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2022

Nov 10Health Advisory:Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Central Uganda
Sept 9Health Advisory: Order for Licensed Healthcare Facilities to Implement a Mandatory Influenza Prevention Program for Health Care Workers
Sept 8Health Advisory: Update on COVID-19 Boosters
Sept 7Press Release: BIVALENT COVID-19 BOOSTERS NOW AVAILABLE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
June 15Health Advisory: Information on Prescribing Narcan® (naloxone)
June 6Health Advisory: Health Advisory: Recommendation for Meningococcal Vaccine (MenACWY) for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)—Florida Meningococcal Outbreak
May 20Health Advisory: Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States
May 19Health Advisory: Access to Reproductive Health Services
May 10Press Release: UPDATE on COVID-19 Outpatient Antiviral Medications in Santa Cruz County
March 8Press Release: TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASE
March 1Health Advisory: FDA Revises Evoshield Dosing in EUA
Feb 18Health Advisory: Local Shigellosis Cases in Santa Cruz County; Test and Report Symptomatic Patients
Feb 9Health Advisory: COVID-19 Confidential Morbidity Reporting (CMR) Process
Feb 9Health Advisory: Screening Recommendations for Disseminated Gonococcal Infection
Jan 31Health Advisory: UPDATE COVID-19 Outpatient Antiviral Medications in Santa Cruz County
Jan 14Health Advisory: COVID-19 Outpatient Antiviral Medications in Santa Cruz County

2021

Nov 19Press Release: SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER ISSUES ORDER REQUIRING USE OF FACE COVERINGS INDOORS
Aug 16Health Advisory: FDA Approves Third Dose of Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Moderate to Severely Immunocompromised Individuals
July 22Health Advisory: Increase in Fatal Drug Overdoses from Fentanyl
April 26Health Advisory: Multidrug-resistant Organisms found in Santa Cruz County Healthcare Facilities
March 26Health Advisory: Wound Botulism (with history of injection drug use)
March 11Health Advisory: NEW CDC TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GONOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
March 8Health Advisory: COVID-19 Screening and Testing for New Admissions
Feb 23Press Release: Covid 19 Vaccination of Seniors and Patients Being Discharged to Long Term Care Facilities
Feb 16Press Release: MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS TURNS 16
Jan 26Health Advisory: Local Guidance Regarding Communal Activities from Health Officer

2020

Sept 14Health Advisory: Order for Licensed Healthcare Facilities to Implement a Mandatory Influenza Prevention Program for Health Care Workers
Jan 6Health Advisory: Ongoing: Local Shigellosis case cluster among persons experiencing homelessness; test & report all symptomatic patients
Jan 6Health Advisory: UPDATE: E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)

2019

Oct 3Press Release: Public Health Officials Announce "It's Time to Get Vaccinated for the Flu!"
Oct 1Health Advisory: Key Messages From CA Dept of Public Health (CDPH) Regarding Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Injury (VAPI)
Sept 27Health Advisory: Opioid Overdoses from Fake Pills
Sept 24Health Advisory: California Department of Public Health Issues Public Health Advisory Urging Everyone to Refrain from Vaping
Sept 23Health Advisory: Order for Licensed Healthcare Facilities to Implement a Mandatory Influenza Prevention Program for Health Care Workers
August 29Health Advisory: Increase in Shigella Cases and Antibiotic Resistance
August 20Health Advisory: Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Injury
July 29Health Advisory: Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Continues to Spread – Help Stop the Epidemic
Feb 20Press Release: Santa Cruz County Celebrates all Three Hospitals receiving the Baby-Friendly Designation
Jan 20Health Advisory: Measles Outbreak in Washington and Oregon
Jan 14Press Release: Health Services Agency Funded for Impaired Driving and Traffic Safety Education
Jan 10Press Release: Santa Cruz County Staff Train for All-Hazard Emergencies

2018

Dec 21Press Release: City of Santa Cruz Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
Nov 21Press Release: Local Increase in Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Cases
Nov 21Health Advisory: Local Increase in Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Cases
Nov 16Health Advisory: Wound Botulism in Black Tar Heroin Users – Multiple Counties
Sept 18Press Release: Public Health Officials Announce "It's Time to Get Vaccinated for the Flu!"
Sept 7Health Advisory: Advice to Clinicians about Leptospirosis in U.S. Travelers Returning from Northern Israel
Sept 5Health Advisory: Order for Licensed Healthcare Facilities to Implement a Mandatory Influenza Prevention Program for Health Care Workers
Aug 13Health Advisory: Aeromonas Infection
July 16Health Advisory: Increase in Cyclosporiasis San Francisco Bay Area
June 22Health Advisory: West Nile Virus Found in Santa Cruz County
June 11Health Advisory: Cough That Won’t Quit? Think Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
May 14Press Release: County Public Health Officials Urge Caution on How to Avoid Hantavirus following Diagnosis in Santa Cruz County Resident
April 23Press Release: County, Medical Reserve Corps Test County's First-Ever Mobile Medical Hospital
April 10Press Release: Measles in San Francisco Bay Area
April 3Press Release: CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish
March 14Press Release: Bilingual Ad Campaign Exposes Dangers of Flavored Tobacco Products
Jan 4Press Release: 2017-18 Influenza Season Update
Jan 4Health Advisory: 2017-18 Influenza Season Update

2017

July 28Press Release: Pregnant Women Urged to Avoid Going to Areas with Zika Risk
July 25Press Release: CDPH Urges Caution on How to Avoid Hantavirus following Diagnosis in Northern California Man
July 20Press Release: Valley Fever Cases Increase in California in 2016
July 14Health Advisory: West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected for the first time in 2017 in Santa Cruz County
June 5Health Advisory: Salmonella Infections Linked to Contact with Live Poultry
May 18Press Release: Potential for Norovirus Outbreak in Santa Cruz County
May 11Health Advisory: Above Average Incidence of Acute Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infection – 2017 Request for vigilance in case recognition and reporting Recommendation for prophylactic vaccination against HAV
May 10Health Advisory: Consumers Warned Not to Drink Herbal Teas Produced by U.S. Deer Antlers Exports and Imports Inc. Due to Botulism Risk
March 24Health Advisory: STD Rates On the Rise in Santa Cruz County

Reports and Statistics

Birth Certificate Summary & Perinatal Indicator Reports

Children's System of Care Reports

These reports focus on the Mental Health/Substance Abuse intersection with the shared families served by Child Welfare, Probation and Education via the “Systems of Care” model promulgated by a quarter century of federal, state, local and private research

County HIV/AIDS Statistics

Annual reports of HIV/AIDS trends and statistics within Santa Cruz County.

County Morbidity Comparisons

Reportable diseases reported to Santa Cruz County.

County Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Reports

Annual reports of STDs reported to Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz Community Assessment Project (CAP)

Contracted by the United Way Foundation of Santa Cruz County, the Community Assessment Project (CAP) is a ten-year initiative to measure and improve the quality of life in Santa Cruz County.

State of the County's Health

Annual report presented to the Board of Supervisors by the Health Services Agency Health Officer.

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