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The Health Care Agency produces a variety of publications with valuable information to assist persons involved in planning and providing health services to the Orange County community. Some of these documents may be viewed online or printed using Adobe Acrobat reader, while other documents are available for purchase.

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Financial and Administrative Services
Report on the Status of Uninsured Children in Orange County
It is estimated that at least 40,000 children in Orange County lack health coverage. About 19,000 of these children are currently eligible for coverage under the state’s Medi-Cal or Healthy Families programs.

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Business Plan
To accomplish our mission and goals, we perform a variety of public health, medical, behavioral, and regulatory health functions that protect the general public, serve special need populations, assist business and industry and facilitate the work of other government entities and community-based service providers.

HCA Business Plan

Guide to Services - English
Learn more about the Health Care Agency. Our 74 page Guide includes information and contact numbers for our wide range of health related services.

Download Orange County Health Care Agency Guide to Services (English) - PDF Download HCA Guide to Services (English) - text only version

Guide to Services - Spanish

Download Orange County Health Care Agency Business Plan 2004 (Spanish) - PDF Download HCA Guide to Services (Spanish) - text only version

Guide to Services - Vietnamese

Download Orange County Health Care Agency Business Plan 2004 (Vietnamese) - PDF

Terrorism: A Guide to Domestic Preparedness - English
Orange County residents are protected by our local law, fire, public health and emergency medical personnel. While there have been no credible threats of terrorism here in Orange County, this information will help you prepare in the event of a disaster.

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Terrorism: A Guide to Domestic Preparedness - Spanish

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Terrorism: A Guide to Domestic Preparedness -Vietnamese

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Tobacco Settlement Program Outcomes Report 2005-2006
TheTobacco Settlement Program Outcomes Report (TSR) summarizes the concrete, measurable results that have enhanced the health and well being of Orange County residents.

Download 2005-2006 Tobacco Settlement Program Outcomes Report - PDF format

Tobacco Settlement Program Outcomes Report 2004-2005

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Tobacco Settlement Program Outcomes Report 2003-2004

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Tobacco Settlement Program Outcomes Report 2002-2003

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Tobacco Settlement Program Outcomes Report 2001-2002

2001-2002 Download Tobacco Settlement Program Outcomes Report - PDF format

Tobacco Settlement Spending Plan FY 2006-07
The Health Care Agency (HCA) collected input from community representatives on a spending plan for the health care portion of the Tobacco Settlement Revenues (TSR).
Spending Plan Archive

2006-2007 Download Tobacco Settlement Spending Plan - Word format

What's Up Newsletter
An informational bulletin distributed monthly through e-mail and the HCA Internet to Health Care Agency staff. Contains tributes to employees, tips for the workplace, program news, and other helpful directives and information for employees.

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Behavioral Health Services
Cultural Connection Newsletter
An interesting and useful collection of articles and events published quarterly to provide multi-ethnic information to counselors and health care providers.
CYS-Project Together Highlights Newsletter
Published quarterly, provides timely program and mentoring information to volunteers/mentors and CYS clinical staff throughout Orange County.
Quality Views
(QIPC) Quality Improvement & Program Compliance Division's newsletter, is published every other month for Behavioral Health Services and the Health Care Agency. This newsletter discusses QIPC's participation in a variety of quality improvement (QI) activities that bridge across all Agency divisions.

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Medical and Institutional Health Services
Anaheim Comprehensive Standing Orders Project
The Anaheim Comprehensive Standing Orders Project is a joint study between Orange County Emergency Medical Services, Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, and the Anaheim Fire Department evaluating use of “expanded” standing orders in the prehospital setting.

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MSI Patient Handbook-English
provides information on how to receive care through the MSI Program

Download MSI Patient Handbook PDF

MSI Patient Handbook-Spanish

Download MSI Patient Handbook (Spanish)  PDF

MSI Patient Handbook-Vietnamese

Download MSI Patient Handbook (Vietnamese) PDF

MSI Provider News
Updated information on pertinent issues providers of MSI.

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EMS Monthly Report Newsletter
EMS Newsletter, published every other month for all those interested in EMS current events, policy updates, prehospital QI issues, and upcoming events. This newsletter also contains information on the latest field treatment protocols, medication changes, new medications, current happenings with medical disaster preparedness, and monthly meetings.

MSI Provider Manual
Information for MSI Providers

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2008 edition is currently being updated

Public Health Services

Substance Exposed Babies in Orange County
The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence rate of babies exposed to alcohol, tobacco or other drugs (ATOD) prior to birth.

Substance Exposed Babies in Orange County

The Health Status of Asians and Pacific Islanders in Orange County, California: An Overview of Selected Indicators
An overview of selected health indicators, including top leading causes of death significant communicable diseases, and primary behavioral risk factors.

Download The Health Status of Asians and Pacific Islanders in Orange County, California PDF

Monitoring Injuries in Orange County - 1999-2001
This report focuses on those injuries reported as the cause of hospitalizations and deaths for each age group.

