Health
Lindsey Yourman, MD

County’s New Chief Geriatric Officer to Help Advance Elderhood in Region

| 9:56 AM

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For the first time, a Chief Geriatric Officer will help lead the County’s efforts surrounding the health and wellbeing of San Diego’s growing older adult population. 

Library
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Love a Good Scary Book? The Library has Hair-Raising Lists for You!

| 10:08 AM

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Are you the kind of person who enjoys a good, scary book ― especially at Halloween? Well, look no further. The County of San Diego Library has a few sboooook―tacular lists for you, filled with books you can read or listen to!

Health
An arm with a TB test Credit: CDC

Tuberculosis Case Reported in Mira Mesa High School

| 6:30 PM

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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is working in close collaboration with officials at San Diego Unified School District and Mira Mesa High School to notify people who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis (TB).

Families
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Child Support Services and the County Library Get Parents “Tech Connected”

| 3:56 PM

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County Libraries and the Department of Child Support Services partnered to provide Chromebooks and mobile hotspots to parents who signed up to participate at Child Support Services Super Saturday event on Oct. 8 at the South Region Live Well Center in National City.

Elections
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Register to Vote by Oct. 24 for Nov. Election Mail Ballot

| 8:46 AM

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You must register by Monday, Oct. 24 to receive a ballot in the mail for the Nov. 8 Statewide General Election. Otherwise, you will need to make a trip in person to the Registrar’s office in Kearny Mesa or visit a vote center starting Saturday, Oct. 29 to conditionally register and vote provisionally through Election Day.

Health

County Launches Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report

| 6:12 PM

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The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is introducing a new combined Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report that will provide San Diegans with a detailed snapshot of common respiratory illness activity in the region on a weekly basis.