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Information and Resources
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Information CDC's national health information hotline provides answers to your questions regarding HIV, including how to protect yourself and where to get an HIV Test. 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636) TTY: 1-888-232-6348 English/Spanish 8:00 AM to 8:00PM EST. Monday through Friday American Sexual Health Association Information...
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High-Risk Infants
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Provides comprehensive nursing case management services to medically fragile newborns and infants. A Public Health Nurse assists the parents/caregivers to help promote optimum growth and development in the infant; care for infants with special needs, and develop supportive family dynamics that promote attachment. Partially funded from the Children and Families...
Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program
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Orange County accepts applications for Medical Marijuana Identification Cards (MMIC). Fees: $84 dollars (set by the Board of Supervisors) will be charged for cards issued to qualified patients and their caregivers. Per State law, cards issued to qualified Medi-Cal patients and their caregivers will be assessed one-half of the regular...
About Community and Nursing Services (CNS)
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WHO WE ARE: The Community and Nursing Services (CNS) division provides public health nursing services throughout the County, in homes and community settings, to individuals of all ages. WHAT WE DO: Nurses collaborate with community organizations to identify health concerns of populations, address needs, and provide health education and screening to help...
Bioterrorism Information
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Introduction Bioterrorism is defined as the use of living organisms or their products to produce death or disease in humans, animals or plants. Bioterrorism is sometimes grouped with nuclear and chemical terrorism and referred to collectively as NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) or weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The Centers for...
Links & Resources
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Breastfeeding La Leche League USA Nutrition Services - Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Community Clinics Orange County Public Health/ Community Clinics Clinics Child Insurance Programs Medi-Cal Information Line: (888) 747-1222 Comprehensive healthcare for persons on Medi-Cal, ages 0-21 years, including routine health exams, blood and urine...
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Management Services
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Management Services provides administrative support and services for all HCA programs, as well as services to our external customers throughout the County. Management Services is comprised of five programs: HCA Facilities Services Responsible for the management and oversight of HCA facilities including renovations, improvement project management, program relocations, building access...
Perinatal Assessment and Coordination Team (PACT)
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Program Description This is a Public Health Nurse visitation program for prenatal and parenting women including women who have substance use disorder and/or HIV infection. This program also provides nurse visits to Medically High-Risk Newborns (MHRN). Goals of the Program To address pregnancy concerns To educate about managing health conditions...
Bioterrorism Information
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Some characteristics of suspicious packages and envelopes include: Inappropriate or unusual labeling, such as Excessive postage Handwritten or poorly typed addresses Misspellings of common words Strange return address or no return address Incorrect titles or title without a name Not addressed to a specific person Marked with restrictions, such as...