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Sept. 19, 2023 - New COVID vaccine approved, mass vaccine clinics no longer being held

The new COVID-19 monovalent vaccine was recently approved and is expected to be available locally in the next week. The new vaccines, which are designed to protect against the current Omicron subvariants, are the only vaccines currently approved. The prev...

Sept. 6, 2023 - September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in Humboldt County, and the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is partnering with community groups to bring attention to suicide prevention efforts through events and trainings....

Sept. 1, 2023 - Cyanobacteria confirmed in local rivers

As we go into the long weekend, local Environmental and Public Health officials are reminding residents to keep an eye out for cyanobacteria while recreating at area rivers and lakes. This reminder comes after algal blooms were recently detected by North ...

Aug. 15, 2023 - King Salmon algal bloom confirmed as non-toxic

Local and state environmental health officials confirmed that samples of the orange algal bloom from King Salmon beach that were sent to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s laboratory last week were non-toxic dinoflagellate ot...

Aug. 1, 2023 - Wellness-focused series for young people kicks off Aug. 7

Young people ages 16 to 26 years old are invited to learn about the importance of mental and physical wellness at the Humboldt County Transition-Age Youth Collaboration (HCTAYC) Youth Advisory Board’s wellness week Monday, Aug. 7 through Friday,...

July 14, 2023 - Humboldt County Board approves Tobacco Retail Licensing Ordinance

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopted a Tobacco Retail Licensing (TRL) Ordinance for Humboldt’s unincorporated areas at its July 11 meeting. The County of Humboldt is the first jurisdiction to pass this type of ordinance locally. The policy est...

June 23, 2023 - Behavioral Health Triage

State officials announced today the award of $12,361,918 million in a unique partnership between Humboldt County Behavioral Health, Mad River Community Hospital, Cal Poly Humboldt and the City of Arcata.

The funding will be used to build a Behavioral Healt...

June 6, 2023 - June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month and June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Every year an estimated 5 million, or 1 in 10 Americans aged 60 and older, have experienced some form of elder abuse, according to the National Council on Aging, and Elder...

May 12, 2023 - May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is working with community partners to host events and trainings to end stigma and discrimination and raise awareness.

On Tuesday, May 16, join you...

April 26, 2023 - Public comment period on the draft MHSA 2023-2026 Three-Year Plan open now

Community residents are invited to review and comment on the Humboldt County draft Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Plan for 2023-2026. 

In 2004, California voters approved Proposition 63, or MHSA, which placed a 1 percent tax on perso...