Public Guardian Clients Get Presents Early
Dec. 12, 2012 | 9:01 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
About 150 Public Guardian clients will be getting presents this year. Who donated the gifts?
Health
VIDEO: Live Well Minute – Prevention
Dec. 7, 2012 | 4:18 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
We’ve all heard an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Here are 10 prevention tips that can make a ton of difference in your health.
Media Can Help Reduce Stigma of Mental Illness
Dec. 7, 2012 | 2:14 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A group of journalists was recently asked if they would try to write more stories on mental illness or encourage reporters to cover the issue. Will they?
Three Students Contract Whooping Cough
Dec. 5, 2012 | 3:42 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Three children at different schools contracted pertussis, also known as whooping cough, and may have exposed others to the highly contagious respiratory disease, according to County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) officials.
Credit: CDC Tuberculosis Reported at San Ysidro Middle School
Dec. 5, 2012 | 3:33 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
County health and San Ysidro Middle School officials are notifying students and staff of a potential exposure to tuberculosis (TB) after an individual at the school was identified recently with the disease.
Tuberculosis Case Reported at Vista High School
Dec. 5, 2012 | 2:08 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
An individual at Vista High School was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff, the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today.
Diabetes: It’s a Local Epidemic Too!
Dec. 3, 2012 | 12:13 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Type 2 diabetes has become an epidemic in San Diego and across the United States. What is the driving force?