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Fall and flu go hand-in-hand, and that means soon the coughing, sniffling and sneezing will begin. The first cost-free flu vaccination event was Tuesday afternoon at the Spring Valley Casa de Oro Library, where a steady stream of clients showed up ready to roll up their sleeves.
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The County’s Tuberculosis Control Program, in collaboration with Sweetwater Union School District (SUHSD), are working to notify students and staff who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at Southwest High School from Feb. 1, 2025, to May 22, 2025.
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Community resources pop-up events bring essential services directly to people experiencing homelessness and have become an important part of the County’s homeless outreach strategy. These events, held twice a month, are key opportunities for engagement, service delivery, and legal support in locations chosen based on community need and city requests.
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One in seven people hospitalized need blood and blood banks supplying those hospitals often face shortages.
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The County’s state-of-the-art Public Health Laboratory is nearing completion with a grand opening celebration scheduled for Spring 2025. Included in plans for the $93 million lab are three original commissioned art pieces both inside and outside the building.
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The County’s new state-of-the-art public health lab in Kearny Mesa is on schedule to open in spring 2025. The $93 million dollar facility will greatly expand the county’s ability to test for infectious diseases, monitor food and water safety, and test for dangerous pathogens.
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County Public Health officials are asking people to throw away organic carrots tied to a nationwide E. coli outbreak. The implicated carrots are organic, whole bagged carrots and baby carrots sold under multiple brands by Grimmway Farms.
