Mandatory wood-burning ban in effect through Wed., Jan. 21
NO-BURN ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT TODAY AND TOMORROW FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN All Indoor and Outdoor Residential Wood Burning Prohibited Due to High Air…
Residential No-burn Alert declared for Central Orange County today
A Residential No-Burn Alert has been declared for Central Orange-2, CA, on Sunday, Jan 18 The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has declared a Residential No-Burn Day in your…
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…
Cholula’s Bakery apologizes but their health record has been bad for awhile
Cholula's Bakery has posted an apology on their Facebook page in the wake of this week's scandal that saw many of their customers sickened after they consumed their Rosca de…
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…
Mandatory wood-burning ban in effect tomorrow, 1/9, in Orange County
NO-BURN ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT TOMORROW FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN All Indoor and Outdoor Residential Wood Burning Prohibited Due to High Air Pollution Predicted…
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…
The City of Santa Ana is now accepting medical marijuana dispensary applications
The City of Santa Ana has begun its application process for those interested in opening a medical marijuana collective in town, after residents voted Nov. 4 to legalize and tax…
Three O.C. cases of wound botulism associated with heroin use reported
For Immediate Release: December 15, 2014 Contact: Nicole Stanfield , nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Three Cases of Wound Botulism Associated with Heroin Use Reported in Orange County (Santa Ana) - Three cases of botulism…
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.…
Latino Health Access Tamalada set for December 19
Latino Health Access welcomes the holiday season with its annual Tamalada or tamale party. They serve a healthy version of this Latin American wrapped corn meal that is low calorie…
New study finds over one-third of O.C. deaths are premature
For Immediate Release: December 8, 2014 Contact: Nicole Stanfield nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 New Study Finds Over One-Third of Orange County Deaths Are Premature (Santa Ana) - A new study by the Orange…