Public Health News and Events

News Releases

Description	Release Date
Possible Wound Botulism From Black Tar Heroin Under Investigation	09.24.21
Pfizer Booster Dose Available for High Risk Residents	09.24.21
Mobile Vaccination Clinics for Oroville	09.21.21
COVID-19 Surge Leads to Increase in Deaths for Butte County	09.13.21
COVID-19 Booster Doses Now Available for Immunocompromised Persons	08.23.21
Health Officer Announces Retirement	08.09.21
First Human WNV Infection Confirmed in Butte County	08.02.21
Public Health Announces Mobile Vaccination Clinics for August	07.29.21
Butte County COVID-19 Dashboard to Receive Major Updates	07.27.21
New COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics	06.30.21
COVID-19 Delta Variant Identified in Butte County	06.29.21
Excessive Heat Warning	06.15.21
Updated CDPH Face Covering Guidance	06.14.21
Gridley Community Vaccination Clinic to Offer Pfizer	06.10.21
WIC Increases Fruits and Vegetable Benefits	06.01.21
Public Health Reminds Residents to Prepare for High Heat	05.28.21
Health Department Announces COVID-19 Death in a Young Adult	05.24.21
Chico Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Grand Opening	05.24.21
State Mask Mandate & Face Covering Guidance Remains in Place for Butte County	05.14.21
Butte County to Open Pfizer Vaccinations for12-15 Age Group	05.13.21
Butte County to Pause on the COVID J&J Vaccine	04.13.21
Need for COVID Mass Vaccination Clinics Declines	04.12.21
Public Health Warns of Potential Increase in Overdoses	04.02.21
Butte County Moves to Tier 3 - ORANGE	03.30.21
Public Health Opens Vaccinations to Persons 16+	03.29.21
Public Health Opens Vaccinations to Persons 50+	03.19.21
New OptumServe COVID-19 Testing Site, Gridley Location	03.17.21
New OptumServe COVID-19 Testing Site, Oroville Location	03.12.21
Butte County Moves to Tier 2 - Red	03.09.21
New OptumServe COVID-19 Testing Site, Durham Memorial Hall	03.08.21
Vaccine Expanded to At-Risk Persons, Public Works, Public Utility and Transportation	03.08.21
COVID-19 Variant B117 Found in Butte County	03.08.21
County to Pilot MyTurn with Limited Appointments	03.03.21
OptumServe COVID-19 Testing Site in Butte County, on CSU, Chico Campus	03.03.21
New COVID-19 Vaccination Resources and Eligibility	02.16.21
COVID-19 Testing Appointments Available in Butte County	02.08.21
Public Health Seeks DHV Volunteers for Butte County COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics	02.04.21
Public Health to Pivot Away from COVID Vaccine Notification	02.01.21
Vaccine Appointment Scheduling NOW Available for 75+	01.28.21
Public Health Begins Vaccine Notification for Persons 75+	01.25.21
Vaccine for 65+, Butte County Still in Planning Phase	01.14.21
Regional Stay at Home Order Lifts	01.12.21
Butte County Remains Under Regional Stay at Home Order	01.04.21
Public Health to Prioritize Case Investigation & Contact Tracing	12.14.20
State Allocates First COVID Vaccine to Butte County	12.11.20
State Issues Regional Stay at Home Order - Includes Butte County	12.09.20
Wound Botulism from Injected Black Tar Heroin Under Investigation	11.17.20
Butte County COVID Data Trending Toward Tier 2 (Red)	11.10.20
Butte County Moves to Tier 3	10.20.20
Residents Encouraged to Get Flu Vaccination by Halloween	10.06.20
Butte County Moves to Tier 2	09.29.20
Two Elementary Schools Granted Approval to Reopen for In-Person Learning with BCPH Waiver	09.24.20
Butte COVID-19 Cases Moving in the Right Direction	09.23.20
Wildfire Impacts COVID-19 Testing	09.11.20
Cases Among College Aged Persons Continues to Increase	09.02.20
Spike in COVID-19 Infections Among College Aged Persons	08.26.20
Residents Urged to Reduce Energy Consumption	08.17.20
Health Department Announces NEW Health Officer	08.05.20
State Releases Youth Sport and School Waiver Guidance	08.04.20
First Human WNV Confirmed in Butte County	07.30.20
