(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) announces the return of the "Light Up Hope OC" Campaign during the month of September for Suicide Prevention Month, as part of its ongoing commitment to raising awareness and spreading hope. The campaign aligns with the statewide "Strive for Zero"...

(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has issued a health advisory due to smoke drift from local wildfires. The health advisory follows a Wildfire Smoke Advisory for parts of Southern California from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) which indicates unhealthy air quality for...

In 2024, Orange County has already identified 25 cases of dengue virus infection. This exceeds the number of county residents identified with dengue virus infection in any year over the last 10 years. All of these cases have been among international travelers and no locally acquired dengue virus infections have...

Document Date Committee Agenda 10/02/2024...

Orange County Health Care Agency Behavioral Health Services is providing Behavioral Health Links to Justice Involved Medi-Cal members who plan to reside in Orange County post-release from incarceration and who meet eligibility criteria for Specialty Mental Health Services or Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System. Behavioral Health Links to Orange County...

Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Implementation Plan HCA BHS sought input from a broad spectrum of stakeholders to gather perspectives representative of Orange County’s diverse population. Participation by interested stakeholders was achieved through various methods of community outreach including written materials, surveys, ongoing collaborative meetings, public forums, provider meetings, focus...

Mpox infections, from Clade II Monkeypox virus, continue to be endemic in the United States. Orange County has had an increase in mpox cases over the summer. Orange County Pride Parade and Festival is scheduled for October 5th. Pride events have been associated with an increase in risk behaviors and...

(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has officially assumed management along with operations of the Be Well Orange Campus, located at 265 South Anita Drive, Orange, CA 92868. As of October 1, 2024, the County of Orange (County) began overseeing the delivery of vital mental health...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and health departments about the Republic of Rwanda’s first confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) with 36 laboratory confirmed cases and 11 deaths reported as of October 2, 2024...

Document Date Committee Agenda 10/11/2024...