The County of San Luis Obispo Health Agency and Office of Emergency Services would play a key role in protecting the public health during and after an emergency involving radiation or radioactive materials. To help people be prepared for a radiation emergency, please refer to the Potassium Iodide (KI) Information Website page for for a fact sheet and more information on how and where you can obtain potassium iodide.
Drug and Alcohol Services promotes safe, healthy, responsible, and informed choices concerning alcohol and other drugs through programs responsive to community needs.
The San Luis Obispo County Mental Health Services Department offers a full range of specialty mental health services provided by a culturally diverse network of community mental health programs, clinics and private psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists. Most people seeking behavioral health services need only basic counseling services. For those who are in need of more extensive treatment, the Mental Health Services Department offers an array of services.
The San Luis Obispo Public Health Department improves and maintains community health by identifying health issues, preventing disease and injury, influencing policy development, and promoting healthy behaviors through leadership, collaborative partnerships, education, direct services, surveillance, and case management and payment for eligible indigent medical care.