OC Health Care Agency Issues Ocean Water Closure
(Santa Ana, California) - The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has expanded the ocean water closure area to include Seal Beach’s Surfside Beach and Huntington Beach’s…
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CD HEALTH ALERT Updated CDC Guidance for Management of Healthcare Personnel with SARSCoV2 Infection or Exposure
In the context of rapidly increasing COVID-19 case counts caused by the omicron variant, on December 23, 2021, the CDC updated its recommendations for management of healthcare staff exposed to or…
CD HEALTH ALERT Guidance on Quarantine for Health Care Personnel HCP Exposed to SARSCoV2 and Return to Work for HCP with COVID19
On December 30, 2021, the California Department of Public Health issued AFL 21-08.6, which provides general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities with…
OC HEALTH CARE AGENCY REPORTS FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE OF 2023
(Santa Ana, CA) – A female resident of the City of Orange has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, becoming the first human WNV infection in Orange County this year. The…
CD HEALTH ALERT First Human West Nile Virus Case of the Season Reported in Orange County
Last week a woman in her 60s tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), becoming the first human WNV infection in Orange County this year, as compared to two cases at this time last year. As of…
Recruitment Now Open for the CalOptima Health Board of Directors
(Santa Ana, CA) — The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is pleased to announce that recruitment is now open for one seat on the CalOptima Health Board of Directors. A…
OC Health Care Agency Launches Fentanyl is Forever Awareness Campaign in Orange County
SANTA ANA, CA, (October 10, 2023) — The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is proud to announce the launch of the "Fentanyl is Forever" Media Campaign, a comprehensive initiative aimed at raising…
Do it your Way Do it Right National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
(Santa Ana, CA) — This year National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) celebrates 20 years of raising awareness in the Latinx community about the importance of human immunodeficiency virus…
Trichloroethylene and Tetrachloroethylene Detected in Indoor Air Samples at Anaheim Site
(Santa Ana, CA) — Information provided by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) indicates that several chemicals have been detected in subsurface and indoor air samples at 60 E…
CAHAN Limited Availability of Nirsevimab in the United StatesInterim CDC Recommendations to Protect Infants from RSV during the 20232024 Respiratory Virus Season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide options for clinicians to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (…