County’s 10-Year Initiative to Build Better Health is a Success
Nov. 8, 2011 | 10:49 AMReading Time: 1 minute
A report highlights progress made during the first year of the County’s ‘Live Well, San Diego!’ plan to improve residents’ health.
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TB Case Reported at Hilltop Drive Elementary School
Nov. 8, 2011 | 8:57 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
An individual at Hilltop Drive Elementary School was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff to the disease, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today.
Flu Shot Event Has Several Points
Nov. 7, 2011 | 3:09 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
It wasn’t just children who sometimes made a fuss when they got their free flu shots on Thursday. Sometimes, the adults were the ones wearing a grimace and bracing for the needle.
Rain Brings Urban Runoff
Nov. 4, 2011 | 4:19 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
We need the rain, but a routine consequence is a warning for beach-goers.
VIDEO: Healing Hearts
Oct. 31, 2011 | 1:18 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The healing power of art is being used to help residents at Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility.
VIDEO: Tick Talk
Oct. 28, 2011 | 2:41 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Ticks are common around San Diego and can cause serious illnesses. Learn what to look for and how to stay safe. More information
Ticks Test Positive for Tularemia in Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve
Oct. 28, 2011 | 10:28 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
Several ticks collected in routine monitoring last week in the Lopez Canyon area of Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve have tested positive for tularemia, a potentially serious illness also known as “rabbit fever,” County environmental health officials said Friday.