Welcome to the 2018 Orange County Statewide Medical and Health Exercise November 15th 2018 This program is designed to help healthcare, public health agencies, and their partners exercise their response to unusual health events that may challenge their facilities, personnel, and impact the communities they serve. Important Changes to SWMHE...

Health Information Exchange in EMS Orange County EMS is a participant in the Patient Unified Lookup System for EMS (PULSE+EMS) project sponsored by the California EMS Authority (EMSA) pursuant to grant funding provided by the Federal Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). As defined by EMSA and the ONC, the...

OC-MEDS Report Writer The OC-MEDS Report Writer is a resource within the OC-MEDS PCRS and Patient Registry that is available to Orange County EMS Providers, Base Hospitals, and Specialty Receiving Centers. OC-MEDS users may use these tools and resources to assist with monitoring their operational and clinical performance. The training...

HIV Providers Living with HIV Page Last Updated: August 17, 2021

Dear Health Care Provider, Thank you for your interest in the County of Orange Health Care Agency Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases, with almost 2 million TB-related deaths worldwide every year. TB lies dormant in one in three people, and each year, over...

The HIV IT'S A HUMAN THING campaign was developed to address HIV stigma in Orange County. This campaign reminds Orange County residents to learn the facts, talk to others about HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. Click on the images below for more information on Orange County resources. Interested in using...

As healthy teeth are an important piece of overall health, part of the mission of the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP) is to facilitate children obtaining regular dental care, which is included in their Medi-Cal benefit. The CHDP Program is committed to linking all children with fee-for-service Medi-Cal...

Reporting State regulations require reporting of HIV and AIDS cases to the local health department. California's disease reporting regulations not only specify what, when, where, and how to report cases, but also include descriptions of monetary penalties to be imposed for failure to comply with these laws. Laboratories must now...

Anthrax-Microbiology Bacillus anthracis -gram +, spore-forming, bacillus Spores may remain infectious in environment for as long as 50 years Endemic infection in animals Spores enter host, germinate in a macrophage and are transported to regional lymph nodes where local toxins cause edema and death of tissue Humans develop infection naturally...