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MORE WHOOPING COUGH CASES FOUND IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly version Number of cases approaches 500 countywide as epidemic grows September 8, 2010 (San Diego) — County Health and Human Services Agency officials report 495 confirmed cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in 2010—triple the number last year. Today, the County announced dozens of new cases, including three in East County. The new East County cases
WHOOPING COUGH EPIDEMIC: NEW CASES INCLUDE ALPINE STUDENT
Printer-friendly version Public urged to get vaccines, now available at clinics September 8, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) updated 4 p.m.– A five-year-old at Boulder Oaks Elementary School in Alpine is among 11 new cases of whooping cough reported by the San Diego County Department of Health & Human Services last week. The County urges people to get whooping cough
COUNTY STRIVES TO PROTECT ELDERLY FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Printer-friendly version Public Guardian Steps In When Loved Ones Can’t San Diego County Health & Human Services August 28, 2010(San Diego) — It’s a Wednesday morning and Alejandrina Martin knocks on the door of a 67-year-old man’s apartment in a low-income complex in the Lake Murray area. Martin is one of three Public Guardian investigators with County of San Diego Health and Human Services
DEAD BLUE JAY TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
Printer-friendly version County Officials Urge People to Follow Three Rules to Protect Themselves, Others August 23, 2010 (Pine Valley ) — A Stellar’s jay found dead in Pine Valley tested positive for West Nile virus, County Vector Control officials announced today. Although no Californians have died from the mosquito-driven disease this year, there have been three deaths nationwide, and
FREE DENTAL EXAMS FOR KIDS TODAY IN SANTEE
Printer-friendly version August 21, 2010 (Santee) – Free dental exams for children will be offered today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pathway Community Church in Santee, thanks to a program through Rady Children’s Hospital. The free exams aim to help parents meet state requirements for youngsters entering kindergarten or first grade to have a dental checkup before
380 MILLION EGGS RECALLED DUE TO SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS
Printer-friendly version August 18, 2010 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announces a four-fold increase in salmonella cases nationwide since May, including outbreaks in California and other states linked tocontaminated eggs. Wright County Egg of Iowa has recalled eggs distributed nationwide under the brand names Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh,
MOUSE AT MT. PALOMAR CAMPGROUND TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Printer-friendly version County Urges Campers and area residents to Use Caution August 16, 2010 (Palomar) — A wild brush mouse trapped in Fry Creek Campground on Mt. Palomar tested positive for the potentially-deadly hantavirus during routine monitoring, San Diego County Vector Control officials said today. Nineteen mice have tested positive for Hantavirus this year countywide. “Campers need to
GROSSMONT COLLEGE OPENS NEW NURSING SIMULATION LABS
Printer-friendly version Simulation labs with high-tech mannequins mimic real-life hospital scenarios August 9, 2010 (El Caj on) – – Vanessa Cordova, newly hired nurse at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, quickly assesses the situation. A 46-year-old patient, J. Smith, had been admitted after collapsing at home and losing consciousness. A heart patient, Smith is hooked up to a monitor, looking pale
CONFUSED ABOUT MEDICARE & MEDIGAP? FREE PROGRAM AUG. 25 AIMS TO HELP SENIORS
Printer-friendly version August 2, 2010 (La Mesa) — The Grossmont Healthcare District’s Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, 9001 Wakarusa St., La Mesa, will host a free senior discussion group on the Part D Medicare and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). The event will feature a presentation by Jean Soderberg, community education outreach specialist
NEWBORN DIES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN SAN DIEGO; STATE DECLARE WHOOPING COUGH EPIDEMIC
Printer-friendly version County Urges Health Care Providers to Vaccinate Parents and Children; Cases of Whopping Cough Nearly Double over 2009 A 1-month-old baby boy, who was diagnosed with whooping cough, died on July 27 at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, leading officials to continue urging parents to get themselves and their children vaccinated. “This death is a
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HEALTH RESOURCES
For emergencies, call 911
Hospitals in East County/San Diego inland
Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa)
UC San Diego Health, East Campus (SDSU College area)
(Formerly Alvarado Hospital)
Kaiser Permanente (Mission Gorge/Grantville)
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Mental health and crisis help
National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Call 988
San Diego County Access and Crisis Hotline 1-888-724-7240
It’s Up to Us: County’s mental healthcare site https://up2sd.org/topics/mental-health
County’s mental health and addiction recovery site
Native American healthcare
Southern Indian Health Council (5 East County sites)
Health information
California Dept. of Public Health
San Diego County Public Health Clinics
San Diego County Public Health Services
County’s Aging and Independent Services
Grossmont Healthcare District’s Health and Wellness Library
Covered California (Affordable Care Act health insurance)
Food and drug recalls and safety alerts: U.S. FDA
American Academy of Pediatrics
Health and Fitness News
