Immunization Information: College Students & Young Adults Most vaccines are given early in childhood, but college students and young adults need certain immunizations, too. These vaccines are specifically recommended for young adults ages 19-24 years: Meningococcal conjugate vaccine - Protects against bacterial meningitis and may be required for some college...
About Pulmonary Disease Services (Tuberculosis Control) Healthcare providers and laboratories are required to report confirmed or suspected active TB disease in an Orange County resident to Orange County TB Control within one (1) working day. Orange County Tuberculosis (TB) Control also has a full-service clinic in Santa Ana for TB...
Candida auris is an emerging infection, a yeast that is multidrug resistant and has a propensity to spread in healthcare settings. Outbreaks have occurred in several states around the country. C. auris has been identified in Orange County since early in 2019, and is now present in much of Southern...
If you would like to learn more about making food out of a shared commercial food facility, please refer to the following documents: Shared Use Kitchen Guidelines Shared Food Facility Agreement Shared Kitchen Review Form Limited Term Food Production Agreement Out of County Shared Food Facility Agreement
NATIONAL & OC RESOURCES If viewing on a phone, click box above to place call. In case of a mental health emergency, please call 9-8-8. If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1. 9-8-8 provides toll-free, 24-hour, immediate, over-the-phone suicide prevention services to anyone, who is in...
Award of Excellence Gold PASS Seal Program What is the Award of Excellence Gold PASS Seal Program? The Award of Excellence is a program that recognizes food facilities handling open food that have demonstrated consistent, good food safety practices. The recognition will be identified by having a Gold PASS Seal...
TEST NAME QuantiFERON-TB Gold DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S78 DESCRIPTION Interferon Gamma Release Assay, indirect test for M. tuberculosis infection SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Whole Blood CONTAINER: 1 set QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus; 1.0 ml each tube: Nil control (grey cap, white ring), TB1 Antigen (green cap, white ring), TB2 Antigen (yellow cap...
TEST SPECIMEN COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS TRANSPORT HCV Quantitative RNA Serum Fresh: Aseptically collect 8-10 ml of whole blood in into a tiger top Serum Separator Tubes (SST). Do not freeze whole blood. Refrigerated/Frozen: If transportation to the lab cannot be accomplished within 5 days, centrifuge the specimen at 800-1,600 x g...
California Department of Justice and FBI Live Scan California Department of Justice & FBI Live Scan Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Report and Subsequent Action Notification (SAN) Subscription State regulations and Orange County Emergency Medical Services (OCEMS) policy require that all Emergency Medical Technician candidates perform a California and Federal...
California State EMT Certification To be eligible for accreditation to practice in Orange County, the EMT must meet all of the following: Not be precluded from accreditation to practice as an EMT for reasons defined in Section 1798.200 of the Health and Safety Code Complete the initial or re-certification requirements...