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Quick Reference Guide
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Cache Use in an Emergency The equipment and supplies in the caches are owned by the County of Orange and are considered “Loaned Equipment” under the master agreement for a healthcare facility to perform the following services, upon County direction: Response to a mass casualty event or public health emergency...
Cities Readiness Initiative/Point of Dispensing (POD)
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A Point of Dispensing (POD) site is a federally instituted best practice model designed to provide medications, vaccines, or medical supplies to a large community of healthy people during a health emergency. POD sites will be activated in order to provide medication and/or medical supplies to the healthy community prior...
Living with HIV
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Our+Care is a newsletter developed by HIV-positive individuals to share information and resources for persons living with HIV/AIDS in Orange County. Our+Care OC is a project of the Orange County HIV Quality Management and Client Advocacy Committees. Issue 20, Fall 2024 En Español Medi-Cal Older Adult Expansion Issue 19, Summer...
References & Resources
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DI SCLAIMER : Unless otherwise specified, Epidemiology & Assessment (CDCE) does not maintain nor is it responsible for the content of any of the outside sites linked to our Web pages. Inclusion of a website address in our list of "links" does not indicate endorsement. Note : these sites contain...
Eligibility
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Eligibility for HIV Services County funded services are intended to serve persons living with HIV (PLWH) who have no other source of healthcare. To get HIV-related services, individuals will need to get screened to see if they are eligible for services. You may be eligible to get the following services...
Mumps
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What is mumps? Mumps is a contagious disease caused by the mumps virus. The most commonly known presentation is with pain and swelling around the parotid glands, which are along the jaw line. Other symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, or tiredness. Some people may have mild or no symptoms...
Routine HIV Testing Toolkit
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Why should clinics make HIV testing routine? To meet CDC recommendations: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone between 13 and 64 be tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care. Those at high risk of infection should be tested more frequently...
Links / Resources
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Description Click icon to view file An Official ATS Statement: Hepatotoxicity of Antituberculosis Therapy American Thoracic Society California TB Risk Assessments Confidential Morbidity Report – Tuberculosis County of Orange, Health Care Agency, Public Health Services Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children, 2017 Guidelines American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control...