Butte County Added to Monitoring List, New Restrictions in Place	07.29.20
Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Notifies Butte County of Intent to Visit	07.24.20
State Places Butte County on Monitoring List	07.22.20
Butte County soon to be on State’s Monitoring List	07.20.20
Governor's Rollbacks Apply to Butte County	07.14.20
Potential Rollbacks As Local Cases Near State's Threshold	07.13.20
Health Department Announces Second COVID-19 Death	06.25.20
Residents Urged to Prepare for Extreme Heat	06.22.20
Butte County Reviews New State Guidance for Reopening	06.05.20
Health Department Announces First COVID-19 Death in Butte County	06.01.20
Butte County Remains in Stage 2 of Reopening	06.01.20
Hair Salons & Barbershops May Reopen in Butte County	05.26.20
COVID Increases, Public Urged to Heed Reopening Guidelines	05.22.20
FMS Relocated for Use Throughout the State	05.18.20
Butte County Bolsters Contact Tracing Capacity	05.18.20
Butte County Health Officer Announces Resignation	05.16.20
Health Department Receives UV Unit Donation for COVID	05.15.20
Health Department Responds to COVID Religious Service Exposure	05.15.20
Face Shields Donated to Health Department	05.14.20
Butte County Community Testing Site Now Open	05.04.20
Health Officer Strongly Recommends Face Coverings	04.30.20
Butte County Planning Efforts to Reopen	04.27.20
Butte County Increases COVID-19 Testing	04.24.20
FEMA Delivers Supplies for Field Medical Station	03.06.20
County to Construct Emergency Tents	03.24.20
Health Department Announces Second COVID-19 Case	03.22.20
Health Department Announces First COVID-19 Case	03.21.20
Health Department Urges Community to Prepare for COVID-19	03.10.20
Butte County Declares Local Emergency in Response to COVID-19	03.06.20
Increased Flu Activity in Butte County	01.24.20
Early Flu Hits Butte County	11.22.19
Health Department Releases Community Health Assessment	11.06.19
Precautions Issued for Power Outage	10.08.19
WNV Activity Widespread in Butte County	08.26.19
First Human WNV Confirmed in Butte County	08.13.19
Revised Water Quality Advisory for Camp Fire Burn Area	8.06.19
Butte WIC Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week	08.05.19
Butte Measles Outbreak Over	07.15.19
Health Department Welcomes New Director	07.02.19
Lab Results Confirm Toxins in Horseshoe Lake	07.01.19
Algae Bloom Suspected in Chico's Horseshoe Lake	06.20.19
Health Dept. Urges Residents to Review State's Water Quality Advice	06.19.19
Horses at Risk for West Nile Virus	05.29.19
Measles in Butte County, Not Over Yet	05.20.19
Butte County Measles Outbreak Interrupted	05.16.19
Three Additional Cases of Measles Confirmed	04.19.19
Measles Cases in Butte County Continue to Increase	04.18.19
Health Department Confirms Measles in Young Child	04.05.19
Measles Cases Increase in Butte County	03.28.19
Health Department Continues Measles Investigation	03.25.19
Measles Confirmed in Butte County	03.24.19
Health Department Urges Residents to Prevent Drug Overdose	01.15.19
Bike & Pedestrian Grant Awarded to Prevent Fatalities	10.15.18
First Human WNV Death Confirmed for 2018	09.24.18
First Human WNV Confirmed for 2018	08.02.18
TCP Contaminated Water Detected in Gridley School	04.27.18
Tobacco Program Seeks Grantees	03.09.18
Animal Control Shuts Down Concow Puppy Mill	01.10.18
Health Dept. Awarded Grant to Prevent Bike/Pedestrian Injury	11.13.17
BCPHD Awarded National Accreditation	10.04.17
First Human WNV Infection Confirmed for 2017	08.15.17
Residents Urged to Prepare for Excessive Heat	06.14.17
First Human Cases of WNV Confirmed	08.16.16
BCPHD Awarded Best Communications Campaign	06.29.16
Horses at Risk for West Nile Virus	06.01.16
Risk of Zika Virus Low for Butte County	02.11.16
Syphilis Rates Increase	09.02.15
Banknote Paper Shortage	08.11.15
West Nile Virus Continues to Climb	08.04.15
WIC Vouchers Increase Access to Farmers Market	07.07.15