Health Alerts, Advisories, Orders and Updates

Year 2021

Date Type Title
12/02/2021 Guidance  Guidance Influenza Testing for 2021-2022 Season
12/02/2021 Guidance  Guidance SARS-Cov-2 Whole Genome Sequencing Surveillance
11/22/2021 Health Advisory  Health Advisory for Disseminated Gonococcal Infection (DGI)
11/19/2021 Order  Updating Emergency Quarantine Order ‐ As of November 19, 2021
11/19/2021 Health Advisory  Health Advisory for Rising Rates of Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis
11/08/2021 Health Advisory  Health Advisory Update on Tuberculosis Outbreak
10/11/2021 Order  Updating Emergency Quarantine Order ‐ As of October 11, 2021
09/30/2021 Order Health Officer Order for Influenza Vaccination or Masking of All Health-Care Workers (HCW) During Flu Season
08/27/2021 Order Updating Emergency Quarantine Order
06/15/2021 Order Order Rescinding The February 17, 2021 Local Health Order Except as to Isolation and Quarantine
02/17/2021 Order Order Rescinding Prior Local Orders And Requiring Compliance With Covid-19 Orders
02/17/2021 Order  Orden Del Oficial De Salud Pública Del Condado De San Joaquín Que Anula Órdenes Locales Anteriores Y Requiere El Cumplimiento De Las Órdenes Covid-19
01/15/2021 Update COVID-19 CMR (110d)

2020
12/23/2020 Order  Order Implementing Quarantine Requirements for Household Contacts, Intimate Partners, Caregivers, and Close Contacts of Persons with COVID-19
11/17/2020 Order  Order Implementing Directives Updating the Blueprint and Industry Guidance
10/13/2020 Order  Order of the San Joaquin County Public Health Officer COVID-19: Limitations on Hospital Visitors
09/15/2020 Order  Health Officer Order for Influenza Vaccination of all Health-Care Workers(HCW)
08/21/2020 Health Advisory  Health Advisory for St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV)
08/17/2020 Update IMPORTANT - COVID-19 Health Advisory
07/20/2020 Health Alert Change in SNF Closing; COVID-19 Testing for Patient Transfers to SNFs
07/01/2020 Health Advisory Dissemination of the San Joaquin County Public Health Services Isolation and Quarantine Orders to Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
06/09/2020 Update Update for COVID-19
05/27/2020 Update IMPORTANT - COVID-19 Health Update
05/27/2020 Update Skilled Nursing Facility Mitigation Plans
04/28/2020 Health Advisory Update for COVID-19
04/14/2020 Health Alert STD Evaluation and Treatment during COVID-19
03/26/2020 Guidance Safely Providing Hemodialysis to Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
03/25/2020 Guidance Accepting Residents from Acute Care with COVID-19
03/20/2020 Guidance CDPH Guidance for Prioritization of Patients for Laboratory Testing for COVID-19
03/19/2020 Update Laboratory Testing and Isolation Clearance
03/16/2020 Requisition Form Coronavirus LABFORM Requisition Form
03/15/2020 Order COVID-19: Limitations on Hospital Visitors
03/13/2020 Advisory COVID-19 Health Advisory
03/06/2020 Screening Tool COVID-19 Outpatient Screening
02/27/2020 Update Health Officer Order for Influenza Vaccination or Masking of all Health-Care Workers (HCW) during the flu season
02/03/2020 Health Alert Update 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
01/28/2020 Health Alert 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
01/17/2020 Health Alert (CDC) Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China

2019
10/31/2019 Health Alert  Ongoing Increase in Syphilis in Women and Congenital Syphilis Calls for Testing Pregnant Women in ED and Primary Care Settings  New
10/04/2019 Advisory  (CDPH) Health Advisory for Health Care Professionals Regarding Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury (VAPI)  New
09/11/2019 Order  Health Officer Order for Influenza Vaccination or Masking of All Health-Care Workers (HCW) during the flu season  New
08/29/2019 Update  Updates on Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury(VAPI)  New
08/22/2019 Health Alert  Severe Acute Pulmonary Disease Associated with Cannabis or Cannabidiol Oil Vaping  New
05/29/2019 Advisory (CDPH) Should I Test for Measles? A Guide for CA Healthcare Providers
05/22/2019 Advisory (CDPH) Summary of Current Recommendations on Measles Immunization
04/2019 Advisory Healthcare Facility Infection Control: Recommendations for Suspect Measles Patients ‐ April 2019
03/2019 Advisory (CDPH) Measles Clinical Guidance: Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases ‐ March 2019

