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Hazardous Materials Emergency Response

What We Do: The Orange County Environmental Health Hazardous Materials Team (Health HazMat Team) provided specialized emergency response 24 hours a day to protect public health, the property of Orange County residents, and the environment. The Health HazMat Team responds to incidents county-wide that involve a release or potential threat...

Body Art: Frequently Asked Questions

California Safe Body Art Guidelines

Separating Food Safety and Illness Myths from the Facts

Myth: Food safety isn't a problem. I've been cooking for years, and nobody has ever gotten sick from my food. . Fact: Even though the U.S. has one of the safest food supplies in the world, the CDC estimates that 48 million people a year get sick from something they ate...

Housing

About Us The Environmental Health Division routinely inspects hotels, motels, detention facilities, and organized/day camps to assure compliance with the requirements of the California Health and Safety Code. Complaints Rental housing such as detached dwellings and various types of attached or multi-user dwellings are inspected on a complaint basis only...

Foodborne Illness and Illness Prevention

Learn More About Foodborne Illness CDC estimates that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die. Foodborne illness (Food Poisoning) is an illness suspected to have resulted from consuming foods or beverages. There are over 250 organisms that can cause foodborne illness...

Perinatal and Infant Assessment and Coordination Team (PACT)

Program Description We are a Public Health Nurse visitation program for prenatal and parenting women, focused on women who have substance use disorder and/or HIV infection. The program also provides nurse visits to Medically High-Risk Newborns (MHRN).  Program Goals To address pregnancy concerns To educate about managing health conditions To...

Prenatal Care Guidance Program (PCG)

If you are pregnant or think you are pregnant, we are here to assist you in getting into early and regular prenatal care. PCG provides outreach to pregnant women to inform, motivate, and assist them in obtaining early, consistent, and appropriate prenatal care. This can decrease the incidence of low-birth-weight...

Immunization Clinic (Free and low-cost shots/vaccines)

Open: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (closed weekends and holidays) Appointments Only: Call (800) 914-4887 to schedule an appointment or for more information. Phone: (800) 914-4887 Address: Orange County Health Care Agency Clinic 1725 West 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706 Directions...

Information About Immunizations (Vaccines)

Vaccines provide protection against dangerous infectious diseases and save lives. Vaccines prevent diseases such as measles, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis B, and chickenpox. Many of these serious infectious diseases are at (or near) record low levels in the United States because of vaccines. Unfortunately, recent outbreaks of pertussis and measles...