Placer County Health Articles

Earlier this month, the Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Placer County, kicking off a month-long series of activities and events that will culminate with the county’s annual Child and Family Resource …

As Placer County prepares to host another free medication take-back event on April 26, local agencies continue to encourage residents to take advantage of permanent drop boxes and mail-in options that offer a safe, free way to dispose of medication …

Chapa-De Indian Health is proud to announce that construction is officially underway for its new South Placer Health Center located at 1451 West Stanford Ranch Road in Rocklin.

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Gateway Mountain Center announced that longtime mental health practitioners Fred and Barbara Ilfeld, have donated $1.1 million toward Gateway's acquisition of a lodge on Donner Summit to serve as a nature healing center for youth from around …

NORTH LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Forest Health District announced the appointment of new President & CEO Anna Roth this week following an extended search. Roth is scheduled to begin her new position in March. She is the first person …

IF YOU HAVE tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in California.The …

California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.

TRUCKEE, Calif – On Friday, Nov. 8, the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation hosted a community discussion titled "Achievable Housing for All: For Now and the Future," focusing on the housing needs of older adults in the Truckee area. The discussion, …

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Voters in Placer and Nevada county will elect or re-elect two board members to the Tahoe Forest Health District board this November. 

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is encouraging all Californians to get vaccinated this season to protect themselves and their loved ones from respiratory viruses.

AUBURN, Calif. – As updated vaccines become available through local healthcare providers, Placer County Public Health is sharing data around respiratory virus deaths in the last year, from July 2023 through June 2024.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – A fire north of Placerville, Calif. that started early yesterday morning, Aug. 7, among other fires burning over the west, is sending a haze over the Tahoe Basin.

Learn what's getting into Californians’ lungs and why it matters.

Placer County has issued a health advisory in the Carnelian Bay area of Lake Tahoe following a sewage spill that reached the lake yesterday evening.

The Grand Jury Found That Cleanup Efforts Will Require Soil Remediation and Groundwater Monitoring to Mitigate Environmental Impacts

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Tahoe Forest Health System announced the building at 905 N. Lake Blvd in Tahoe City, which was temporarily closed due to damage earlier this spring, will reopen on Monday, July 8.