Congressman Salud Carbajal and officials from the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health are urging Central Coast residents to take advantage of the open enrollment period for health insurance via the Affordable Care Act marketplace, highlighting Carbajal's legislation that has saved the average resident over $1,000 on premiums this year.
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department released updated data on five sexually transmitted infections within the county this month. Key county trends SBCPHD made note of in the press release were that chlamydia rates are on the rise and more likely to be diagnosed in women under 25 years of age.