As Flu Season Creeps Closer, Here’s What You Need To Know About Staying Healthy
The Orange County Register offers some quick tips and information on the flu.
Orange County Register:
Here’s A Look At The Stats Around Flu Season, Plus Tips To Avoid Getting Sick
Influenza activity is rising across the U.S. with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting recent widespread activity in several states. Serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death. The CDC and the California Department of Public Health are recommending everyone over six months old get vaccinated. (Snibbe and Goertzen, 12/4)
In other public health news —
San Jose Mercury News:
Project To Add Fluoride To East San Jose Drinking Water Gains Approval
In the latest step toward the effort by dentists and health officials to end San Jose’s status as the largest city in America without fluoride in its drinking water, Santa Clara County has contributed $1 million to add fluoride for the first time to drinking water from wells operated by the San Jose Water Company. On Tuesday, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to spend $1,027,713 from the county general fund to help install fluoridation equipment on six new wells being constructed by San Jose Water Company for customers of East San Jose. (Rogers, 12/6)
San Diego Union-Times:
New Crisis Team To Focus On Alzheimer's, Dementia Patients
Though Alzheimer’s disease usually progresses slowly, sometimes it can cause the kinds of sudden emergencies that lead to emergency room visits or even arrest. But a new pilot program approved Tuesday by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors aims to prevent these dire situations by helping medical experts work more closely and immediately with the first responders who often get called to the scene when neurodegenerative disease causes residents to become violent or disruptive. (Sisson, 12/5)