San Diego County highlighted the success of its Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT) initiated in 2021, which respond to mental health crises and have answered over 13,000 calls. The MCRT aims to make behavioral healthcare readily accessible.

Research links warm waters in San Diego Bay to a herpes virus outbreak in Pacific oysters, causing high mortality rates, with guidelines set to limit temperatures for oyster farming.

A confirmed TB case at Mount Miguel High School has prompted health officials to test potentially exposed individuals.

County health officials encourage updated vaccinations for kids before the upcoming school year, highlighting the HPV vaccine and noting August as National Immunization Awareness Month.

San Diego County Vector Control is spraying in Mt. Hope to stop the spread of dengue after a case was reported. The treatment covers 12 acres and uses the EPA-sanctioned pesticide AquaDuet. Residents are advised on precautionary measures.

Visitors to Father Joe’s Paul Mirabile Center in San Diego may have been exposed to tuberculosis between May 4-19, 2024. Health officials are investigating, offering testing, and addressing a slight increase in regional TB cases.

San Diego teens attend a public health camp to learn and create health campaigns, a collaboration between County Public Health Services and the County Office of Education.

San Diego County recommends COVID-19 testing and vaccination due to a spike in cases and provides extended public health center hours for free testing services.

San Diego County officials have issued water contact closures and advisories for various beaches due to bacterial contamination, including Coronado and Imperial Beach Shorelines.

San Diego's Drug Disposal Pilot Program distributed over 1200 pouches for safe disposal of opioids, with a $500,000 fund backing the initiative to tackle overdoses.

Helicopters are used by the County Vector Control team to inspect and treat standing water to prevent mosquito breeding and the spread of diseases like West Nile Virus during mosquito season.

A study at UC San Diego School of Medicine found the diabetes drug tirzepatide to be effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea, reducing breathing disruptions better than a placebo.

South Bay leaders are urging California to declare a state of emergency and involve the CDC due to a worsening environmental crisis in the Tijuana River Valley impacting health and economy.