VIDEO: County Responds to Flu Outbreak at Migrant Shelter
Jun. 12, 2019 | 4:00 PMUpdate on the Migrant Shelter Influenza Outbreak. A new update will be published daily around 4 p.m.
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VIDEO: Public Health Nurses Respond to Flu Outbreak at Migrant Shelter
Jun. 7, 2019 | 1:52 PMCounty health care specialists have screened about 15,000 asylum seekers at the local temporary shelter with no signs of a slowdown. When the newest arrivals showed a spike in flu-like symptoms, our Public Health nurses quickly made a plan and made the adjustment.
VIDEO: Summer’s Around The Corner, So Step Into A Cool Zone
May 29, 2019 | 2:49 PMAs temperatures rise, the doors to the County’s Cool Zones open up. Today marked the kickoff for the County’s 2019 Cool Zones Program at the Salvation Army Nutrition Center in El Cajon. Cool Zones are designated air-conditioned facilities throughout the County. To find one near you, call 1-800-339-4661 or visit CoolZones.org.
VIDEO: County Public Health Nurses on the Front Lines at SDSU
Apr. 18, 2019 | 2:24 PMCounty public health nurses are distributing medicine to students at San Diego State University after a student was hospitalized this week with a probable meningococcal infection. Antibiotics are recommended for anyone who was notified they were in close contact with the person to prevent any possible infection. Potential contacts who attended a Delta Sigma Phi […]
VIDEO: 93-Year-Old WWII Vet is Still Feeling Fit
Feb. 15, 2019 | 11:38 AMA D-Day veteran will not let age slow him down. Ray Alexander, 93, stays fit by participating in the County’s Feeling Fit Club – an exercise program for older adults.
VIDEO: Love your Heart & Know your Numbers
Feb. 14, 2019 | 2:26 PMOn Valentine’s Day, the County offered free blood pressure screenings in partnership with health care providers and businesses, like this one at Northgate Market in Shelltown.
VIDEO: ‘Connect Hillcrest’ Steps Up Neighborhood’s Homeless Outreach
Feb. 11, 2019 | 1:39 PMSan Diego County, City and community leaders announce an initiative called Connect Hillcrest. It’s designed to provide coordinated street outreach services to the homeless to help get them into permanent, stable housing.