2018
08/13/2018 Order Health Officer Order for Influenza Vaccination or Masking of All Health-Care Workers (HCW) during the flu season

2017
10/05/2017 Advisory Coccidioidomycosis in San Joaquin County
09/27/2017 Advisory Hepatitis A potential high in San Joaquin County Homeless
08/23/2017 Order Health Officer Order for Influenza Vaccination or Masking of All Health-Care Workers (HCW) during the flu season
07/20/2017 Advisory Cryptosporidiosis in San Joaquin County
06/02/2017 Advisory-Update TB Outbreak Returns
05/15/2017 Advisory-Update Botulism in San Joaquin County
04/06/2017 Health Alert Mumps Outbreak Confirmed in San Joaquin County
01/06/2017 Health Alert Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Influenza (flu) Seasons are here

2016
08/30/2016 Order Health Officer Order for Influenza Vaccination or Masking of All Health-Care Workers (HCW) during the flu season
06/06/2016 Update Zika Virus Disease
03/23/2016 Health Alert Ongoing Increase in Syphilis in Women Calls for Testing All Pregnant Women in the First & Third Trimester, and at Delivery
02/01/2016 Advisory Zika Virus in Travelers and Pregnant Women

2015
08/26/2015 Order Health Officer Order for Influenza Vaccination or Masking of All Health-Care Workers (HCW) during the flu season
03/09/2015 Advisory Shiga toxin-producing Shigella sonnei Cases in San Joaquin County
02/24/2015 Advisory Pertussis Death and Increase in San Joaquin County
Pertussis Fact Sheet
02/04/2015 Update Health Advisory:Measles in California and San Joaquin County
01/14/2015 Update Health Advisory:Cocci Educational Event
01/05/2015 Update SJC Ebola Virus Disease Screening Sheet - Assessment Criteria
01/05/2015 Update SJC Evaluating and Reporting Suspect Ebola Virus Patients - Screening Flow Chart

2014
11/25/2014 Update Health Advisory:Tuberculosis Outbreak
10/15/2014 Update Health Care Provider Preparedness Checklist for Ebola Virus Disease
10/15/2014 Update Detailed Hospital Checklist for Ebola Preparedness
10/15/2014 Update Health Care Facility Preparedness Checklist for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
10/15/2014 Update Detailed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Checklist for Ebola Preparedness
9/2/2014 Advisory Evaluating, reporting and managing suspect Ebola Virus Disease cases
6/18/2014 Advisory Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Health Advisory
CDPH Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Alert
6/3/2014 Advisory Pertussis Increase in San Joaquin Health Advisory
Pertussis Fact Sheet
5/2/2014 Advisory Measles Case Advisory
5/2/2014 Advisory Measles Alert Posters for Clinicians
5/2/2014 Advisory Laboratory Testing For Measles
3/5/2014 Advisory Acute Flaccid Paralysis Cases in California
2/26/2014 Advisory Increase in Measles in California
1/9/2014 Advisory Severe Influenza due to Influenza A (pH1N1) Virus - Early Treatment with Antivirals Urged

2013
7/25/2013 Advisory Acute Flaccid Paralysis Cases in California
6/5/2013 Advisory HEP A OUTBREAK Associated with Organic Antioxidant Blend of mixed berries
4/17/2013 Advisory Novel Influenza A (H7N9) and Novel Coronavirus
2/12/2013 Advisory Isoniazid (INH) and Doxycycline/Tetracycline Shortages
1/24/2013 Advisory Health Advisory: Seasonal Influenza

2012
9/24/2012 Advisory Gonorrhea and Syphilis
8/24/2012 Advisory Atypical Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

2011
4/11/2011 Advisory New 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines