The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announces a series of five H1N1 mass vaccination events for San Diego County residents, beginning with a clinic this Friday at Qualcomm

The state Legislature has held public hearings on a Department of Health Care Services' (DHCS) concept paper that contemplates significant changes to the Medi-Cal program, with the goal of providing

The information on these two pages summarizes some of the latest information about the local response to H1N1. For the most recent news, guidelines, and information go to the County of San Diego

San Diegans interested in participating in research studies now have a new way to be connected with researchers who are conducting these studies, with the launch of ResearchMatch.org, the nation's

[Compiled October 12, 2009. Click here to download this information in PDF.] 1) What is Pandemic 2009 H1N1

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) affects between one and four million Americans. CFS, also known as chronic fatigue and immune

What Physicians Need to Know! Effective July 6, 2009, the Office of Vital Records and Statistics Unit of the Division of Public Health Services in the County of San Diego, Health and Human Services (

Click here to view/download a flow diagram/decision tree on screening for novel influenza (H1N1). Please feel free to share this resource with your physician colleagues

Please Check Back Daily As Updates Become Available … (see below for earlier updates) *** FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 *** Pandemic H1N1 Presentations

Where one lives can affect health, positively or negatively. Beyond the traditional numbers associated with health, such as blood sugar and weight, it is well documented that an individual’s address

Pediatric healthcare providers in San Diego County have a new tool in their fight against childhood obesity: a comprehensive, countywide database of programs and services that address the various

An estimated 5.2 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that is expected to grow to 16 million by the year 2050. Specifically, as the “Baby Boomers” age, the

If there were a way to improve how you provide volunteer care, why wouldn’t you take advantage of it? Hundreds of millions of dollars of healthcare are given away for free in San Diego County. And

English, Spanish, arabic, Chinese, Tagalog.  it doesn't matter. Get documents in major San Diego Languages that describe tests, diet, travel and other items all in one place for your non-english

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, two major causes of morbidity and mortality, are growing public health threats in our communities today. Perhaps

As more Americans than ever before are overweight, it is appropriate to bring attention to this issue during a time of year when so many fad diets are started and abandoned. The United States is

A good friend and colleague of mine who is the current secretary general of the World Council on Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation likes to tell the story of a young cardiologist. He was

“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”— Thomas Alva Edison What Is