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A new pilot programs helps those with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia who are in crisis. The County-led Alzheimer’s Response Team, also called ART, launched earlier this year in the East County. It links first responders, social workers and others together to get the right type of help in an emergency for patients […]
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If you’re planning on attending a work gathering or holiday event, the County Health and Human Services Agency wants to make sure the only thing you give is gifts and not the flu.
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The County of San Diego opened the new North Coastal Live Well Health Center in Oceanside on Tuesday, offering behavioral health treatment and recovery services and resources for military and veterans. The center is located on the site of a former County facility and will eventually house a public health clinic that’s slated to open […]
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County and regional health leaders unveiled an expanded Getting to Zero campaign to reduce and ultimately prevent any new HIV infections in the region over the next 10 years.
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There was an uptick in the number of flu cases reported in San Diego County last week, but the number is within expected levels and total cases are still down significantly from last year at this time. Cases nearly doubled to 113 for the week, compared to 59 reported in the previous week. But that […]
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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is working with Southwestern College officials to notify people who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis. The period of exposure is from August 20, 2018 to November 8, 2018. The college will provide no-cost testing to identified students, faculty and staff starting from December 3 to […]
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A 70-year-old woman is the second person to die from the flu in the region this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
