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Latest News

• Flu Shot:
  CDPH Urges Californians to Get a Flu Shot ... Spanish
  Get the facts about influenza!
  Find out where you can obtain a flu shot
• Environmental Health:
  New law limits phthalates
• Prepare for Severe Winter Temperatures:
  Protect yourself from extreme cold ... Spanish
  Get the facts about hypothermia and frostbite
  Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.  Don't use a barbecue, charcoal grill or camp stove for indoor heating ... Spanish ... Chinese ... Vietnamese
  Prevent frozen pipes
  
• Food Safety:
  See all FDA Food Recalls
  See all USDA Food Recalls
• Outstanding Achievement:
  California Honored by U.S. Surgeon General for Efforts to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity ... Spanish
  
• Marriage Licenses:
  See information on New Marriage Forms
• More News ... 

Other Hot Topics

• Read the details of the Governor’s Budget Highlights Fiscal Year 2009-2010 California Department of Public Health
• Read the 2008 - 2010 Strategic Plan for the California Department of Public Health