Body On January 1, 2022, the Whole Person Care Pilot Program transitioned to a new Medi-Cal initiative called California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM). CalAIM seeks to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of California’s most vulnerable persons by offering eligible CalOptima Members Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community...

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Body About Refugee Health Services The Refugee Health Services Program provides culturally and linguistically appropriate comprehensive health assessments to newly arrived refugees, asylees, victims of trafficking, and other eligible entrants. The components of the health assessment include: screening and treating for communicable diseases; identifying chronic diseases and other important medical conditions...

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Body OC Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Welcome to the Orange County Community Health Improvement Plan (OC CHIP), a community-driven agenda for elevating the health and well-being of Orange County residents. A community health assessment (CHA) is a local public health analysis that identifies key needs...

Body HCA Services and Community Benefits 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. HCA's service environment is complex, with 180 different funding sources and over 200 State and Federal mandates. The mandates...

Body BHS Medi-Cal Provider Information Drug Medi-Cal (DMC-ODS) Hot Topics Involuntary Detention Behavioral Health Advisory Board Patients' Rights Advocacy Prevention & Intervention - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT (MHSA) ADMINISTRATION Suicide Prevention Warning Signs of Mental Illness

Body This report provides a summary of the leading causes of substance-related overdoses in Orange County. While drug and alcohol-related mortality has generally been rising since 2012, a dramatic rise from 2019 to 2020 attributed to a pandemic-related increase in drug-related deaths. When accounting for all the substances involved in a...

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Body Information for the General Public What is legionella? Legionella is a type of bacteria naturally found in freshwater environments as well as human-made water systems including but not limited to hot tubs, decorative fountains, and/or cooling towers. Legionella can cause legionnaire's disease, a serious type of pneumonia infection, or Pontiac...