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Monitoring Injuries in Orange County - 1999

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Monitoring Chronic Diseases in Orange County 1999-2001
We are pleased to share this report on “Monitoring Chronic Disease in Orange County, 1999-2001” with you. It is our hope that with accurate and compelling data, we will be able to work with you to improve the health of Orange County residents.

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Monitoring Chronic Diseases in Orange County - 2000
Highlights important chronic diseases, either for which residents of Orange County have been hospitalized, or from which they have died in 1997.

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Circumstances of Drinking Prior to DUI Arrest
A report of the 2002 Orange County Drinking Driver Program Survey

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2002 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use Survey
A survey conducted to assess the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use and related risk factors among the county’s adult population.

Download 2002 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use Survey PDF

Suicide in Orange County: A Closer Look - November 2000
Provides an overview of suicide in Orange County

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Cases and case rates of reportable diseases Orange County (2000-2003)

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Cases and case rates of reportable diseases Orange County (1997 - 1999)

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Cases and case rates of reportable diseases Orange County (1994 - 1996)

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Cases and case rates of reportable diseases Orange County (1991 - 1993)

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Orange County Birth Outcomes, 2004
This document provides tabulations of vital statistics on births in the County, in 1999, as part of a historical series of similar annual reports.
Birth Outcomes Archive

Download Orange County Birth Outcomes, 2004 PDF

Communicable Disease Summary 2000
A compilation of calendar year communicable disease (morbidity) data for County of Orange residents

Download Communicable Disease Summary 2000 PDF

Communicable Disease Summary 1998

Download Communicable Disease Summary 1998 PDF

Orange County Mortality Data, 2004
This information is compiled by the State of California from death certificates filed with the Birth and Death Registration of the County of Orange Health Care Agency and other health jurisdictions.
Mortality Data Archive

Download Orange County Mortality Data, 2004 PDF

Orange County Fetal Deaths, 1980-1999
Summarizes data collected from fetal death records registered by the Health Care Agency’s office of Birth and Death Registration for 1980 through 1999.

Download Orange County Fetal Deaths, 1980-1999 PDF

Hmong Healthcare Practices In Orange County - 2002
This report describes aspects of Hmong-American use of Western medicine, adherence to traditional medical practices, linguistic barriers, medical problems and knowledge/attitudes regarding County medical services.

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Sexual Risk Behavior in HIV-Positive Persons
This study surveyed 513 HIV-positive persons about their HIV beliefs in light of the new treatments.

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HIV/AIDS in the County of Orange
This document describes the sociodemographic profile of the Orange County, California Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA), as well as the epidemiology of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection within the EMA.

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Prevention Plan
The Orange County HIV Prevention Planning Committee met a number of times and revised the local plan for the prevention of HIV. Members of the Committee consisted of Health Care Agency staff, local providers of HIV prevention service, as well as other stakeholders and interested parties. This document is the product of those efforts.

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Comprehensive HIV Services Plan
This plan represents a good faith effort by a large group of interested community members to put together a coherent body of knowledge about the need for, and delivery of, HIV services in the EMA, to develop a number of goals and objectives designed to enhance the continuum of care, and to improve the quality and efficiency of both the service delivery system and the planning process.

Download Comprehensive HIV Services Plan PDF

San Juan Creek Watershed Bacterial Study
A bacteriological study that includes bacteriologic surveys and bacteriological source tracking studies. This report includes the results of the first phase of the study, a bacteriologic survey of the three major creeks in the watershed, storm drains draining into the creeks and ocean water samples at the mouth of SJC.

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Orange County Pharmacist Assessment - May 2004
This assessment seeks to provide information regarding the pharmacists’ perception of their clients illicit and illegal medication use within Orange County, including a selected area of underserved/low income Hispanic communities of Orange County, as well as the willingness of pharmacists to distribute information on the Safe Healthcare Project and safe medicines.

Download Orange County Pharmacist Assessment - May 2004 PDF

Tuberculosis: Policies Protocols and Recommendations - January 2001
This manual describes policies, procedures and guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Orange County.

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Breast Cancer News
Newsletter published quarterly by the Orange County Cancer Detection Partnership for those interested in regional and local breast cancer issues. Contains breast cancer news such as healthcare provider education workshops, latest research on breast cancer, community events, and available resources.

Breastfeeding Times
Newsletter published by Nutrition Services. Contains breastfeeding news such as  education, and available resources.

Public Health Bulletin
Newsletter published quarterly, contains up-to-date epidemiological, public health related medical issues, local communicable disease statistics, and public health services.

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Public (formally Regulatory) Health Services
CUPA Connection
Published semi-annually, provides helpful up-to-date information and news to generators of hazardous waste and owner/operators of underground storage tanks within the jurisdiction of Orange County.

Food Facility Construction Guide
The Construction Guide is intended to serve as a general overview of the requirements and should not be considered all inclusive.

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Hazardous Waste: The Basics
Hazardous Waste information developed for small and medium sized businesses

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Spa Pool Construction Guide
Guide to ensure that public spa pool facilities are constructed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

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Swimming Pool Construction Guide
Guide to ensure that public swimming pool facilities are constructed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

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