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VIDEO: Medical Therapy Units Have A Field Day

| 12:30 PM

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Physical and occupational therapists at the County’s Medical Therapy Units (MTU) hosted a full day camp tailor-made for MTU clients with activities like basketball, volleyball, rugby, water games, and face-painting. The smiles and laughter underscored the value of their efforts.

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Resource Events Bring County Services to You

| 11:14 AM

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The County of San Diego is committed to removing barriers and making support services accessible to everyone, especially at-risk populations. Community Pop-up Resource Events are proving to be very effective in bringing support directly to the people who are eligible.

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TB Exposure Reported at Mount Miguel High School (MMHS)

| 4:34 PM

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The County’s Tuberculosis Control Program is working in close collaboration with Grossmont Union High School District to notify students, staff and volunteers potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) during the second semester of the 2023-24 school year at Mount Miguel High School. 

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Live Well on Wheels Hits the Road

| 12:30 PM

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The County has two Live Well on Wheels buses (Live WoW) that visit local communities and provide residents with easy access to a wide range of County health and community services right in their own neighborhood.  

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County Awarded $12.4 million to Establish New Recuperative Beds

| 2:55 PM

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County Behavioral Health Services has been awarded $12.4 million in state funding for bridge housing. The funds will be used to create 49 new recuperative care beds for people who are experiencing homelessness and have a behavioral health condition. 

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County Recommends Vaccines including HPV Shots Ahead of the School Year

| 8:42 AM

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County health officials are reminding parents and guardians to put vaccines on their child’s back-to-school list.