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Short Bites Monthly

Your digest for January 2025.

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Short Bites Monthly ensures that our data as a public health agency remains transparent to the public and to people who are interested in our mission.
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We continue to provide the highest level of protection from vectors and vector-borne diseases to reduce outbreaks of human diseases in San Gabriel Valley.
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District Communication

As the San Gabriel Valley has collectively experienced a difficult start to 2025, we hope that you are taking time to process and support your community in whatever way feels right to you.

We will continue to support our residents in affected areas with the highest level of protection from vectors and vector-borne diseases. In the coming months, we will update residents on our efforts in the Eaton fire area. We’ve put together some resources that may be of use during this difficult time.

Eaton Fire Resources

District Resources to Share

Share our Winter Newsletter 

Find out why mosquitoes thrive in your community. 

 Link to Winter Newsletter:

https://www.sgvmosquito.org/wipe-out-mosquitoes-this-winter 

Watch Our Webinar: Preventing Mosquito-Borne Diseases Together 

Get a breakdown of the most effective ways to prevent mosquitoes on your property and how to protect you and your family against mosquito bites. 

Link to Webinar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njwb4suabLM&t=43s 

Mosquito Activity Overview

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We continue to maintain essential vector surveillance including mosquito traps for disease testing, providing weekly data to the District, and maintaining mosquito fish.
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Discover the latest breakthroughs, expert insights, and impactful projects in vector control through the District’s featured presentations. See how our research is shaping public health in the San Gabriel Valley!

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Communications Department Mission Statement:

Increase transparency and credibility through multi-media dialogue in order to engage and motivate internal, local, regional, statewide, and nationwide stakeholders to take action and become public health agents of change in their communities.

 

🖋  Written by Ally Gaspar, Outreach Assistant