CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: New Grant at UCSF-Fresno Funding Master of Public Health Degree UCSF-Fresno has received grant funding from Health Resources and Services Administration to begin a fellowship in preventative medicine and public health which will include an MPH degree in addition to experiences at local and state public health agencies. Call for Applications Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Training Program University of California San Francisco-Fresno Fresno Department of Public Health Requirements: MD or DO, board-certified or board-eligible in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, occupational medicine or obstetrics and gynecology. Training length: 2 years, including 11-month Master of Public Health degree Start date: Between July 1, 2023-Sept 1, ... June 7, 2023 General, Patient Care, Physician Workforce, Public Health Education, Preventative Medicine, Public Health, Training Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
HEALTH ADVISORY from the Santa Clara County Public Health Officer: Monkeypox Infections in U.S. Residents Without Travel to Endemic Areas DATE: May 25, 2022 TO: All community providers FROM: Sara H. Cody, MD Health Officer George S. Han, MD, MPH Deputy Health Officer The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department (SCCPHD) is monitoring the spread of monkeypox outside of endemic countries in central or western Africa. Currently there are more than a hundred confirmed cases across a dozen countries, mostly in Europe and Canada. As of May 24, 2022, the U.S. has at least one confirmed and eight probable cases, including a probable case in Sacramento County in an individual with international travel. We note that: 1) many cases ... May 25, 2022 Public Health Monkeypox, Public Health, SCC, SCCPHD 0 0 Comment Read More »
County of Santa Clara Universal Indoor Mask Requirement to Transition to a Recommendation March 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2022 State Indoor Masking Requirements Still Apply in Certain Settings Regardless of Vaccination Status SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department announced that all masking metrics have been met and therefore indoor masking will no longer be required beginning March 2. However, the Public Health Department and the California Department of Public Health strongly recommend that the public continue to wear masks in all indoor public spaces. The California Department of Public Health continues to require masking in higher-risk settings such as public ... March 3, 2022 COVID19, Public Health Indoor Masking, Mask Requirement, Public Health, SCC 0 0 Comment Read More »
County of Santa Clara Public Health Department Launches New Program Providing Free HIV Self-Test Kits by Mail SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA. – The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department has launched a new program that provides free HIV home self-test kits mailed to eligible people who request them. The program aims to increase access to HIV testing for those disproportionately impacted by HIV. The program plans to distribute 850 tests in the first year. State funding of $20,000 from the California Department of Public Health covers the costs of these HIV self-test kits. In addition, for people with health insurance, a new state law requires health plans to ... February 18, 2022 Public Health HIV, Public Health, Santa Clara County, SCC, Self-Test 0 0 Comment Read More »
Get Your Booster Before The Holidays! SANTA CLARA COUNTY, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT -- With the holidays approaching and vaccine protection decreasing with time, residents are encouraged to get a COVID-19 booster shot now. Protecting families, schools, workplaces, and ourselves becomes even more important with the Thanksgiving holiday just two weeks away and so many people traveling and gathering with family and friends. While community case rates in the County are currently flat, rates elsewhere in the state are steadily increasing and the initial vaccine protection is proving to decrease over time. "We want to safeguard the ... November 17, 2021 Public Health COVID-19, Holidays, Public Health, Vaccines 0 0 Comment Read More »
