HIV/AIDS Santa Clara County 2018 State of the local epidemic on World AIDS Day
Santa Clara County, Health, Public Health, Tech
County puts open data at fingertips of public health researchers
Public health data now at fingertips of researchers The County of Santa Clara recently released a powerful new tool that allows anyone to easily dig into public health data and slice it up in countless illuminating ways. At the unveiling of the Department of Public Health’s open data portal on Sept. 4, Deputy Director…
Santa Clara County, Valley Medical Center, VMC, Health, Public Health, News
Opioids: County expands fight against overdoses
Opioids: County hands out drug to reverse overdose effects In April, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams urged that more people — not just first responders — start carrying a drug that immediately reverses the effects of opioid overdoses. Even if they don’t know any addicts. The County of Santa Clara had been doing exactly that,…
Environment, Parks, Public Health
Mosquitoes: lab abuzz with disease detectives
Santa Clara County Vector Control lab: the scientists behind eradicating mosquitoes Ideally, summer is about freedom from homework, weekends at the lake and hanging out into the night, not mosquitoes. That’s why it’s also the season when Santa Clara County is most active protecting residents from the threat of the West Nile virus-carrying insects….
law enforcement, violence, public safety, Santa Clara County, Public Health
Santa Clara County community discusses gun violence — with civility!
Wise people learn the lessons of history. And history says gun violence has been somewhat less of a problem in Santa Clara County than in many places in California and beyond. Nor has the County endured spectacular mass slayings. Yet. But history also says that dozens of Santa Clara County die in firearms-related violence every…
Health, Public Health
‘A Godsend’: Mobile Dentistry for Indigent Adults in South County
GILROY — It’s not even noon, and dentist Brendon Nguyen has already seen four indigent adults in the leased mobile dentistry clinic parked in front of the County-run Valley Health Center in Gilroy. He’ll see six or eight more before his day’s work is done, providing a full range of dental services for free or…
Santa Clara County, Public Health
Cold Weather Shelters Extend Their Availability by Two Months
For the first time, Santa Clara County’s two main dedicated cold weather shelters will be open for a full six months — up from four months in the past.
Valley Medical Center, Immigration, Health, Public Health
Aiding immigrants: A Tireless Commitment to the Most Vulnerable
It’s safe to say Jesse Castañeda was the only hospital registration and billing supervisor who was a guest at the White House in 2012 — twice — an honor people who know him say is well-deserved.
Health, Public Health, Video
Black Infant Health Program Supports African American Community
Santa Clara County’s Black Infant Health Program (BIH) improves the lives and relationships of infants and their mothers by focusing on managing stress, nutrition and building healthy relationships with their children.
