County Kicks Off 39th Annual Blood Drive
Apr. 3, 2023 | 4:03 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
One in seven people entering a hospital needs blood. Even more urgent, blood banks supplying those hospitals are often faced with shortages.
Health
County Honors 17 Public Health Champions
Apr. 3, 2023 | 2:37 PMReading Time: 5 minutes
San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency honored 17 people and organizations Monday as Public Health Champions for their work in advancing public health and protecting and promoting the health and safety of San Diegans.
Credit: Shutterstock Time for Medi-Cal Renewal
Mar. 30, 2023 | 9:40 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Medi-Cal recipients are being notified to renew their healthcare benefits. If you receive a renewal packet in the mail, please fill it out and send it back. If you receive a request for more information, or you need to update your address, please call 1-866-262-9881 or go online to sandiegocounty.gov/medi-cal.
Bite-Sized Tips for National Nutrition Month
Mar. 27, 2023 | 10:23 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
March is National Nutrition Month, an annual month of action that promotes healthy habits and food choices.
County Urges Pregnant People to Get Tested, Treated to Protect Unborn from Congenital Syphilis
Mar. 23, 2023 | 8:44 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
Federal, state, and county health officials are urging pregnant people to get blood tests and treatment if needed to keep them from infecting their unborn child with a dangerous, sometimes deadly, and almost completely preventable disease—syphilis.
Credit: Shutterstock Friday is World Tuberculosis Day, Get Tested, Be Safe
Mar. 22, 2023 | 4:48 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
County public health officials are encouraging at-risk San Diegans to get simple blood or skin tests to find out if they may unknowingly have a tuberculosis infection as the world observes World Tuberculosis Day Friday.
First Naloxone Vending Machine Installed in San Diego County
Mar. 8, 2023 | 12:30 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County has a new, groundbreaking resource to battle fatal opioid overdoses. A naloxone vending machine is now in operation at the McAlister South Bay Regional Recovery Center in Chula Vista and you don’t have to be a member of the Center to use it.