow, with 28 reported so far this year and 18 of them among people experiencing homelessness (PEH). The County typically reports about two cases of the virus each month with only one case reported in the PEH population last year.

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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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Point in Time Volunteers speak with person experiencing homelessness.

Annual Point in Time Count Draws Hundreds of Volunteers

| 3:48 PM

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Nearly 1,500 volunteers walked the streets of San Diego County early this morning looking to engage with people experiencing homelessness as part of the region’s Point in Time Count.

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AED in case on wall

Get Important Tools That Could Save Someone’s Life 

| 9:39 AM

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Knowing how to perform CPR and how to locate and use an AED, automated external defibrillator, can help someone when seconds are critical. 

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VIDEO: County Connection – February 2020

| 9:00 AM

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In this episode, have you ever wondered how the County budget works and what the money is spent on? The County launches a new pilot program to help create evacuation plans, volunteers get up at the crack of dawn for the annual Point-In-Time count, and the County opens a new bike skills park.