Celebrating PUBLIC Health WEEK
PUBLIC HEALTH IS April 4-10, 2022
Every year, Public Health Week (PHW) is observed during the first full week of April. In celebrating PHW, we as an Agency embrace this year’s theme “PUBLIC HEALTH IS WHERE YOU ARE.” During each day of PHW, OC Health Care Agency (HCA) staff had the opportunity to attend the following Brown Bag Lunch and Learn sessions highlighting the important work of various Public Health Services teams to support public health in the community:
April 4: Family Health Clinic and You, What You Should Know Dr. Jeffrey Vu, Division Manager of Clinical Services, discussed the services, programs and staff at the Family Health Clinic and the vision forward to continue meeting the needs and bridging gaps to serve our diverse community.
April 5: Bridging Nutrition Insecurity Gaps Maridet Ibanez, Program Manager of Nutrition Services, talked about the Health Promotion and Community Planning team and how Nutrition Services currently helps to bridge the gap and combat nutrition insecurity in our community.
April 6: Front and Center Protecting Orange County Josh Jacobs, Communicable Disease Control Division (CDCD) Division Manager; Dr. Megan Crumpler, Public Health Laboratory (PHL) Division Manager; Dr. Matthew Zahn, Medical Director; and Eric Shearer, CD Surveillance Manager, talked about the scope and depth of what the CDCD and PHL teams do to keep our community healthy and safe.
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