Help for a Mental Health Crisis is a Phone Call Away
Oct. 28, 2011 | 10:17 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
If you ever needed help for a mental health crisis, do you know where to get it?
Health
VIDEO: Live Well Minute: Coping with Diabetes
Oct. 27, 2011 | 2:59 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Diabetes can’t be cured, but it can be controlled. Learn a few steps to ease the stress of managing the disease.
TB Case Reported at Southwestern College
Oct. 27, 2011 | 2:05 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
An individual who attends Southwestern College 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.
Meth is Number One Drug of Choice
Oct. 27, 2011 | 7:54 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
In San Diego County, meth continues to be the number one drug of choice among adults entering County-funded treatment programs.
Students Contract Whooping Cough
Oct. 26, 2011 | 2:10 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Two children at two different local schools were recently diagnosed with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, potentially exposing others to the highly contagious disease, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said today.
Improving Health Through Information Technology
Oct. 25, 2011 | 12:29 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
San Diego County is one of 17 regions in the nation funded to expand an electronic health information exchange that will improve the reporting of communicable diseases and reduce the hospital readmissions of chronically-ill patients.
VIDEO: Breakfast in the Classroom
Oct. 24, 2011 | 11:44 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
The Breakfast in the Classroom program puts a meal on students’ desks so they can put their minds on their work.