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CD HEALTH ALERT: Recommendations for the Use of COVID-19 Vaccines for the 2024-2025 Season
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On August 23, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and authorized the 2024-2025 Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA reported that doses would start shipping immediately. Providers can order vaccines through their usual channels. While the FDA has not deauthorized 2023-2024 COVID-19 Vaccines, the California Department of...
OC Health Care Agency Reports First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2024 in Orange County
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OC Health Care Agency Reports First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2024 in Orange County (Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency reports today that a resident of Huntington Beach has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, becoming the first human WNV case in Orange...
Joint Statement from Dr. Veronica Kelley, Director of the OC Health Care Agency, and Phil Franks, CEO of Mind OC, Regarding Termination of the Orange Campus Master Services Agreement
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(Santa Ana, CA) – Since the opening of the Be Well OC campus in Orange, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) and Mind OC have worked collaboratively with the Board of Supervisors, CalOptima Health, and various public and private partners to serve the Orange County community. Our shared mission has...
BHSA Annual Update FY 2024-2025 Financial Overview
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Virtual Meeting information: https://us06web.zoom...
Seal Beach Ocean Water Closure
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(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health, has closed the open coastal area from the San Gabriel River jetty to the Anaheim Bay breakwater in Seal Beach due to the occurrence of multiple sewage spills that were caused by weather-impacted surges on sewer mains in areas...
OC Health Care Agency Advises Residents On Health Precautions Regarding Oil Sheen At Huntington Beach
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(Santa Ana, CA) – In response to the recent coastal oil sheen off the coast of Huntington Beach this past Thursday, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is issuing precautions for those visiting affected areas. "Contact with crude oil can pose health risks," stated Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, County Health Officer...
EMS Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC) Meeting - March 19, 2024
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Document Date FAC Agenda 03/19/2024 Attachment 1 -...
County Prehospital Advisory Committee (CPAC) Meeting March 20, 2024
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Document Date CPAC Agenda 03/20/2024 Attachment 1...
CAHAN Disease Notification - Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks: Ensure Children in the United States and Those Traveling Internationally 6 Months and Older are Current on MMR
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health officials of an increase in global and U.S. measles cases and to provide guidance on measles prevention for all international travelers aged ≥6 months and all children...
Mental Health Services Act Plan Update for FY 2024-25 Available for Public Comment
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(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency’s (HCA) Behavioral Health Services (BHS) has published the Orange County (OC) Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Plan update for FY 2024-25. The draft plan is posted and ready for public review here . It will remain posted through April 15, 2024...