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The OC Health Care Agency Encourages County Residents to Stay Informed on COVID-19 Changes to Access for Testing, Vaccines and Treatments

February 28, 2023

(Santa Ana, CA) - To continue protecting themselves and their loved ones against COVID-19, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) encourages residents to stay informed on local COVID-19...

OC Health Care Agency Granted $10 Million for Crisis Mobile Units Addressing County Behavioral Health Needs

February 9, 2023

(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency’s (HCA) Mental Health & Recovery Services (MHRS) team is being awarded $10 million dollars to expand its behavioral crisis continuum in...

OC Health Care Agency Reports 5 Key Public Health Updates

February 9, 2023

(Santa Ana, CA) — Several public health messages were announced recently by a variety of government agencies, including the White House, California Department of Public Health...

Orange County Moves to “HIGH” COVID-19 Community Transmission Level Based on CDC Metrics

December 22, 2022

(Santa Ana, CA) – Orange County has been moved up to the HIGH COVID-19 Community Level according to the latest metrics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Local Health Emergency Terminated as the U.S. Department of Health Human Services Expands Available Resources for RSV and Other Diseases Under the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

December 21, 2022

(Santa Ana, CA) – In response to the US Health and Human Services (HHS) notifications (on 12/2/22 and 12/15/22 ) to State Governors by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, that tools and...

OC Health Care Agency Prepares to Transition COVID-19 Response Out of a State of Emergency

December 15, 2022

(Santa Ana, CA) – The Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) announced today that they are preparing to transition it’s operational, clinical and technological COVID-19 response...

National Health Survey is Coming to Orange County

December 13, 2022

NHANES, the nation's mobile health survey, has been traveling across the country learning about the health of the US. population since 1960. (Santa Ana, CA) – The National Health...

Orange County Receives $27.6 Million Grant for Behavioral and Mental Health Infrastructure

December 13, 2022

(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency’s (HCA) Mental Health and Recovery Services (MHRS) has been awarded $27,659,059 from the state as part of California’s initiative to...

Cold Temperature Advisory Issued for Inland and Coastal Orange County Cities

December 12, 2022

(Santa Ana, CA) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted cold overnight temperatures throughout inland and coastal Orange County cities beginning Monday, December 12...