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Donated Gifts Brighten Holidays for Vulnerable and At-Risk Residents

| 12:03 PM

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Andrew Deeley and Melissa Hubbard darted around the storage room grabbing bags overflowing with gifts neatly wrapped and specially selected for their recipients. Deeley and Hubbard are deputy public administrator/guardians for the County of San Diego and through the generosity of community members and County employees, the gift bags they’re loading up will be delivered […]

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New Hepatitis A Cases Drop Significantly

| 11:39 AM

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The region’s hepatitis A outbreak appears to have peaked amid a significant drop in the number of new cases reported, according to local health officials. Between May and September, there was an average of just over 84 confirmed cases per month during the height of the outbreak. That number slowed to 34 cases in October […]

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A Black man gets a flu shot.

Flu Cases Higher Than Expected in San Diego

| 2:25 PM

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The number of lab-confirmed, influenza cases continues to be elevated for this time of year, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.

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VIDEO: Helping Kids in Crisis

| 1:12 PM

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The County of San Diego has a new, state-of-the-art emergency screening facility for children and adolescents. It provides 24-hour crisis stabilization for youth experiencing a psychiatric emergency. The new facility will replace the one in Chula Vista and start receiving patients at the end of the month.