Psychiatric Help is a TV Screen Away
Jul. 10, 2017 | 7:49 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County has been offering telepsychiatry for nearly 10 years to increase access to psychiatric care for people across San Diego County.
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County Social Worker Builds Trust with Native American Communities
Jul. 5, 2017 | 11:15 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
She’s put a lot of miles on her car and crosses several national “borders” in a work day, but Belina Chapman manages to do it all within the confines of San Diego County. Chapman is a County social worker assigned to the Health and Human Services Agency’s Indian Specialty Unit. On any given day, she […]
Credit: PhotoSpin 5 Things for Your Fourth: Cooking Safely
Jul. 3, 2017 | 9:19 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
Independence Day! It’s all about celebrations, get-togethers, barbecues, lots and lots of food — and cooking safely so no one in your family or party gets sick.
Hitting the Streets to Battle the Hepatitis A Outbreak
Jun. 27, 2017 | 11:38 AMReading Time: 4 minutes
“We gonna do this right now? Let’s roll!” With that, the 20-year-old homeless man who had approached on his skateboard was rolling up his sleeves, ready to receive his hepatitis A vaccination right there on the sidewalk in downtown San Diego. As a new approach to combating an ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego […]
Free HIV Testing Available in San Diego County
Jun. 27, 2017 | 8:39 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County Health and Human Services Agency and its many partners are offering free, confidential HIV testing throughout the region.
TB Case Reported at San Diego Continuing Education’s Mid-city Campus
Jun. 26, 2017 | 3:04 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
A case of tuberculosis that may have exposed others has been reported at the San Diego Continuing Education’s Mid-City Campus, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. HHSA is working with San Diego Community College officials to notify individuals who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis on the campus from Feb. 3 […]
Rabid Bat Found at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Jun. 21, 2017 | 3:04 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is looking for anybody that may have come into contact with a dead bat that tested positive for rabies and was found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on June 19. The bat was found dead at 10:25 a.m. on Monday at the Oasis […]