Learn More About Foodborne Illness CDC estimates that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die. Foodborne illness (Food Poisoning) is an illness suspected to have resulted from consuming foods or beverages. There are over 250 organisms that can cause foodborne illness...
Program Description We are a Public Health Nurse visitation program for prenatal and parenting women, focused on women who have substance use disorder and/or HIV infection. The program also provides nurse visits to Medically High-Risk Newborns (MHRN). Program Goals To address pregnancy concerns To educate about managing health conditions To...
If you are pregnant or think you are pregnant, we are here to assist you in getting into early and regular prenatal care. PCG provides outreach to pregnant women to inform, motivate, and assist them in obtaining early, consistent, and appropriate prenatal care. This can decrease the incidence of low-birth-weight...
Open: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (closed weekends and holidays) Appointments Only: Call (800) 914-4887 to schedule an appointment or for more information. Phone: (800) 914-4887 Address: Orange County Health Care Agency Clinic 1725 West 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706 Directions...
Vaccines provide protection against dangerous infectious diseases and save lives. Vaccines prevent diseases such as measles, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis B, and chickenpox. Many of these serious infectious diseases are at (or near) record low levels in the United States because of vaccines. Unfortunately, recent outbreaks of pertussis and measles...
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Text4baby is a free service that provides text messages with critical health and safe ty tips for each stage of your pregnancy and newborn baby until your baby’s first birthday. You’ll receive support and important information about pregnancy and infant care to help keep you and your baby healthy. Sound...
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...
Klebsiella are a type of bacteria that are routinely found in the human intestines and stool (feces) and do not usually cause disease. However, Klebsiella can cause a number of healthcare-associated infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, and meningitis. Increasingly, some strains of Klebsiella bacteria are...
Photo Source: https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=7824 Staphylococcus aureus (“Staph”; S. aureus ) is a bacteria commonly found on the skin and in the nose of healthy people. Staph can also be found in the armpit, groin, rectum or genital area, where it also can live without causing infection. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, or MRSA...