SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging Californians to check their immunization status and get vaccinated against measles after local health departments have notified the state of…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), in coordination with its partners in the West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA), endorses the 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Recommended Child…
What You Need to Know: Recent rain contributed to widespread growth of Death Cap mushrooms in California. CDPH is again urging Californians not to pick or eat wild mushrooms as…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is issuing an urgent advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged mushrooms. Confirmed cases…
What You Need to Know: The California Department of Public Health is working with other state health departments and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding all Californians that vaccines against respiratory viruses like COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the most effective…
SACRAMENTO – State officials from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), and the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) issued the following statement on…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is announcing official immunization recommendations in accordance with West Coast Health Alliance partners Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. The guidance follows California’s…
What You Need to Know: The annual Kindergarten Immunization Assessment report summarizes California student immunization rates among kindergartners. The new report for the 2023-2024 school year finds California immunization rates…
Sacramento – As announced earlier today by Governor Gavin Newsom, Dr. Erica Pan will become the next Director and State Public Health Officer of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding Californians to be cautious around wild or unfamiliar animals following identification of rabies in a Fresno County resident who…
Following a court decision refusing to block new California Department of Public Health emergency regulations, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) continues its efforts to protect Californians from dangerous…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), in coordination with local health partners and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is investigating a possible human case…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), in partnership with local health departments, is investigating cases of Valley fever (also called coccidioidomycosis or “cocci”) that occurred among people who…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers not to drink Mary Jones hemp-infused soda, which have been identified as containing prohibited tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) isolate ingredients.…
Shemshad jarred food products were produced outside CDPH Cannery Program oversight, putting consumers at risk for serious illness SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), in collaboration with local health departments, is alerting the public and health care providers to a potential increased risk for Valley fever…
Californians should take precautions, including applying repellent, wearing protective clothing, and draining standing water, where mosquitoes breed SACRAMENTO – This summer, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reminds Californians to…
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Brian Maienschein introduced legislation to help California take action to stop drug traffickers from contributing to the fentanyl epidemic. Fentanyl overdoses have spiked across the nation in…
SACRAMENTO – As Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the flu and COVID-19 continue to impact Californians earlier than usual this year, state Epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan urges everyone across the state…
State Issues Guidance to Health Facilities to Prepare for Additional Hospitalizations and Urges Parents to Vaccinate Children Against Flu and COVID-19 SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH)…