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The County of San Diego has a new Chief Dental Officer, Fadra M. Whyte, DMD, M.P.H., who has joined to help develop policies and expand programs that promote oral health to all San Diegans.
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The County is expanding its campaign to help more San Diegans get online.
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County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas and County health officials held a press event Tuesday to remind people the County’s Cool Zone program gives them free, safe, air-conditioned sanctuaries to escape extreme heat as temperatures are expected to rise this weekend.
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On July 1, San Diego County Child Welfare Services begins its transition into the new Child and Family Well-Being Department. As explained in this video, the new department will integrate multiple child and family serving systems, including First 5 San Diego, Child Welfare Services, and other Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) departments, under one umbrella to deliver both prevention and safeguarding services.
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A dream 23 years in the making is coming true in North County. Officials broke ground Thursday on a new community resource center for Ramona.
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The County released its 2023 Love Your Heart Report Tuesday, showing that the annual February public health campaign gave more than 46,000 people free blood pressure checks and saved 646 people from imminent medical emergencies like strokes or heart attacks.
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A second homeless person has died this year in San Diego County from hepatitis A. The 30 cases reported so far in 2023 are unchanged from last week, with 19 of them among people experiencing homelessness (PEH).