MORE WHOOPING COUGH CASES FOUND IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly version Number of cases approaches 500 countywide as epidemic grows September 8, 2010 (San Diego) — County Health and Human Services Agency officials report 495 confirmed cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in 2010—triple the number last year. Today, the County announced dozens of new cases, including three in East County. The new East County cases
WHOOPING COUGH EPIDEMIC: NEW CASES INCLUDE ALPINE STUDENT
Printer-friendly version Public urged to get vaccines, now available at clinics September 8, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) updated 4 p.m.– A five-year-old at Boulder Oaks Elementary School in Alpine is among 11 new cases of whooping cough reported by the San Diego County Department of Health & Human Services last week. The County urges people to get whooping cough
COUNTY STRIVES TO PROTECT ELDERLY FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Printer-friendly version Public Guardian Steps In When Loved Ones Can’t San Diego County Health & Human Services August 28, 2010(San Diego) — It’s a Wednesday morning and Alejandrina Martin knocks on the door of a 67-year-old man’s apartment in a low-income complex in the Lake Murray area. Martin is one of three Public Guardian investigators with County of San Diego Health and Human Services
DEAD BLUE JAY TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
Printer-friendly version County Officials Urge People to Follow Three Rules to Protect Themselves, Others August 23, 2010 (Pine Valley ) — A Stellar’s jay found dead in Pine Valley tested positive for West Nile virus, County Vector Control officials announced today. Although no Californians have died from the mosquito-driven disease this year, there have been three deaths nationwide, and
FREE DENTAL EXAMS FOR KIDS TODAY IN SANTEE
Printer-friendly version August 21, 2010 (Santee) – Free dental exams for children will be offered today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pathway Community Church in Santee, thanks to a program through Rady Children’s Hospital. The free exams aim to help parents meet state requirements for youngsters entering kindergarten or first grade to have a dental checkup before
380 MILLION EGGS RECALLED DUE TO SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS
Printer-friendly version August 18, 2010 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announces a four-fold increase in salmonella cases nationwide since May, including outbreaks in California and other states linked tocontaminated eggs. Wright County Egg of Iowa has recalled eggs distributed nationwide under the brand names Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh,
MOUSE AT MT. PALOMAR CAMPGROUND TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Printer-friendly version County Urges Campers and area residents to Use Caution August 16, 2010 (Palomar) — A wild brush mouse trapped in Fry Creek Campground on Mt. Palomar tested positive for the potentially-deadly hantavirus during routine monitoring, San Diego County Vector Control officials said today. Nineteen mice have tested positive for Hantavirus this year countywide. “Campers need to
GROSSMONT COLLEGE OPENS NEW NURSING SIMULATION LABS
Printer-friendly version Simulation labs with high-tech mannequins mimic real-life hospital scenarios August 9, 2010 (El Caj on) – – Vanessa Cordova, newly hired nurse at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, quickly assesses the situation. A 46-year-old patient, J. Smith, had been admitted after collapsing at home and losing consciousness. A heart patient, Smith is hooked up to a monitor, looking pale
CONFUSED ABOUT MEDICARE & MEDIGAP? FREE PROGRAM AUG. 25 AIMS TO HELP SENIORS
Printer-friendly version August 2, 2010 (La Mesa) — The Grossmont Healthcare District’s Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, 9001 Wakarusa St., La Mesa, will host a free senior discussion group on the Part D Medicare and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). The event will feature a presentation by Jean Soderberg, community education outreach specialist
NEWBORN DIES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN SAN DIEGO; STATE DECLARE WHOOPING COUGH EPIDEMIC
Printer-friendly version County Urges Health Care Providers to Vaccinate Parents and Children; Cases of Whopping Cough Nearly Double over 2009 A 1-month-old baby boy, who was diagnosed with whooping cough, died on July 27 at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, leading officials to continue urging parents to get themselves and their children vaccinated. “This death is a
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Support community news in the public interest! As nonprofit news, we rely on donations from the public to fund our reporting — not special interests. Please donate to sustain East County Magazine’s local reporting and/or wildfire alerts at https://www.eastcountymedia.org/donate to help us keep people safe and informed across our region.
HEALTH RESOURCES
For emergencies, call 911
Hospitals in East County/San Diego inland
Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa)
UC San Diego Health, East Campus (SDSU College area)
(Formerly Alvarado Hospital)
Kaiser Permanente (Mission Gorge/Grantville)
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Mental health and crisis help
National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Call 988
San Diego County Access and Crisis Hotline 1-888-724-7240
It’s Up to Us: County’s mental healthcare site https://up2sd.org/topics/mental-health
County’s mental health and addiction recovery site
Native American healthcare
Southern Indian Health Council (5 East County sites)
Health information
California Dept. of Public Health
San Diego County Public Health Clinics
San Diego County Public Health Services
County’s Aging and Independent Services
Grossmont Healthcare District’s Health and Wellness Library
Covered California (Affordable Care Act health insurance)
Food and drug recalls and safety alerts: U.S. FDA
American Academy of Pediatrics