Body 1. Lead is harmful to children. Lead can damage a child’s brain and nervous system. Lead exposure is especially dangerous for children under the age of six because their rapidly growing and developing bodies absorb more lead. It can cause permanent learning and behavioral problems that make it difficult for...

Body About FSAC The Food Safety Advisory Council (FSAC) works with Environmental Health's Food and Pool Safety Program in developing policies, regulations, and interpretive guides. FSAC also assists the food industry in understanding laws, regulations, and the reasoning behind them. FSAC is a collaborative effort between business and government, comprised of representatives from...

Body Introduction: Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) conditions, previously referred to as Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD), can occur at any time during the perinatal period (that is, during pregnancy, post-loss, and/or postpartum), and can affect not only the pregnant or postpartum person, but also fathers and partners. PMH conditions include...

Body Back to Land and Water In conformance with the California Health and Safety Code Sections 117400-117450, Orange County Environmental Health Liquid Waste Hauler Program is responsible for the registration of vehicles and vessels used to collect or dispose of nonhazardous liquid wastes from sources such as septic systems, portable toilets...

Body The purpose of BHS Practice Guidelines is to aid in the development and support of a standard of care that is guided by research and evidenced based practices. It is the policy of BHS to maintain a process to develop, adopt and implement Practice Guidelines in order to continuously improve...

Body The purpose of the UST program is to ensure that hazardous materials stored in underground tanks are not released into the environment. The Hazardous Materials Surveillance Section of the Environmental Health Division oversees the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program in most cities in Orange County, with the exception of Anaheim...

Body Test Name Department Test Code Aeromonas Culture BACT B1 Bacterial Culture, Aerobic BACT B2 Bacterial Culture for Identification ( Salmonella/Shigella ) BACT B20 Bacterial Culture, Anaerobic (Call laboratory before submitting specimens for consultation) BACT B3 Bacterial Reference Culture for Identification, Aerobic BACT B4 Bacterial Reference Culture for Identification, Anaerobic BACT...

Body TEST NAME Mycobacterium Culture and Sensitivity DEPARTMENT MYCOB TESTS T1 DESCRIPTION Tests include Acid Fast smear, culture on solid and liquid media. Identification of Mycobacteria by MALDI-TOF. Susceptibility performed on M. tuberculosis by MGIT broth-based method or Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) on first isolate and after 3 months if culture...

Body TEST NAME Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Identification and Susceptibility DEPARTMENT MYCOB TESTS T6 DESCRIPTION Identification is based on MALDI-TOF. M. tuberculosis susceptibility tests are performed by MGIT broth-based method or Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) on the first isolate and after 3 months if culture is still positive. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Pure...