Body Introduction The Water Quality Laboratory (WQL), located in Newport Beach, California, is an adjunct laboratory of Orange County Public Health Laboratory (OCPHL), Santa Ana. Microbiological water analyses are performed at the WQL. The Chemistry department of the OCPHL performs chemistry testing on water samples. OCPHL is committed to ensure data...

Body about downloading files Reports Baby Beach Studies (2002-2003) Baby Beach State of the Beach Report 2003 Baby Beach Bacteriological Special Studies Report 2003 San Juan Creek Watershed Bacterial Study Final Report 2002 Publications Species distribution and antimicrobial resistance on enterococci isolated from surface and ocean water. 2008. D.F. Moore, J.A...

Body The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) provides leadership in the protection of the rights, welfare, and wellbeing of subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...

Body The Procurement and Contract Services Division is a part of the Administrative Services team and responsible for developing, soliciting, negotiating, and administering human services contracts for the County of Orange Health Care Agency (HCA). The objective is to provide for the fiscal and operational integrity of HCA by utilizing the...

Body To Contact HCPCFC, please call: (714) 704-8530 WHO WE ARE : Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care is a collaboration with Orange County Social Services Agency Children and Family Services to ensure that the healthcare needs of children in foster care are met. Public health nurses consult and...

Body About Us The Health Care Agency’s Health Disaster Management Division receives funding from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a number of its programs. The County of Orange collaborates with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and other state and local partnering entities to ensure...

Body HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was passed by Congress in 1996. The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects the privacy of your health information. HIPPA says who can examine and receive your health information and gives you specific rights over that information. HIPAA is...

Body All individuals have the following rights:  You have the right to be told how your healthcare professional will use your personal health information. Most health care professionals and health plans must give you a  notice of privacy practices . This notice tells you how your personal information about your health...

Body The Orange County Health Care Agency Office of Compliance works with several other state and federal agencies to safeguard clients protected information. Below is a list of other sites individuals may find informative regarding privacy. County Privacy Office California Department of Health Care Services Office of HIPAA Compliance Responsible for...

Body The HIPAA Privacy Rule allows you to make a complaint regarding a violation of your privacy rights by a covered entity. If you believe that a person, agency, or program covered under HIPAA violated your or someone else’s health information privacy rights, or committed another violation of the Privacy Rule...