San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

ANSWERS SOUGHT FOR EAST COUNTY YOUTH OPIOID EPIDEMIC DURING ONLINE BRAINSTORMING SESSION TOWN HALL

Challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic also discussed 
 
By David R. Shorey, East County Program Manager, Institute for Public Strategies
 
May 8, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) -- An effort to improve and expand access, prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services surrounding Lakeside’s youth opioid epidemic began with an online town hall recently, hosted by the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego.
 
East County has the highest overdose rate of OxyContin in the region, according the California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard. But the opioid epidemic stretches across San Diego County. It has health officials worried, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic limited access to services.

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GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN SYMPOSIUM MARCH 18

 

East County News Service

March 2, 2017 (El Cajon) - Are you raising a grandchild or young relative?  Join the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency for the annual Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Symposium at Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon on March 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.


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RABID BAT FOUND AT SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK

 

County seeks anyone who handled bat found dead March 25 on walkway at popular attraction

March 27, 2015 (San dIEGO) --The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is reporting that a bat found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has tested positive for rabies.


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