Department of Health Services

Sacramento County Public Health keeps its partners informed of communicable disease outbreaks, emerging infectious diseases, and other conditions of public health concern through health alerts and advisories. Health alerts and advisories are transmitted to appropriate partners through the California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) and posted below.

Health Alerts and Advisories:

COVID-19 Reporting Requirements Update  06/26/20

COVID-19 Reporting Requirements  06/23/20

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  06/12/20

Updated Guidance for Testing Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Residents and Health Care Personnel (HCP)  06/10/20

FAQs on Sacramento County Public Health's Guidelines for Testing in Long Term Care Facilities  05/14/2020

Guidelines for Testing Incoming and Existing Residents of Long Term Care Facilities and Staff and Attachment 05/09/2020

Guidance for Release of Persons with Supected or Confirmed COVID-19 from Transmission-Based Precautions and Isolation  05/09/2020

COVID-19 Guidance for Release from Isolation of Residents at Long-Term Care Facilities  05/04/2020

COVID-19 Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities  04/10/2020

COVID-19 Discharge from Hospitals to Long Term Care Facilities  04/09/2020

COVID-19 Reporting Requirements  04/03/2020

COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing  03/24/2020

COVID-19 Laboratory Prioritization Advisory - Update  03/19/2020

COVID-19 Laboratory Prioritization Advisory - Update  03/16/2020

COVID-19 Laboratory Prioritization Advisory - Update  03/11/2020

COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Guidance  03/06/2020

COVID-19 Respirators and Visitors  03/04/2020

COVID-19 Cruises to Mexico  03/03/2020

COVID-19 Updated Persons Under Investigation (PUI) Criteria  2/27/2020

Influenza Health Advisory  2/21/2020

COVID-19 Health Alert  2/21/2020

COVID-19 - Laboratory Testing Guidance  2/13/2020

Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (CDC) 2/2/2020

2019 Novel Coronavirus - Updates and Guidance  1/31/2020

2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan, China - Updates and Interim Guidance  1/21/2020

Updated Child Care and School Immunization Regulations 1/3/2020

Influenza Health Advisory  11/1/2019

Advisory on Title 17 Updates  10/4/2019

Influenza Health Advisory  10/1/2019

Methyl Mercury in Skin Creams Health Alert  9/9/2019

Mosquito-Borne Diseases Health Advisory  9/3/2019

Mercury in Skin Creams Health Alert (CDPH)  8/2019

Cannabis Vaping Health Advisory  8/20/2019

Updated CDC Tuberculosis Screening Recommendations for Health Care Personnel (HCP) and Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigens (CDPH)  8/16/19

Advisory on SB 1152 Update  7/29/2019

Measles Health Advisory  5/24/2019

Influenza Health Advisory - Lifting Masking Mandate  4/30/2019

Measles Health Advisory  4/30/2019

Measles Health Alert  4/23/2019

Recommendations for Measles Case Identification, Measles Control, and Measles Case and Contact Investigations (CDPH)  4/18/2019

Measles Clinical Guidance: Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases (CDPH) 4/2019 (updated)

Influenza Health Advisory - Masking Mandate Remains in Effect  3/29/2019

Influenza Season Continues with an Increase in Influenza A(H3N2) Activity (CDC)  3/28/2019

Update: Widespread Outbreaks of Hepatitis A among People Who Use Drugs and People Experiencing Homelessness across the United States (CDC)  3/5/2019

Measles Health Alert  3/22/2019

Measles Health Advisory  2/7/2019

Measles Health Advisory  1/2/2019