Press Releases Archive 2012 December 18 Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Soar at San Pablo Casino December 14 Media Advisory: Contra Costa County Needs Volunteers to Help Count the Homeless November 19 Health Officials Offer Tips to Prevent Thanksgiving Food Poisoning November 9 When It Comes to Smoking, It's OK to be a Quitter October 23 Food Day Promotes Healthy Eating October 5 Health officials caution residents not to handle wild animals after Contra Costa man dies from rabies October 4 Health officials to hold press conference on death of Contra Costa man from rabies September 28 Drop-off Unwanted Medications September 21 Community meeting to update residents on the Richmond Chevron Refinery Fire September 13 Art Event Promotes a Creative Approach to Health Care September 11 Health Officials Push for Prevention after Contra Costa's First Human Case of West Nile September 11 Contra Costa Supervisors Declare Handwashing Awareness Week September 17-21 September 10 Health care workers must get vaccinated or wear masks this flu season September 4 Media Advisory: West Contra Costa County celebrates new West County Health Center August 28 Community invited to new West County Health Center celebration July 24 John Muir Health contributes $1 Million to new Contra Costa County health center July 23 Moms Invited to Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week at Concord Farmers Market July 19 Three Contra Costa Health Services Programs Honored for Excellence in Public Health June 26 Media Advisory: Meeting to Address Concerns, Answer Questions about Phillips 66 Refinery Release June 21 Media Advisory: Community Baby Shower Offers Education, Free Gifts to African American Moms June 11 Media Advisory: One-Day Event in Concord Offers Health, Legal Services to Homeless June 5 New Oversight for Body Artists Expected to Reduce Risk of Infection, Disease June 4 Suicide Walk Hits Home for Participating Contra Costa Health Officials May 29 Coalition Considers the Medical Needs of Kids in a Disaster May 21 Media Advisory: Cardiac Arrest Survivors Join Lifesavers to Mark Emergency Medical Services Week May 14 Media Advisory: New Farmers' Market at Contra Costa Hospital Promotes Healthy Eating, Local Farming May 1 Media Advisory: Contra Costa Advisory Board Seeks Members to Combat Alcoholism and Drug Abuse April 18 A study of a new STD Home Testing Service 'I Know SF Bay' launched in the San Francisco Bay Area April 16 Media Advisory: Contra Costa help for the homeless event seeks volunteers April 4 Bay Area Ready to Take Action Against Growing Obesity Epidemic, New Poll Finds March 22 Media Advisory: Nominate "People Who Make a Difference" Combating Alcohol and Other Drugs March 20 Report Shows Increase in Tuberculosis Cases in Contra Costa County February 13 Media Advisory: Health Officials to Demonstrate New CPR Methods at Contra Costa Supervisors Meeting February 8 Health Officials, Community Join Forces to Prevent Cardiovascular Death January 30 Walnut Creek City Council Prioritizes Secondhand Smoke Protections January 3 New Stroke System Goes Live January 2 in Contra Costa County