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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination or Test Required for Some Contra Costa Businesses
For Release: Tuesday, September 14, 2021Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination or Test Required for Some Contra Costa Businesses Contra Costa County joined San Francisco, Berkeley and other communities across the U.S. today with a countywide health order that increases COVID-19 safety in restaurants, gyms and other indoor businesses where there is elevated risk of the virus spreading. The new order, effective September 22, requires patrons of these businesses to show
Thursday, September 02, 2021Contra Costa Behavioral Health Hosts Virtual Suicide Prevention Community Forum
For Release: September 2, 2021Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 Contra Costa Behavioral Health Hosts Virtual Suicide Prevention Community Forum WHAT: Contra Costa Behavioral Health Services, a division of Contra CostaHealth Services (CCHS), invites anyone interested to participate in the SuicidePrevention Community Forum via Zoom. At this event, which is part of the county’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) planning process, participants will learn how to support themselves, a friend, or a loved one
Thursday, September 02, 2021Contra Costa Releases COVID-19 Safety Guidance for Youth Sports and Activities
For Release: Thursday, September 2, 2021Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 Contra Costa Releases COVID-19 Safety Guidance for Youth Sports and Activities Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) today released health guidance to help young people and spectators stay safer from COVID-19 on the playing field and at other extracurricular activities. The new countywide guidance, which aligns with an update to the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) public health guidance for K-12 schools, is not a
Friday, August 27, 2021Early Alert Canines Celebrates 10 Years of Placing Life-Saving Dogs
MEDIA ALERTFor Release: August 27, 2021Contact: Carol Edwards, Executive Director, 925-349-5190, CEdwards@EarlyAlertCanines.org Early Alert Canines Celebrates 10 Years of Placing Life-Saving DogsEarly Alert Canines trains and provides Medical Alert Service Dogs to insulin-dependent diabetics. Concord, California, August 27, 2021 – This past weekend, the staff, friends, clients, and dogs of Early Alert Canines (EAC) celebrated the organization's tenth anniversary and ribbon-cutting ceremony with The
Thursday, August 26, 2021Bay Area Health Officers Reaffirm Support for In-Person School
For Release: August 26, 2021Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 or doc.pio@cchealth.org Bay Area Health Officers Reaffirm Support for In-Person School As Bay Area Health Officials, we are excited that more than a million Kindergarten-12th grade students are returning to school for in-person learning this fall across the wider San Francisco Bay Area. In the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and the
