South Region Health Concerns

Public Health Data

Page originally published 02/16/2024. Page last updated 12/04/2024.

Our community deserves better. South Region residents have experienced symptoms ranging from headaches, nausea, allergies, breathing problems, and throat irritation, and are experiencing a diminished quality of life.

Public Health Services (PHS) routinely monitors disease trends across San Diego County.

  • Surveillance Bulletin: South Region Health Concerns
    • This report shows recent trends of gastrointestinal (GI) illness and asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms for residents of South Region.
    • The surveillance bulletin is updated weekly.
    • Data sources include syndromic (group of related symptoms) surveillance data from hospital emergency departments and communicable disease reports from healthcare providers and laboratories.
    • Syndromic surveillance monitors symptoms, like GI issues, in emergency room patients before diagnosis, helping public health officials track health concerns quickly.

Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations requires that over 80 diseases and conditions are reported to local health authorities. This includes many diseases that cause diarrhea or other GI illness symptoms.

For more information, send an  e-mail to the Epidemiology Unit.