New partnerships between census workers and local community leaders have formed new outreach efforts to ramp up response rates in undercounted areas.
Tag: Healthy Communities
Posted inCountywide, Education, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Elementary Schools Could Reopen for Classroom Learning
Orange County elementary schools could reopen for classroom teaching if parents, teachers and community groups sign off, along with interim health officer Dr. Clayton Chau.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Economy, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories, Westminster
Westminster Council Inaction Leaves Bleak Outlook for City’s Finances, Basic Functions
The meeting ended, and the window closed, without enough support by policymakers to put the question before voters in time for the November election.
Posted inAnaheim, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Tackling Coronavirus Spread in Anaheim and Santa Ana Puts Focus on Inequity
The virus is hitting working class Latino neighborhoods especially hard because many residents are essential workers who are trying to quarantine in overcrowded housing.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Public Workers Confront Coronavirus Uncertainty Amidst Outbreaks
OC Social Services Agency Director assured residents and workers her agency took a slew of precautions to prevent coronavirus outbreaks.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Huntington Beach, NEWS, Outdoors, State, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Public Protest, Questions Push Water Board Decision on Huntington Beach Desal Permit to Aug. 7
If the permit is approved, Poseidon Water, the company proposing the desal plant, would clear a major hurdle after two-decades of pushing it near the final stretch.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Coronavirus Hospitalization Numbers Continue to be Clouded by Uncertainty
OC’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers continue to be dogged by uncertainty, with the numbers of reported patients dropping over the past week.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Huntington Beach, Outdoors, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Public Argues For, Against Huntington Beach Desalination Plant, Decision Near
A series of public hearings on a controversial desalination project are set to take place over two days.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Confusion Reigns Around Orange County’s Coronavirus Death Counts and Hospitalizations
Four months into the pandemic, OC Health Care Agency officials still struggle to get the public timely, accurate data about how many people are dying from or in the hospital.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Hospital Workers are Getting Fatigued
OC hospital employees are increasingly tired after hospitalizations saw a dramatic increase since the beginning of June and have remained somewhat steady, but high, the past week.
