National Walk and Roll to School Day is October 8
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2025) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Encourages families and students to buckle up their helmets and lace up their sneakers for National Walk and Roll to…
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2025) – October is National Pedestrian Safety Month and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind drivers to always take extra precautions to…
Pathways to Change Orange Countys DRC Celebrates Transformational Journeys
SANTA ANA, CA – (October 16, 2025) - The Orange County Day Reporting Center (DRC), operated in partnership with the Orange County Probation Department, held a moving graduation ceremony to honor the…
CAHAN Disease Notification Community Spread of Clade I Mpox Within California
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) would like to alert healthcare providers, local health jurisdictions and laboratories about three unrelated clade I mpox cases, which have been…
Lead There is No Safe Level of Lead and No Its Not Just in Old Paint
As a parent, you may have been asked, “Does your child live in, or spend a lot of time in, a place built before 1978 that has peeling or chipped paint or that has been recently remodeled?”That…
Start Smart Prepare for a Safe and Healthy School Year
Back-to-school season is a great time to check in on your child’s health and well-being. As a trauma surgeon and public health officer, I see how much prevention matters—especially when kids…
Treatment Services and Support are Available
Recovery Month reminds all of us as a community and as health care providers that treatment services and support are available for substance use. We celebrate the successes of those in…
You Are Not Alone
This Suicide Prevention Month, I would like to slow down and take a moment to talk about some ways our well-being, our stories, and our futures can be impacted. I know that life can feel…
An Ounce of Prevention
Before joining the OC Health Care Agency, I worked many years as a primary care doctor taking care of people of all ages. The saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is one…
National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 1925
Parents are key to keeping kids safe behind the wheelSANTA ANA, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2025) – During National Teen Driver Safety Week, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department encourages parents…