Kids love Halloween. The costumes, the parties, going trick-or-treating. Moms and dads want their children to enjoy the yearly event. However, safety should also be a priority. "In addition to helping plan for a fun holiday, parents must also take some precautions to make sure their children are safe on Halloween," said Dean Sidelinger, M.D., [...]
In a short 12 days, Halloween 2016 will be upon us! Costumes and candy; what more can a kid ask for? Consequently, there may be more lurking in the shadows this month... Hence, as your kids are out and about in the neighborhood collecting their treats, they may be collecting something else...the flu! The cold [...]
Extremely high temperatures forecast for the mountain and desert areas of San Diego County have prompted the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning and San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency officials want residents to take adequate precautions to avoid heatstroke and other heat-related illnesses and to make sure vulnerable populations, [...]
The Department of Environmental Health issued a General Advisory Tuesday for the coastal water of San Diego County due to recent rainfall. Swimmers, surfers and other ocean users are warned that levels of bacteria can rise significantly in oceans and bays, especially near storm drains, creeks, rivers and lagoon outlets that discharge urban runoff. Swimmers, [...]
With forecasters once more predicting earlier-than-usual rainfall around San Diego County this week, it may be a good time to pick up some free sandbags. The County of San Diego Department of Public Works is again offering free sand and bags to people in our unincorporated areas to help protect homes, neighborhoods and streets from [...]
High temperatures are expected to reach the 115 to 120 degree range in the San Diego County desert areas over the next few days and County health officials are reminding the public to take precautions to avoid heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses, this includes making sure you have air con fitted in your home [...]
The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health expanded a water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge on Monday to include all of Imperial Beach and Silver Stand State Beach due to runoff, in addition to a general advisory for the entire county coastline. Recent rainfall caused the sewage-contaminated runoff [...]
