The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to provide additional information to healthcare providers, public health departments, and the public about the ongoing risk of dengue virus (DENV) infections and updates to testing recommendations in the United States. Dengue activity...
Measles Information for General Public Measles is a highly contagious viral illness. Measles presents with a fever and characteristic rash. Measles can be a serious disease: 1 in 5 people who get measles are hospitalized 1 out of 1,000 people with measles develop encephalitis (swelling of the brain) 1 to...
HCA - Agency Operations Center (AOC) Activation Level: MONITORING AOC Activation Levels Level I HIGH LEVEL: Full Staff Level II MED LEVEL: Moderately Staffed Level III LOW LEVEL: Minimally Staffed Monitoring Deactivated: Minor Activities, situational awareness Refer to the AOC Contact Guidance for primary methods of contact. COVID Testing Kits...
Document Date Committee Agenda 04/02/2025...
On March 14, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Consumer Advisory advising consumers not to inhale nitrous oxide products from any size canisters, tanks, or chargers as inhaling nitrous oxide recreationally can lead to serious health effects, including death. Just last month, after the introduction of a...
HIV Planning and Coordination (HIVPAC) The HIV Planning and Coordination Unit coordinates HIV prevention and care services in the County of Orange. HIVPAC receives Federal and State HIV grants and subcontracts the funds to various organizations in the County. HIVPAC’s mission is to prevent the transmission of HIV, to encourage...
Our Mission Our mission is to prevent substance abuse and/or mental health crisis; when signs are present, to intervene early and appropriately; and when assessments indicate that treatment is required, to provide the right type of treatment, at the right place, by the right person / programs to help individuals...
As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Patient Access Rule, Behavioral Health Services implemented a publicly available Patient Access API. This initiative empowers beneficiaries to take ownership of their health information and allows them to authorize its transmission to third-party applications. API Description The...
TEST NAME Bacterial Culture, Aerobic DEPARTMENT BACT TESTS B2 DESCRIPTION Identification of all aerobic organisms found using conventional biochemical and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of resolution (MALDI-TOF) techniques. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Urine, sputum, eye, ear, genital, wounds, and abscesses. CONTAINER: Bacterial Culturettes, culture bottles, BD Urine C&S Preservative (Gray...