One supervisor raised concerns about a lack of spending transparency, while another said the public health director gave contradicting justifications for millions in no-bid contracts.
Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Posted inGovernment
Balancing Equity and Accountability: Millions in Health Outreach Contracts Draws Questions, Whistleblower Complaint
Orange County officials are looking to diversify service delivery and improve health disparities in underserved communities. But there are more and more questions about the way the proposed contracts add up…or don’t.
Posted inEducation
California K-12 Students Will Continue to Wear Masks Indoors, Says State Department of Public Health
Comprehensive updated state guidelines for K-12 schools are expected to come out next week.
Posted inEducation
Will Masks be Required When Orange County Students Go Back to School in the Fall?
Orange County school districts are awaiting mask guidance from the state public health department.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness
Public Not Told of Anaheim Legionnaire’s Outbreak Because Health Threat Was Over
The public was not notified of a recent outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Anaheim until reporters asked about it, because there was no ongoing public health threat, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA).
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness
12 Cases of Legionnaire’s Disease, One Death, Reported in Anaheim; Disneyland Closes Cooling Towers
Disneyland has shut down two cooling towers at its theme park after a dozen cases, including one death, from Legionnaire’s disease – a serious respiratory illness caused by the Legionella bacteria – were reported in Anaheim.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Assemblyman Seeks Valley Fever Funding, Overhaul of Reporting Guidelines
Bill would add $2 million to a state fund for valley fever vaccine research and create guidelines for how local, state and federal agencies report cases.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative
California Prisons Reduce Risk of Valley Fever for Inmates
In 2011, state prisons in the Central Valley reported hundreds of cases and up to nine deaths from valley fever. But in recent years prisons have made changes and the rates have dropped significantly.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Federal Funding Fuels New Valley Fever Research
The National Institutes of Health long ignored valley fever, a disease that mostly affects people in Arizona and California. But it is now providing critical support and researchers say they are “on the cusp of doing some very exciting things.”
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Accurate Valley Fever Counts Elude Officials
Estimates of valley fever cases recorded by local, state and federal agencies vary so widely that they call into question the accuracy of the figures released to the public, a Center for Health Journalism Collaborative investigation has found.
