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Santa Clara County Public Health Department

Santa Clara County Public Health Department

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The Santa Clara County Public Health Department (abbreviated SCCPHD; also known as Santa Clara County Public Health or the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department) is the public health agency for Santa Clara County, California, part of the Santa Clara County Health System. Sara Cody is the current Public Health Director and Health Officer of Santa Clara County.

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History

The department was accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board in March 2016.[1] In 2020, the department was one of the first in the United States to issue a stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "About County of Santa Clara Public Health Department". Santa Clara County Public Health. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Sulk, Julia (March 29, 2020). "Meet the doctor who ordered the Bay Area's coronavirus lockdown, the first in the U.S." The Mercury News. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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