The Health Care Agency is a regional provider, charged with protecting and promoting individual, family and community health through coordination of public and private sector resources....
The Health Care Agency is a regional provider, charged with protecting and promoting individual, family and community health through coordination of public and private sector resources....
We ensure program compliance and improve quality of care for citizens of Orange County.
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Tetrachloroethylene Detected in Indoor Air Samples
(Santa Ana, CA) – - Information provided to the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) indicates that tetrachloroethylene has been detected in subsurface and indoor air samples at 1002 E. 17th Street, Suites A-R in the City of Santa Ana. Sampling of soil and sub-slab gas and indoor air conducted in November...
Drop-off Unwanted Medications Safely on National Take Back Day
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) invites the community to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at convenient locations throughout Orange County (OC). The public is encouraged to remove unneeded medications from their...
OC Health Care Agency Urges Consumers of a Vietnamese Hemorrhoid Ointment to Stop Use and Seek Medical Testing
(Santa Ana, CA) – Due to the risk of lead poisoning, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) urges users of the Vietnamese hemorrhoid ointment called Cao Bôi Trĩ Cây Thầu Dầu (Castor Oil Hemorrhoid Extract) to immediately stop using the ointment and to get their blood tested for lead. The alert follows...