Protecting the Health of Our Community

Mission

Public Health Services, in partnership with the community, promotes a healthy future for San Joaquin County

Public Health Highlights:

Drive Thru Flu Clinic a Huge Success
	On October 22, Public Health Services and Partner Agencies conducted the first large-scale Drive Through Flu Clinic in San Joaquin County, administering 1,270 flu shots in under four hours.
2008 Flu Season Information - Guidance and Clinic Schedules
Flu Season is just around the corner and Public Health Services advises all residents to be vaccinated. Certain people, including those age 50 years and older, people with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, and very young children are at risk of having serious complications if they get the flu. So, it is especially important that these people and those in close contact with them get the flu vaccine each year. The time to get the flu vaccine starts in September and continues through January or later, when the flu season typically peaks. Public Health 2008-09 Flu Clinic Schedule (English) | Spanish.
West Nile Virus information
	West Nile virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes an illness that ranges from mild to severe. Mild, flu-like illness is often called West Nile fever. More severe forms of disease, which can be life-threatening, may be called West Nile encephalitis or West Nile meningitis, depending on where it spreads.