Health & Human services

Vector Control Benefit Assessment FAQs

On May 7, The City Council authorized the mailing of benefit assessment ballots for the Mosquito and Vector Control Program (VCP) to property owners within the boundaries of the proposed benefit assessment district, at a rate of $8.21 per single family equivalent per year.  Ballots will be mailed on May 17, 2019.  Property owners within the proposed VCP service area (see map in FAQs) will receive a ballot by mail in late May. The ballot will allow them to decide if continued year-round mosquito, vector control and disease prevention services should be provided by the VCP.  

In 2017, the Long Beach Comprehensive HIV Planning Group launched a comprehensive effort to develop a Long Beach HIV/STD strategy to significantly reduce the number of HIV and STD infections in the city.

The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) has confirmed the first case of measles in a Long Beach resident since 2015.

After a particularly severe flu season last year, the City of Long Beach Health Department (Health Department) is providing access to free flu shots in the coming season by hosting neighborhood flu vaccination clinics throughout Long Beach. 

September is National Food Safety Education Month (NFSEM). It provides an opportunity to raise awareness about steps you can take to prevent food poisoning. 

To celebrate NFSEM, food facility owners, food managers, and food employees are invited to join us for "Meet, Greet and Eat" on September 18 at 9a.m. 
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Follow these steps to ensure a delicious and safe holiday meal.