The annual point-in-time survey is done by the county's health department and focuses on counting Contra Costa County's homeless population on a single night. In 2023, the count was 4% higher than in 2022. The team and its community partners, including hundreds of volunteers, canvas...
Fundamental governance changes appear unnecessary in Contra Costa County, but targeted reforms designed to give the Health Services Department the flexibility to compete more effectively with private- sector health-care providers for publically-sponsored patients should be considered.Burt Margolin...
Roth said Contra Costa Health providers will turn no one away, but it's important to go to a regular provider, who can record the vaccination for people to keep track. Dr. Sefanit Mekuria, the county's deputy health officer, told the board the county, and county ...
California recently identified15 counties now on a "watch list"for spikes in positive cases. Nearly a dozen, including Contra Costa have seen hospitalizations surge. "We’ve definitely seen an uptick in the county and our numbers have looked similar," John Muir Health Medical Director Dr. Nick ...
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Be part of a one-day, county-wide project to count unsheltered people in Contra Costa Work in a pair [with someone you know or we can pair you with someone] Either drive (if you have a car) or capture data on an iPhone-based app with someone else while they drive ...
During the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, under the questioning of District 1 Supervisor John Gioia, Contra Costa County Public Health Director Anna Roth was asked why West County has the fewest vaccine locations, five, while other districts in the c...
-Health officials in Contra Costa County are asking residents to avoid trick-or-treating this Halloween and to steer clear of any haunted houses or big holiday gatherings as the threat of coronavirus still looms. Experts said it may be hard for parents and kids to maintain a safe distance on...
Teachers, grocery workers and other frontline essential workers who live in Contra Costa County can now sign up to receive safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine at no cost to them. Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) today updated its eligibility policy for COVID-19 vaccine to extend vaccination el...
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