Health
Reading Time: 3 minutes San Diego County is scheduled to conduct its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year next week on up to 52 local waterways to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading diseases like West Nile virus.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutes County health officials have linked 11 confirmed and probable cases of norovirus illness to frozen oysters imported from South Korea.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutes County Public Health officials have added Chagas disease to the local reportable diseases list of ahead of World Chagas Day.
Health
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Health and Human Services Agency’s 2024 Live Well San Diego Public Health Champion Awards Ceremony honored 12 local people and organizations for their outstanding contributions in the prevention of disease or injury and the promotion of public health for all San Diegans.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutes The County’s Tuberculosis Program is working in close collaboration with Father Joe’s Villages to notify residents, employees, contractors, and volunteers potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at the Father Joe’s Joan Kroc Center (JKC).
Parks and Rec
Reading Time: < 1 minute The County took steps Wednesday to add more space and species protection to land at El Monte Road in Lakeside. The Board of Supervisors approved the donation of 75 acres of land next to El Capitan County Preserve.
Government
Reading Time: 2 minutes County Supervisors voted this week to boost the work of the County’s Office of Evaluation, Performance and Analytics by allowing it to use future contracts with universities to support it with research and technical help.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new community of 73 apartment homes for seniors experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming homeless, celebrated a grand opening in South Bay today.
Health
Reading Time: 3 minutes On Tuesday, the County kicked off its 40th annual blood drive, an event that has grown to become one of the largest donor events of its kind in the region.
Environment
Reading Time: 2 minutes The County is transforming Earth Day into Earth Month by holding a series of events highlighting sustainable activities that will span through the month of April to raise awareness about environmental issues.