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Wed, 2013-07-10 15:43 — mdmcdonald
This group is focused on health-related issues in the state of California

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Disneyland Measles Outbreak Grows, Sparks Concern

Sat, 2015-01-10 19:03 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Throngs of visitors travel down Disneyland's Main Street USA in this file photo.
(Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

latimes.com - January 10, 2015

Measles has become a growing concern among California health officials. Before the December cases, 2014 was already the worst year for measles cases in California in nearly two decades.

The rise of these diseases come as a smaller percentage of California's kindergartners are getting a full set of immunizations by the time they enter school.

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California adopts tough Ebola-protection rules for health workers

Sat, 2014-11-15 08:36 — mike kraft

SFGATE                                                    NOV. 14, 2014

By Carolyn Jones      

California has adopted some of the nation’s strongest regulations to protect doctors, nurses and other health workers treating patients with Ebola.

The regulations, announced Friday by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, require the state’s 300 or so acute-care hospitals to provide hazardous material suits, respirators, isolation rooms and extensive training to those working with patients suspected of having the Ebola virus.

Nurses hailed the regulations as a model for the rest of the country.

 The regulations are more comprehensive than those put forth by the Centers for Disease Control, which the state’s hospitals have been following until now. California has not had any Ebola cases.

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http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/California-adopts-tough-Ebola-protection-rules-5894274.php

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Ebola: California is latest state to impose 21-day quarantine for those exposed to Ebola

Wed, 2014-10-29 17:53 — mike kraft

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS                                                        Oct. 29, 2014

By Julia Prodis Sulek

California on Wednesday became the latest state to order a 21-day quarantine for travelers who have been in close contact with Ebola patients.

In an attempt to avoid the criticism lodged against New York, New Jersey and Maine that had blanket quarantine orders, however, California will allow county health agencies to impose the quarantine on a case-by-case basis.

By working with county health departments to assess the individual risks, the California Department of Public Health said it "respects the individual circumstances of each traveler while protecting and preserving the public health."

Quarantine can range from observation and monitoring to the "limitation on his or her freedom of movement."

In the Bay Area, a Stanford doctor who returned last week from Liberia where he was treating Ebola patients was already being monitored by the San Mateo County Department of Public Health. The department coordinated with the CDC and San Francisco International Airport when Dr. Colin Bucks arrived late last week. He had no symptoms of the disease and came to an agreement with health officials to avoid contact with others but can leave the house for limited activities, such as jogging alone.

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Chikungunya Virus Disease Cases Reported to ArboNET - United States, 2014 (as of June 2)

Tue, 2014-06-10 10:50 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

*Chikungunya is not a nationally notifiable disease.

†Countries or territories visited include Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Indonesia, Martinique, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten.

‡Three additional cases were identified in residents of other countries visiting the United States.

http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/geo/americas.html

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A New Community Change Effort to Improve Health and Well-being in the Largest Geographic County in the United States: San Bernardino County California

Wed, 2013-07-10 12:33 — Gina Angiola

Wednesday July 10th, Applied Survey Research met with 500 community stakeholders in San Bernardino County to present the results of their Community Vital Signs Data Report in the beginning step of a community engagement process to improve the well-being of the county. Applied Survey Research has been collecting data on the quality of life in San Bernardino County over the last six months and now those results are making their way into widespread community conversations about how to improve life in the county....

 

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