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County’s Love Your Heart Event Encourages San Diegans to Know Their Blood Pressure Numbers

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The County’s Love Your Heart campaign is celebrating 13 years of supporting  San Diegans in understanding the importance of heart health through a variety of ways, including hosting no-cost blood pressure screenings at locations throughout the county and Mexico. 

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Tuberculosis Exposure Reported at Sweetwater High School 

| 4:12 PM

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The County’s Tuberculosis Program is working with the Sweetwater Union School District to notify students and staff who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis at Sweetwater High School from July 19, 2023 to Dec. 15, 2023.  

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Healthy Habits Build Healthy Smiles

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Cavities are the most common chronic childhood disease. When left untreated, cavities in children can be painful or cause infections leading to learning issues, school absences and even emergency room visits and hospitalizations. The good news is that they are completely preventable.  

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First 2024 Measles Case Confirmed in San Diego County

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The first case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in a 1-year-old resident who had recently traveled overseas, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced Friday.

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County Expands Oyster-Linked Illness Investigation

| 3:29 PM

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The investigation of oyster-linked illnesses by County of San Diego health officials has expanded to include additional oyster harvest locations in Mexico. Health officials are recommending consumers and restaurants throw away any oysters imported from locations in Mexico until further notice.  The local norovirus outbreak now includes 69 confirmed and probable cases. The severity of […]