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.
Health
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.
How to Eliminate Your Home’s Drug Dealer
Oct. 21, 2011 | 12:32 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
They get them at local pharmacies. They buy them online. They steal them. However, most prescription drugs people use to get high come from their own or other people’s homes.
Giving Children a Healthy Smile
Oct. 20, 2011 | 8:39 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
First 5 San Diego’s oral health commercials earn the top Public Service Announcement award from the Public Relations Society of America.
County Awarded Grant to Help At-Risk Mothers
Oct. 18, 2011 | 3:13 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A new grant award will help a program that serves at-risk mothers in the North Inland and North Coastal regions of San Diego County to expand to help more first time mothers.