December 22, 2004: Public Health Director to Retire

Roger E. Heroux, Public Health Director, will be retiring at the end of January [ release ]

December 21, 2004: Flu Vaccine

State Public Health Officer announced more Californians are eligible for flu vaccine [ release ]

November 5, 2004: Tuberculosis

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has identified an individual at Cabrillo High School who has active tuberculosis

[ release ]

November 3, 2004: Flu Vaccine

" We decided to make vaccines available through physicians rather than through regional flu vaccine centers for a number of reasons, “said Dr. Elliot Schulman, County Health Officer [ release ]

October 14, 2004: Flu Vaccine

A local coalition of public health, hospital, and community clinic representatives is working on a plan to ensure people at highest risk receive an adult flu vaccine [ release ]

October 6, 2004: Flu Vaccine

State Public Health Officer Dr. Richard Joseph Jackson asked healthy Californians today to forgo a flu shot this year to ensure that vaccine is available for individuals at highest risk of pneumonia and other flu-related complications [ release ]

October 6, 2004: Limited Flu Vaccine

Public Health Department is working actively with a community collaborative of large medical groups, hospitals, pharmacies and other health care community partners to provide guidance on the prioritization of our limited vaccine resource this flu season

[ release ]

October 5, 2004: Shortage of Adult Vaccine

The Public Health Department is working to address a shortage of adult flu vaccine caused by the temporary license suspension of nationwide supplier of vaccine [ release ]

October 5, 2004: West Nile Virus

A 24-year-old Santa Barbara resident who worked out of state for several months this past summer has tested positive for West Nile Virus [ release ]

August 12, 2004: West Nile Virus

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has confirmed that a crow positive for West Nile Virus has been found in the Solvang area [ release ]

July 29, 2004: West Nile Virus

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer has issued a reporting that two crows in the Santa Maria/Orcutt and Summerland communities have tested positive for West Nile Virus
En Español [ release ]

February 10, 2004: Pneumococcal

Public Health Department officials report an outbreak of Pneumococcal disease at the Santa Barbara area homeless shelters [ release ]