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…
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…
AS WALK TO SCHOOL DAY APPROACHES IN OCTOBER THE OC HEALTH CARE AGENCY REMINDS MOTORISTS TO DRIVE SAFELY
(Santa Ana, CA) – As 100+ Orange County schools celebrate International Walk To School Day on October 5, 2022, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) encourages all drivers to be alert and…
OC Health Care Agency Announces Partnership with Anaheim Ducks Promoting Mental Health
(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is partnering with the Anaheim Ducks National Hockey League (NHL) Club in its first ever multi-year partnership to promote mental health…
State Issues Warning to School Leaders of Rainbow Fentanyl Trend
(Santa Ana, CA) – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a warning to school leaders last week about a new and concerning “rainbow fentanyl,” a potentially fatal drug…
BAT FOUND IN IRVINE TESTS POSITIVE FOR RABIES
(Santa Ana, CA) – A bat found outside the main lobby of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Building #1 on Alton Parkway in Irvine, on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at has tested positive for…
The OC Health Care Agency Announces the Launch of the Drug and Alcohol Misuse and Mortality Dashboard
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA), Mental Health and Recovery Services (MHRS) is announcing the launch of a data dashboard reporting Orange County Drug and Alcohol Misuse…
CAHAN Outbreak of Ebola virus disease Sudan ebolavirus in Central Uganda
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about a recently confirmed outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Uganda caused by…
CAHAN Early Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activity and Use of Palivizumab
The Health Advisory below discusses an early increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in California. Providers are advised to consider testing for additional respiratory pathogens…