Mental Health Clubhouses: Restoring a Sense of Self
Jan. 23, 2012 | 6:00 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The clubhouses give people with mental illnesses a place to get support, build relationships and learn job skills.
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County’s Smoke-Free Public Housing a Success
Jan. 17, 2012 | 9:21 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
Landlords thinking of implementing a smoke-free policy would do well to look at how the County handled the transition.
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Sickened Thousands in 2011
Jan. 13, 2012 | 1:45 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The whooping cough made headlines, but two other vaccine-preventable diseases sickened more people locally last year.
Whooping Cough Case Reported At Local School
Jan. 12, 2012 | 2:44 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
A 5-year-old child at a San Diego area school diagnosed with whooping cough brings the total number of cases to 426 for the region in 2011, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said today. No cases have been reported yet for 2012.
Hantavirus Found In North County
Jan. 5, 2012 | 2:07 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The number of rodents testing positive for the potentially-deadly disease last year more than doubled from 2010.
VIDEO: New Year’s Resolutions
Jan. 4, 2012 | 4:08 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County’s “Live Well, San Diego!” initiative is part of a 10 year plan to improve the health and well being of county residents. Here’s what some San Diego County employees are planning for this year.
Sewage Spill at San Elijo Lagoon
Dec. 28, 2011 | 5:23 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Contamination warning signs are posted at beaches around San Elijo Lagoon following a sewage spill.