The community is invited to a free event from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in El Centro featuring local organizations that can support Imperial County families with children facing a medical crisis. This includes services such as no-cost transportation to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and Orange counties.
AARP is hosting local events from May 7 to July 31 to help the community learn more about how to recognize, avoid, and report scams before they happen, along with how to stay safe online and while using various devices.
The San Diego Pay It Forward Loan Program is part of the ELEVATE Behavioral Health Workforce Fund, an initiative funded by the County of San Diego to attract and retain more public behavioral health staff. The program can help eligible students access zero-interest loans to cover tuition, fees, and living expenses while they participate in select education and training...
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative has published a collection of resources, including a digital toolkit, upcoming events, guides, and videos.
All hospitals must submit an ambulance patient offload time (APOT) reduction protocol — required under Assembly Bill 40 (2023) — to the Emergency Medical Services Authority annually on or before June 30. The California Hospital Association recommends that hospitals submit their protocols as soon as possible.
The community is invited to join San Diego County’s largest Earth Week cleanup on April 25, with more than 5,000 volunteers at 100+ sites from Julian to the coast. Volunteers can sign up to help remove litter and debris from their community and be part of this countywide clean-up effort.
The SDSU Imperial Valley Spring 2026 Career & Internship Fair will be held on April 23 from noon to 3 p.m. at the SDSU Imperial Valley Campus in Calexico.
San Diego State University (SDSU) is seeking input from individuals who work or live in the South Bay for the Healthy Water, Healthy Air survey, which will help illuminate how the Tijuana River pollution may be affecting the community’s health. The website also features a dashboard with data highlighting the health challenges people are experiencing...
In response to changes to CalFresh and Medi-Cal eligibility that have begun impacting the region, San Diego County released a community toolkit with updated information and resources — including meeting dates, flyers, FAQs, and videos — to help local organizations support the communities they serve. A resource page is also available for people affected by...
Last week, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) submitted its Hospital Fee Program tax model for calendar year 2026 (Program 10) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The submission is expected to generate about $5.76 billion annually in net benefits for hospitals, though hospital-specific impacts are not yet available because...
