News & Announcements

• New! City of Santa Cruz Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
• New! Homeless Memorial Ceremony - Dec. 20th at 10am
• New! How Safe Are the Streets in Front of Our Schools?
• New! Health Services Agency Receives Grants for Bicycle, Pedestrian and Child Passenger Safety Education
• Cough That Won't Quit? Think Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
• Protecting Youth From Flavored Tobacco Products
• Public Health Division Releases 2018-2023 Community Health Improvement Plan
•  "It's Time to Get Vaccinated for the Flu!"
• Order for Licensed Healthcare Facilities to Implement a Mandatory Influenza Prevention Program for Health Care Workers
• 2017 Santa Cruz County Birth Statistics
• FY 2018-19 Proposed Health Services Agency Budget
• Santa Cruz County Emergency Medical Services Honors Rescuers
• New Mobile Medical Hospital for Santa Cruz County
• Public Health Strategic Plan 2018-2023
  • Public Health Mission, Vision & Values
• 2017 Santa Cruz County Community Health Assessment Report   Send us your comments about this report
• County Declares End to Hepatitis A Virus Outbreak in Santa Cruz County
• 2017 (Year 23) Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project
• Santa Cruz Community Traffic Safety Coalition Launches Vision Zero Initiative
• Good News! California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot Program Grant is Approved
• Santa Cruz County’s syphilis and gonorrhea rates skyrocket
  • 2015-16 Sexually Transmitted Disease Report
• BEWARE of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
• Good News!
  • Expanded Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services approved for Santa Cruz County Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Read more
  • County’s Health Services Agency has secured more than $3 million in health care grants to support a range of services for Santa Cruz County residents. Read more
• Electronic Cigarettes: Summary of Public Health Risks and Recommendations for Health Care Professionals

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