Public Health & Safety
Orange County Adopts CDC Initiative to Reduce Fatal and Nonfatal Overdoses
In order to address the increasing number of overdose deaths related to prescription opioids and illicit drugs, Orange County has engaged with the Centers for Disease Control and recently was awarded a grant funded by the CDC to implement its Stop Overdose campaigns locally. The series of campaigns focuses on four key areas: the dangers […]
Orange County Manages Supply Chain Issues with Agility and Adaptability
It has been three years since the COVID pandemic, but its effects, along with international conflicts and inflationary pressures, are still creating issues for...
Rapid Rehousing Services Provided for Orange County Homeless Young Adults with HIV
Orange County Health Services Department was recently awarded a $1M SURE (Supporting Replication of Housing Interventions in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program) grant from...
Zero Fatalities: Orange County Adopts Vision Zero Strategies to Save Lives
Each year, more than 42,000 people are killed on American streets, and thousands more are injured. In 2022, there were 209 fatalities and 1,208...
What’s in a Name?
Whenever Belgian immigrant Lynx Tepatondele Teta Delozege heard sirens outside his Central Florida home, one thought always crossed his mind: “I should become a...
Office for a Drug-Free Community Leads Efforts to Curb Opioid Deaths
In Orange County, more people died from opioid overdoses in 2022 than all other drug overdoses combined, and the importance of harm reduction —...
Orange County Animal Services Initiates New Program That Keeps More Pets in Homes
In early September, Orange County Animal Services had to move quickly when a canine pneumovirus case was found in a shelter dog. In order...
Harbor House a True Community Partner in Quest to Eradicate Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and Orange County continues to do its part to tackle this issue head on. The Orange...
Orange County Public Works Well Prepared for Hurricane Season
Orange County Public Works Department is one of the first departments called upon to help in emergency situations like hurricanes, and as we reach...
Idalia Updates
Latest news is displayed first. For resources and information on storm preparedness, visit www.ocfl.net/storm. To view the latest updates in Spanish, visit ocfl.net/Idalia-es. To...
