public health

Valley fever infects more than 13,000 people annually in Arizona and California and kills more than 100. Yet the two states spend less on public awareness…

Today, Bakersfield College kicks off a new event to address health problems in the San Joaquin Valley--its first-ever public health “hackathon.”Over 100…

Health officials and advocates gathered in Bakersfield today for a summit on public health in Kern County, where one specific community was touted as a…

Fresno County health officials say a man with measles recently visited a local hospital and other places including the Fashion Fair Mall, possibly…

Some California counties are showing substantially higher rates of whooping cough than the state average. And as Health Care Reporter Pauline Bartolone in…

After 6 years, the state of California has approved the expansion of a toxic waste landfill near Kettleman City. The decision will allow the landfill to…

It’s becomes common to see dogs sitting next to their owners on restaurant patios. But, as Katie Orr reports from Sacramento, dining with a dog that is…

The Fresno County Public Health Department has announced that yellow fever mosquitoes have been found two more valley cities. The mosquitoes, which are…

The California Department of Public Health released its plan today on how it intends to use some $455 million in unspent federal funds that are supposed…

California’s tally of valley fever cases dropped by more than 1,000 last year and some counties have also seen fewer cases in the early months of 2013.But…