December 12, 2006: Animal Services

Animal Services invites you to visit any of our three shelters to meet our adoptable dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals
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December 12, 2006: Holiday Food Safety

"Food safety is something we should think about every day of the year”, said Dr. Schulman. “Properly prepared and handled foods can make sure holiday meals are safe for everyone." [ release ]

November 22, 2006: World AIDS Day

The 19 th annual World AIDS Day 2006 is on December 1 st. There are a number of events planned countywide to celebrate the progress made against the HIV/AIDS epidemic [ release ]

November 15, 2006: Statewide Medical & Health Disaster Excercise

California is currently conducting its eighth annual Statewide Medical and Health Disaster Excercise [ release ]

October 31, 2006: Mandatory Dog Spay/Neuter Ordinance

On October 3, the City Council voted to adopt a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance for all dogs over four months of age living within the Lompoc city limits [ release ]

October 27, 2006: Mussels Quarantine Ends

State Health Department lifts annual quarantine for sport-harvested mussels. Quarantine will remain in effect in San Luis Obispo County [ release ]

October 2, 2006: Flu Season 2006 - 2007

Free vaccinations are available to persons ages 60 years or older and to younger persons with a doctor's verification of chronic illness [ release ]

September 29, 2006: “Adopt a Shelter Dog, Two Cats or a Rabbit"

Santa Barbara County Animal Services always has many wonderful animals for adoption, but currently all three shelters have an extraordinarily large number of animals in need of loving, new permanent homes [ release ]

September 22, 2006: Smoke from the Fire in Ventura County

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is issuing a health alert due to the likelihood of increased smoke from the Day Fire in Ventura County [ release ]

September 20, 2006: E.Coli Outbreak associated with Spinach

To date, there is only one confirmed case associated with this outbreak in CA.  We suspect other cases exist and need your help in identifying them [ release ]

September 14, 2006: Salmonella Health Alert

This health alert is to provide you with an update on the recent increase of identified and reported cases of Salmonella in our county the past several months [ release ]

August 28, 2006: Pesticide Reporting

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Oriental fruit flies treatment and eradication program currently underway in Santa Barbara County [ release ]

August 22, 2006: Rabbit Resort in Santa Maria

Santa Barbara County Animal Services is pleased to announce the

and opening of the new Rabbit Resort at the Santa Maria Animal

Center. Join us Saturday, August 26 th at 10:30 a.m. for all the fun

and festivities [ release ]

August 18, 2006: Unsafe Raw Shellfish

State Public Health Officer Dr. Mark Horton today warned

consumers that eating raw or undercooked freshwater crabs can

cause serious illness [ release ]

August 04, 2006: Raw Oyster

A recent increase in the number of illnesses linked to the consumption of raw oysters from Washington state has prompted State Public Health Officer Dr. Mark Horton to remind Californians to thoroughly cook raw oysters before eating them in order to reduce risk of illness [ release ]

August 1, 2006: Back to School

Dr. Elliot Schulman, County Health Officer urges parents to make sure their children are fully immunized before classes start

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July 31, 2006: Disease Prevention Demonstration Project (DPDP)

The DPDP is a five-year project that allows individuals to purchase up to 10 syringes without a prescription from participating pharmacies. All nineteen Longs and Rite Aid Pharmacies in Santa Barbara County have registered to participate in the Project

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July 28, 2006: Vibrio Health Alert

A confirmed case of Vibrio parahaemolyticus has recently been diagnosed in a south county resident [ release ]

June 28, 2006: Animal Safe Holiday

The Santa Barbara County Animal Services Department wants to remind pet owners that many domestic animals are frightened by fireworks [ release ]

June 23, 2006: Tobacco Prevention - No Butts Left Behind

Anti-Tobacco Litter Campaign Survey Results Show Cleanup Costs areHigh to Businesses & Taxpayers [ release ]

June 19, 2006: HIV National Testing Day

The Santa Barbara County HIV Testing Program is explanding its hours to accommodate persons who want to get tested for HIV infection in observance of National HIV Testing Day, June 27
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June 12, 2006: Health Care for the Homeless

The Public Health Department’s Health Care for the Homeless Clinic opened on June 5 at Good Samaritan Shelter at 401 W. Morrison in Santa Maria [ release ]

May 25, 2006: Grant Application

The Santa Barbara County Human Services Commission is initiating its grant application process for Fiscal Years 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010. It is estimated that $1,178,000 per year will be granted to nonprofit agencies throughout the County

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May 08, 2006: Bird Flu Movie

On Tuesday, May 9 at 8 p.m., KEYT-TV will air a made-for-TV movie titled “Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America.” It's a movie, not a documentary. It is a work of fiction designed to entertain and not a factual accounting of a real world event [ release ]

May 05, 2006: Animal Services needs volunteers

Santa Barbara County Animal Services is looking for volunteers who are able to foster the homeless, abandoned kittens that are coming into our three shelters [ release ]

May 02, 2006: Annual Mussel Quarantine

The annual quarantine on sport-harvested mussels from May 1st until October 31st.  Santa Barbara County beaches known to have mussel beds have been posted since late March due to elevated levels of domoic acid [ release ]

April 21, 2006: State Wide Immunization

To promote childhood and adult immunizations, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Immunization Project provides educational materials and information to parents and immunization providers countywide. [ release ]

April 18, 2006: Senate Bill 699 (HIV/AID)

On Monday, April 17, 2006 Govenor Schwartzenegger singed Senate Bill 699 (Soto) that implements a confidential name based report system for New HIV cases in the state. [ release ]

March 20, 2006: Tuberculosis

This year in honor of World TB Day on March 24th, the Disease Control Program staff will have TB informational booths open to the public [ release ]