San Benito County Public Health Services

With school and flu season approaching, it's important to stay up-to-date on your vaccines. Not only to protect yourself but your community too. #Vaccine #COVID19 #VaccinateSanBenito #VaccinesSavesLives #COVIDisNotOver @ymcaofsbc @youth4alliance @HollisterSchoolDistrict

⚠️LA FDA y los @CDCespanol con colaboradores estatales y locales, investigan enfermedades por un brote de Listeria monocytogenes en varios estados, relacionado con #QuesoFresco #QuesoCotija fabricados por Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. ➡️Consulte la lista: fda.gov/food/outbreaks…

National Weather Service predicts more rain fall starting on Wednesday of this week, make sure you are prepared! Visit the OES website for helpful tips and links and learn more about preparedness! 📋🔋📻⛑️⛈️💨☔️🌪️#alertsandwarnings #sanbenitooes #sbcalerts #preparedness

Replace or re-apply for driver’s licenses, identification cards, lost vital records like birth, death, and marriage certificates, and much more. Visit listoscalifornia.org/recovery to find emergency assistance, free resources, and more. #ListosCalifornia

Cervical cancer can affect any woman, with the risk typically escalating with age. Certain lifestyle choices can increase the likelihood of developing gynecologic cancer. When a person smokes it makes it five times more likely that they could get cervical cancer.

Pregnant people between 32-36 weeks of pregnancy can receive the RSV vaccine and pass protection on to their baby. For more info about vaccines during pregnancy, talk to your prenatal health care provider. 📲 Learn more at go.cdph.ca.gov/RSV. @CA_OSG @Cal_HHS

Follow these simple steps to protect yourself and your friends from respiratory viruses this holiday season! Visit MyTurn.ca.gov or talk to your health care provider to schedule your vaccines. Learn more about respiratory virus protection: go.cdph.ca.gov/respiratory-vi…

Open windows and doors to allow fresh air inside and prevent viruses from building up. Learn more about reducing virus risk indoors: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/D…… #stopthespread

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay! 🌍 A day to talk about mental health. To show everyone that mental health matters. And let people know that it’s okay to ask for help. #WMHD #WMHD2023

October is breast cancer awareness month and we'd like to take the time to show support to the fighters, admire the survivors, and honoring the taken. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and you can lower that chance by abstaining or quitting tobacco usage.

It's Mental Illness Awareness Week. Let's all help break down the stigma surrounding mental illness and support our friends, family, and loved ones when it comes to overcoming mental health challenges. samhsa.gov/mental-health #MIAW

Respiratory viruses like flu, COVID-19 and RSV spread more easily in the fall and winter months. Avoid getting sick this cold and flu season. Do your part to keep yourself and your community healthy. Visit MyTurn.ca.gov to schedule your vaccines. #stopthespread.

It's #WorldHeartDay #Hypertension can easily be treated with safe, widely available, low-cost generic medications bit.ly/456x5iw

📣 CALLING ALL SAN BENITO COUNTY YOUTH! 📣 TODAY is the day! The "How to Save a Life" Youth Summit will be taking place at Hollister High School in the Cafeteria from 2p - 4p We have some amazing raffle prizes you can enter for a chance to win Check the flyer for more details!

"You walk into the bathroom and it smells like fruit and people are passing around a vape ... Everyone does it.” Another school year, and youth vaping is still a major problem because flavored e-cigs are still widely available. @FDATobacco yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen…

A special thank you to our YA staff and volunteers for supporting yesterday's Food Pantry. YA supported the fight to end hunger by wearing orange for Hunger Action Month! 🧡 Our pantry served 90+ families! This food pantry is made possible by our local @SBCFoodBank

It’s ok to ask: how is my mental health? And it’s ok to seek help if you’re experiencing symptoms. For 24/7 mental health support, call or text 988. Suicide is preventable. Get tips to start the conversation: nimh.nih.gov/health/publica…. #SuicidePreventionMonth.

CDC now recommends the newly-authorized 2023-2024 monovalent COVID-19 vaccines for everyone age 6 months and older talk to your doctor or pharmacy today about the new vaccine! For more information, click these links below. cdc.gov/.../2023/p0912…... fda.gov/.../fda-takes-…...

Today is officially the first day of fall! 🍁 Follow these tips from SBC Public Health to ensure you stay as healthy as possible this fall season! 🎃😄 #FirstDayOfFall #Healthy #Covid19

As part of child passenger safety week, it's important to remember that 78% of forward facing car seats are not properly installed! #Childpassengersafetyweek