Category: Regina Chinsio-Kwong

California County Officials Oppose State’s Needle-Exchange Program

May 24, 2023
Andrew DoCaliforniaCalifornia Department of Public HealthHarm Reduction InstituteKatrina FoleyRegina Chinsio-KwongRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSVicente Sarmiento
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors voted Tuesday to ask state officials to reconsider a needle-exchange program in Santa Ana. The program by the Harm Reduction Institute comes about five years after the county prevailed in litigation to halt another needle-exchange program based on arguments that it led to an increase in littering in the city….

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Orange County Appoints New Health Officer

March 8, 2022
CaliforniaClayton Chauhealth officerLocal NewsOrange CountyRegina Chinsio-KwongRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUS
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Clayton Chau was relieved of his County Health Officer role and Deputy Health Officer Regina Chinsio-Kwong was appointed as his replacement, following a vote by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on March 8. Chinsio-Kwong will assume the County Health Officer title on March 11. “I know that having experienced the last two…

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