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Internship Opportunities
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The Court programs team offers Alcohol Liaison Officer Internships. Interns must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and will be able to earn college credit if needed. Likely majors of study include: criminal justice, sociology, human services, public health and similar.
OC Health Care Agency Urges Preventative Measures as COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Continue to Rise, Updates on Testing and Booster Timing
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(Santa Ana, CA) – With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surging in Orange County, the OC Health Agency strongly urges residents and visitors to strictly follow proper masking, proper hand-hygiene, physical distancing, and other non-medical preventative measures to minimize further spread of this highly transmissible variant. Between January 6 and January...
Preventative Measures Against COVID-19 Still Necessary as Lunar New Year Celebrations Anticipated, Federal Government Offers Free N95 Masks, and State Extends Booster Deadline for Healthcare Workers
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(Santa Ana, CA) – In anticipation of increased gatherings during the Lunar New Year holiday and due to high COVID-19 hospitalizations, the OC Health Agency urges residents and visitors to strictly follow proper masking, proper hand-hygiene, physical distancing, and other non-medical preventative measures to minimize further spread of the highly...
OC Health Care Agency Urges Vaccination and Precautions as FDA Approves Moderna Vaccine and Omicron Sublineage Detected, Provides Updates on Testing
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(Santa Ana, CA) – On January 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued approval of the Moderna vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals age 18 and older. The vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax and had previously only been available under emergency use authorization. “This is...
OC Health Care Agency Advises Residents and Visitors to Beware of Foodborne Illness
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(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health Division advises the public against consuming food and beverages made or sold by street food vendors that do not possess a valid health permit. Mobile food facilities and street vendors that operate with a health permit are expected to...
CD HEALTH ALERT: Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Adults: CDC Publishes New Guidance for Use of 15 & 20 Valent Pneumococcal Vaccines
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On January 28, 2022, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released its recommendations on the use of two new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) in adults, the 15 valent PCV15 (VAXNEUVANCE) and the 20 valent PCV20 (PREVNAR 20). The new recommendations are as follows: Adults aged ≥65 years: Adults...
OC Health Care Agency Recommends Continued Indoor Masking Against COVID-19 as the State Issues Updated Masking Guidance
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(Santa Ana, CA) – The California Department of Public Health has revised its Guidance for the Use of Face Masks as COVID-19 cases decline across the state. Effective February 16, universal masking will be required in specified settings and unvaccinated persons will continue to be required to mask in all...
CD HEALTH ALERT: Modification of Health Care Providers and Laboratories COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
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OCHCA wants to make all health care and laboratory providers aware of new temporary modifications to certain COVID-19 reporting requirements. The California State Health Officer order issued today can be found here . Health care providers must report hospitalization and/or death of a patient due to COVID-19 within one working...
Your Health Matters OC
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The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) presents “Your Health Matters OC.” The show features health care professionals within the HCA and expert guests from the OC community. Each Episode features a variety of relevant health topics that impact your health and the Orange County community. VIEW EPISODES: Episode #27: Mental...