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Check out the list of services \u2026<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-add0c18 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><a class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/VCCHIC-CHIS-2026-28-FINAL_October-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Community Health Implementation Strategy 2026-2028<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Ventura County Community Health Improvement\nCollaborative is pleased to present its 2026-2028\nCommunity Health Implementation Strategy. 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Health<br>Information\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ec0d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61ec0d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448fee5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"448fee5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13af829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13af829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/phaboard.org\/\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f1be2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Health Topics &amp; Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b0b19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70b0b19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b373d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b373d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/communicable-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hantavirus Information and Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/e-bike-safety\/\">E-Bike Safety &#8211; Learn how safely ride an e-bike.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.undo.org\/disease\/escape-nicotine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statewide Campaign &#8220;Not Your Lab Rat\u201d &#8211;\u00a0Learn about\u00a0the dangers of modern nicotine products, prevent initiation, and motivate quitting among California\u2019s highest-risk population for nicotine addiction.\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/rattlesnake-safety\/\">Rattlesnake Safety &#8211; Learn how to avoid rattlesnake encounters and how to respond safely if a bite occurs.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/communicable-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measles Information and Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CCDPHP\/DEODC\/EHIB\/Pages\/EIS\/Poisonous-Mushrooms.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poisonous Wild Mushrooms \u2013 CDPH Information on the Dangers of Foraging for Wild Mushrooms<\/a><ul><li>CDPH Videos \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6HV3Q4LYGTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WMrnufbzuaQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UtmNeRXD3Cg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mixteco<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/behavioral-health-services-act-proposition-1-population-health-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behavioral Health Services Act (Proposition 1) \u2013 Information for Community Based Organizations on Population Health\/Prevention<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/kratom-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kratom Prevention Page &#8211; Learn About Health Risks and Legal Status<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e997e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15e997e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Plans &amp; Assessments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31467e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31467e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cf8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13cf8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a 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rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Executive Summary - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Executive Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf3400 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cf3400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2892d2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2892d2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a4190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55a4190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2f02d elementor-grid-4 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"5a2f02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/2026\/05\/14\/andes-hantavirus-update-no-cases-in-california\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tAndes Hantavirus Update: No Cases in California\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 14, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For immediate release from CDPH.Contact: media@cdph.ca.gov One additional Californian with possible exposure, no cases of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/2026\/05\/14\/andes-hantavirus-update-no-cases-in-california\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Andes Hantavirus Update: No Cases in California\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2322 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/2026\/05\/08\/cdph-aware-of-california-passengers-exposed-to-andes-hantavirus-outbreak-on-international-cruise-ship\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tCDPH Aware of California Passengers Exposed to Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on International Cruise Ship\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 8, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For immediate release from CDPH.Contact: media@cdph.ca.gov Risk to the Public is Extremely Low, CDPH Coordinating<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/2026\/05\/08\/cdph-aware-of-california-passengers-exposed-to-andes-hantavirus-outbreak-on-international-cruise-ship\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about CDPH Aware of California Passengers Exposed to Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on International Cruise Ship\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2313 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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