Bat Found in Rancho Santa Margarita Tests Positive for Rabies
(Santa Ana, CA) — A bat found at Rancho Santa Margarita Lake has tested positive for rabies. The bat was found on the ground near a walking path around the lake on Thursday,…
CDPH Issues Shellfish Advisory in Advance of Annual Mussel Quarantine
(Santa Ana, CA) — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a warning due to the detection of dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) and domoic…
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…
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…
CAHAN Disease Notification New World Screwworm Outbreak in Mexico and Central America
CDPH/Health Advisory– September 4, 2025 – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) would like to alert healthcare providers, local health departments, laboratories, and travelers about…
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…
CDC Health Alert Network HAN Health Advisory Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the…
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…
CD HEALTH ALERT Travel Associated Measles Case Orange County
A case of measles has been confirmed in an Orange County resident, an unvaccinated toddler, who had recently traveled domestically. The Orange County Health Care Agency's Communicable Disease Control…
Measles Case In Orange County
(Santa Ana, CA) — The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed a case of measles in a toddler who recently travelled domestically. The HCA is notifying individuals who were exposed to the…