Wednesday, Feb. 10. Here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond.
Newsletter
Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter
Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions.
Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the stress and isolation the pandemic has caused so many students in the formative years of their lives and foundational years of their education. But I hadn’t realized the extent of some teens’ burdens until I read Laura Newberry’s story about high school students who have taken up jobs and more family duties even as they struggle to keep up with their schoolwork.
Join the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., to learn about and provide input on our Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) Update.
This is the second virtual public workshop on the UWMP, which is one of the required plans our agency must complete as part of our long-term resource planning to ensure that adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future needs.
Workshop participants will learn the outcomes of SB X7-7, the State’s water conservation law, and how our area performed in terms of water use efficiency. We will also touch on population projections for the Santa Clarita Valley, how much water we need to plan for that population, and our drought risk assessment. The workshop will also offer the public an opportunity to ask questions and provide input.
Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday the county will expand vaccine eligibility to various essential workers in the next two to three weeks, including teachers.
Public Health Calls for Dental Care to Start Early in Childhood
USA - English
News provided by
Share this article
Share this article
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In time for National Children s Dental Health Month, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) launched a media and public education campaign to give parents advice on how to care for their children s baby teeth and lay the foundation for their babies dental health as they grow with a healthy routine at home.
LACDPH Oral Health Campaign Graphic
LACDPH Smile Survey 2020
By the time they enter kindergarten, nearly half of children in Los Angeles County have experienced tooth decay and more than 60 percent of third grade children have had dental disease. The most common oral disease is tooth decay. Tooth decay remains more common in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged households, among children from Spanish speaking households, and among Asian, Black/African American an