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County of Santa Clara Public Health Department sent this bulletin at 04/17/2025 03:30 PM PDT

April 17, 2025

Dear Neighbors,

The County of Santa Clara is expanding the Healthy Nail Salon Program to include hair salons that provide nail services. This initiative protects the well-being of salon employees and clients and reduces the risk of health problems caused by chronic exposure to chemicals. People looking to get services in a safer environment can look for the Healthy Nail Salon seal, which participating salons display at their locations.These salons use products that are safer for you Find a list of Healthy Nail Salons near you.

Didn't find your favorite salon on the list? Encourage them to join.

Announcing the 2025 Viral Video Contest winners! Every year, the Sexual Health Program encourages local students to create engaging social media videos about preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

A diverse panel of judges reviewed submissions from 51 students. Cash prizes were awarded to the first, second, and third-place winners: $1,500, $1,000, or $500 for the top three winning teams, plus $500 for each winning team’s school.

Watch the winning videos:

First Place: Julie Le from Yerba Buena High School

Second Place: Angelo Idanan, Aksol Corona, Saul Sanchez Barajas from Silicon Valley Career Technical Education

Third Place: Fiona Pham from Silicon Valley Career Technical Education

Know someone who is traveling? If they are traveling to places where there are measles outbreaks, they might want to talk with their doctor about getting a measles vaccine if they are not sure if they are immune to measles. There is no harm in getting another MMR vaccine.

This month, the County reopened Level II trauma care at Regional Medical Center when it became part of the County's health system. Everyone in our community deserves fast access to life-saving care, and keeping Regional Medical Center open allows people in East San José to get care without having to travel longer distances during emergencies. Dr. Rudman is pictured here on opening day, as the County resumed Level II trauma services and brought back vital stroke and heart attack care.

Dangerous mosquitoes, called Aedes aegypti, were found in Santa Clara County. These mosquitoes can transmit dangerous diseases such, as dengue, yellow fever, and Zika. There are easy steps that you can take to prevent them from making Santa Clara County their home. Get free alerts from AlertSCC and to know when these mosquitoes are in your neighborhood.

Watch the 2025 Viral Video Contest Winners

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