The County of Santa Barbara Health Department is issuing  an updated warning regarding the dangers of consuming foraged wild ...

• Though touching a poisonous mushroom usually does not pose a risk, always wash your hands after you touch one. • To dispose of poisonous mushrooms: Put the poisonous mushroom into a sealed bag and ...

Mouhanad Hammami, left, director of the Santa Barbara County Health Department, and Dr. Henning Ansorg, the public health officer, on Tuesday present the county's response to the Grand Jury findings ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The Santa Barbara County Health Department says it is using all of its protocols and outreach to make sure required immunizations are given and to identify any gaps in ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Salvation Army of Santa Barbara will join the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department on ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is giving itself just 100 days to engineer a mass hand-off of no fewer than 7,500 patients — all of whom are immigrants without documentation — now ...

Santa Barbara County residents are advised by County Health and the Sheriff's Office to avoid avoid foods, dietary ...

A presumably unvaccinated fraction of homeschooled children dispersed throughout Santa Barbara County does not pose a threat to public health, and the Public Health Department will not ferret out the ...

Santa Barbara County Health Department advises residents who are not already immune to Measles get vaccinated.