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Tustin Hangar Fire Smoke and Ash Poses Potential Health Risk

**UPDATED information can be found at www.Tustinca.org ** (Santa Ana, CA) – Smoke and ash from the recent fire at a hangar located at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin may pose a health risk to some Orange County (OC) residents in the immediate and adjacent vicinity. The South...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Increasing Respiratory Virus Activity in Orange County

For the last several weeks there has been increasing respiratory virus activity in Orange County. Rates of COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and Influenza disease are all rising based on the percentage of positive test results reported to OCHCA. RSV activity has been increasing for the last 6 weeks, but...

OC Health Care Agency Issues Ocean Water Closure Due to Sewage Spill

The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) Environmental Health Division has closed the open coastal area from Laguna Avenue to Blue Lagoon in Laguna Beach due to a sewage spill. The spill volume is an estimated total of 94,500 gallons, and was caused by a break in a force main sewer...

CAHAN Disease Notification - Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus with Geographic Spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and health departments about the occurrence, geographic spread, and sexually associated human-to-human transmission of Clade I Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). MPXV has two...

OC Health Officer's Declarations, Orders & Recommendations

For the PDF English version, click here . For translation, please click on the black "Translate" button on the top right to translate the same order displayed below. VERONICA KELLEY, DSW, LCSW AGENCY DIRECTOR LORRAINE DANIEL, MPA ASSISTANT AGENCY DIRECTOR REGINA CHINSIO-KWONG, DO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, MD, MPH...

Presumptive Transfer

About Assembly Bill (AB) 1299 - Presumptive Transfer Assembly Bill (AB) 1299 (Ridley-Thomas, Chapter 603, Statutes 2016) was established to presumptively transfer the responsibility for the provision of, or arranging and payment for, Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) in a timely manner, from the county of original jurisdiction to the...

COVID-19 Prevention/Places Guidance

CAHAN Disease Notification - Severe and Fatal Confirmed Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever among People with Recent Travel to Tecate, Mexico

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify healthcare providers and the public about an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) among people in the United States with recent travel to or residence in the city of Tecate...

As Winter Virus Cases Increase, the OC Health Care Agency Reminds Residents to Get Vaccinated and Take Precautions

(Santa Ana, CA) – To address the recent increase in reported respiratory virus activity in Orange County (OC), the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) Public Health Services recommends residents get vaccinated and be vigilant about preventive measures to reduce the spread of winter viruses. Reported cases of COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial...

CAHAN Disease Notification - Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Immunizations and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to alert healthcare providers to low vaccination rates against influenza, COVID-19, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). Low vaccination rates, coupled with ongoing increases in national and international respiratory disease activity caused by multiple...