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Overview of Public Health in California <br />10Copyright © 2021 Health Management Associates, Inc. <br />All rights reserved. PROPRIETARY and CONFIDENTIAL <br />Public health is organized and managed through State and local agencies <br />+Responsibilities are delineated in California statue, primarily the Health and <br />Safety Code and California Code of Regulations Title 17 <br />+CA Department of Public Health has ultimate authority for interpretation <br />regarding California’s public health laws <br />+Range of responsibilities include monitoring, inspection, public education, <br />crisis response <br />Counties fulfill public health responsibilities for most jurisdictions <br />+In Orange County, public health duties are embedded within Health Care <br />Agency (HCA) <br />+HCA has additional responsibilities for mental and behavioral health <br />services, public guardian, and operation of some direct clinical services