National HIV Testing Day set for June 27
Healthcare Advisory: National HIV Testing Day By: OC Supervisor Lisa Bartlett June 27 marks National HIV Testing Day, which helps promote testing and early diagnosis of HIV, the virus that causes…
Mental illness linked to shorter life spans in Orange County
Healthcare Advisory Mental Illness Linked to Shorter Life Spans in OC Consistent with previous studies, the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) has found that Orange County residents with a…
Supervisor Do accepts donations from filthy eateries even as he opposes letter health grade ratings
Some people never learn. Take Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do for example. Back in 2008 he tearfully resigned from the Garden Grove City Council , in part because he "faced great hardships…
Three O.C. kids sickened by raw goat milk infected with bacteria
For Immediate Release: June 4, 2015 Contact: Deanne Thompson, dthompson@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 CAMPYLOBACTER CASES ASSOCIATED WITH CONSUMPTION OF RAW GOAT MILK Orange County has confirmed three cases of campylobacteriosis infection associated with consumption…
Rabid bat found in Huntington Beach
For Immediate Release: February 19, 2015 Contact: Nicole Stanfield, nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Bat Found in Huntington Beach Tests Positive for Rabies (Santa Ana) - A live, rabid bat was found on the ground…
Bat found at Fullerton College tests positive for rabies
For Immediate Release: January 21, 2015 Contact: Tricia Landquist, tlandquist@ochca.com / 714-834-2178 Bat Found at Fullerton College Tests Positive for Rabies (Santa Ana) – A live, rabid bat was found on…
There are now 20 confirmed measles cases in Orange County
For Immediate Release: January 21, 2015 Contact: Nicole Stanfield, nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Ongoing Measles Transmission in Orange County (Santa Ana) - There are now twenty (20) confirmed measles cases in Orange County, signaling…
Measles continues to spread in Orange County
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2015 Contact: Deanne Thompson, dthompson@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Measles Continues to Spread in Orange County (Santa Ana) - Orange County now has sixteen confirmed cases of measles. Ten…
Orange County reports first influenza related death
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2015 Contact: Deanne Thompson, dthompson@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Orange County Reports First Influenza Related Death (Santa Ana) - The Orange County Health Care Agency has confirmed our county’s…
Eight measles cases confirmed in Orange County
For Immediate Release: January 9, 2015 Contact: Nicole Stanfield nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Eight Confirmed Measles Cases in Orange County MMR Vaccination Recommended Due to Potential Public Exposure (Santa Ana) - Orange County…
There was a synthetic drug in Cholula’s Bakery’s Rosca de Reyes bread
Santa Ana Police Department For Immediate Release: January 9, 2015 Contacts: nstanfield@ochca.com, (714) 834-2178; abertagna@santa-ana.org, (714) 245-8029 Advisory: Foodborne Illness Investigation at Cholula’s Bakery (Santa Ana) - One January 6, 2015 the Orange County…
Potential public exposure to measles in Orange
For Immediate Release: January 8, 2014 Contact: nstanfield@ochca.com or (714) 834-2178 Potential Public Exposure to Measles (Santa Ana) - The Orange County Health Care Agency has confirmed three cases of…
People sickened after eating Rosca de Reyes Bread from Cholula’s Bakery
For Immediate Release: January 7, 2014 Contact: Nicole Stanfield nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Illness Associated with Rosca de Reyes Bread (Santa Ana) - Over 30 people from multiple unrelated groups became ill with…
Free flu shots available at the Health Care Agency’s Family Health Clinic
For Immediate Release: December 15, 2014 Contact: Nicole Stanfield nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Get a Flu Vaccination for a Healthy Holiday Season (Santa Ana) - Influenza activity has begun to increase in Orange County.…
Public update on Orange County ebola preparedness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2014 Contact: Deanne Thompson, Orange County Health Care Agency, (714) 834 7649, dthompson@ochca.com Public Update on Ebola Preparedness (Santa Ana, CA) — Emergency planning is…