• Epidemiology & Program Evaluation Monthly Bulletin Vol.2 Issue 8, Nov 10, 2008
EPE Publication Volume 2, Issue 8: Presentations at the APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition |
| • Press Release, 10/10/08 - Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Reminds Parents of the Importance of Blood Lead Testing |
• Epidemiology & Program Evaluation Monthly Bulletin Vol.2 Issue 7, Sept 30, 2008
The Local Food Environment in Riverside County
Plus, from the Desk of Sandy Jackson- Coordinator, Livable Communities Program
a Public Health Practitioner's Perspective on the reported Health Issue |
• ** Health Alert** Update, Press Release, September 29, 2008,
Health Officials Investigate Tuberculosis Exposure at Local High School
For facts about Tuberculosis Click Here (For information in Spanish Click Here) |
| • Press Release 04/16/08 - Health Officials Meet With AQMD Regarding Riverside Cement Plant |
| • Press Release 03/07/08 - Flu outbreak at prison in Blythe poses no significant health risk to community |
| • Want to quit smoking? Attend FREE classes in Hemet in March |
| • Winter Storm Watch 2008 - Tips and Preparedness |
| • Information about possibility of Psittacosis bacterial infection in Cockatiels sold at Petsmart |
• Epidemiology & Program Evaluation Monthly Bulletin, November 2007 -
Cigarette Smoking Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Residentsof the Inland Empire |
• Epidemiology & Program Evaluation Monthly Bulletin, October 2007 -
Motor Vehicle Crashes in Riverside County, 2006 |
| • Information about Naegleria Infection, an ameba that lives in water and soil |
• Press Release 1/22/08 - Moving Mecca Forward - Community Members Are Invited to Help Design a More
Walkable and Bicycle Friendly Mecca - Begins January 25, 2008 |
Free Flu Shots for Seniors and High-Risk Individuals are still available!
• Press Release, 12/6/07 - It's Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot
• Family Care Center locations (during designated walk-in flu vaccination hours) |
| • Press Release 11/15/07 - New Traffic Safety Programs Target County Youth |
| • Press Release 10/29/07 - Advisory On The Importance Of Safe Wildfire Ash Cleanup |
| • Press Release 10/24/07 - Breaking the Silence of Substance Abuse Event |
| • Press Release 10/23/07 - Smoke and ash from wildfires throughout Southern California can pose a health hazard in Riverside County |
• Press Release 10/15/07 - Moving Mecca Forward - Community Members Are Invited to Help Design a More
Walkable and Bicycle Friendly Mecca |
| • Press Release 10/4/07 - Riverside County Department Of Public Health Warns Consumers Not To Eat Soy Deli Tofu Products Identified In Expanded Recall |
| • Press Release 10/2/07 - Free Flu Shots for Seniors (beginning October 29) |
 • California Department Of Public Health Advises Consumers Not To Use CDPH Lunch Boxes:
Press Release | Spanish Version |
| • August 29, 2007 - First 2007 Confirmed Human Case Of West Nile Virus In The County |
| • Monthly Morbidity Report - Incidence of disease within Riverside County |
• Epidemiology & Program Evaluation Monthly Bulletin -
AIDS in Riverside County: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Reporting Source and Disease Progression |
| • Heat Warning - Week of September 9th - Cool Center locations in those areas will be open this week |
 • California Dept. of Public Health recalls De La Rosa Pulparindo candy due to high levels of lead - Visit our Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention site to learn more about recalls and the dangers of lead poisoning |
| • Free Health & Resource Fair for Seniors - August 23 in Banning |
| • "Summer Safety Expo" - Friday, July 20, 5 - 8 pm at the Riverside Plaza. This event will highlight summer safety with a special focus on Water Safety and a Kick Off to August Purple Ribbon month activities - News Release |
| • Press Release, June 26 - Riverside County Health Officer Offers Advice To Public On How To Protect Health During Plastics Plant Fire |
| • Free Health & Resource Fair for Seniors - July 19 in Riverside |
| • Volunteers needed for Public Health Exercise - July 21 |
| • Communicable Disease Report 2006 - Statistics, summary, analysis of data for the year |
| • Lead Poisoning and Pregnancy brochure now available - How unborn babies can be exposed to lead |
| • Public Health Dispatch, Spring/Summer 2007 now available |
| • Film on California's Citrus History Premiers June 11 and airs June 13 at 9 p.m. on KVCR, Channel 24 |
| • Press Release, June 26 - Riverside County Health Officer Offers Advice To Public On How To Protect Health During Plastics Plant Fire |
| • Community Partner Preparedness Day - For community service agencies - Learn how to better serve your clients in times of disaster - June 20 (desert) or June 21 (Riverside) |
| • Senior Awareness Day - Provides healthcare resources for seniors and caregivers - June 5 |
| • Press Release, April 5 - Students in Romoland relocated due to possible mercury contamination |
| • Press Release, March 23 - City of Corona Approves Smoke-free Parks |
| • Press Release, February 20 - Teens at summit to devise radio and TV ads to teach peers auto safety - Summit to be held Saturday, February 24 |
2006 - |
| • Press Release, November 28 - It's Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot |
| • Public Health Advisory, Nov. 2006 - Shiga Toxin In Feces Now Reportable In California |
| • Press Release, November 17 - Smoke-free Workplaces Earns City a Healthy Lung Award |
• Press Releases, November 14 - County Stages Mock Flu Outbreak to Test Response Plan
County-wide emergency response strategies to be challenged by public health emergency |
• Press Releases, November 9 - County Moves Toward Uniform Tobacco Policy
Several more cities adopt Tobacco Retail Licensing policy |
| • Press Release, November 7 - Smoke-free Workplaces Earns City a Healthy Lung Award |
| • Press Release, November 7 - Celebrating One Year Anniversary of Smokefree Workplaces for Desert Cities |
• Press Release, October 26 - Riverside County Health Officer Offers Advice To Public On How To Protect Health During Wildfires
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| • Press Release, October 11 - Flu Shots for Seniors |
| • Press Release, September 11 - Heat Advisory in Thermal, Coachella and Indio during the next few days |
| • Press Release, August 18 - Theft Of Hospital Equipment Trailer Severly Impacts Riverside County Readiness |
| • Press Release, August 17 - Riverside County Public Health Officer Announces First Confirmed Human Case Of West Nile Virus In The County This Year |
| • Press Release, August 14 - Influenza Summit Stresses Planning At Community Level |
• Press Release, August 8 - Smoking Rates Drop
• Want to quit smoking?
Free Smoking Cessation Classes in Riverside in August |
| • Press Release, July 28 - Heat Advisory issued for Cabazon area |
| • Press Release, July 14, 2006 - Protecting Your Health During Wildfires |
| • Press Release, July 14, 2006 - County Combats Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| • Press Release, July 14, 2006 - County Moves Toward Uniform Tobacco Policy |
OTHER RELEASES - |
| • Riverside County Public Health Recognized for Designing Healthy Communities |
| • Year-End WNV Report - West Nile Virus Activity in Riverside County in 2005 |
| • Year-End Disease Totals - 2005 Monthly Morbidity Report |
| • Communicable Disease Report 2004 - released 12/23/05 (62 pages, 1 MB PDF) |
| • Bird Flu - Information about Avian Influenza from Riverside Co. Disease Control |
