The State of California has many helpful resources available to use in response to the Zika virus and its health effects. The programs and resources included below are offered to California residents by the California Department of Public Health and other state-based organizations. If these resources do not address your needs or you require additional information, please contact the California Department of Public Health at (916) 558-1784.
Below are links to resources and information for patients and families affected by Zika available in California.
California Department of Public Health
California Department of Health Care Services
Early Intervention Services
Department of Developmental Services-Early Start
Children with Special Health Care Needs Programs
Local Health Department Websites
Zika Specific Websites
- Local Health Department Communicable Disease Program
- Los Angeles County-Department of Public Health – Vector Zika, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, California Children’s Services
- San Francisco County- Communicable Disease Control and Prevention – Zika
- San Diego County:Health and Human Services Agency – Zika Virus
- Orange County: Orange County Health Care Agency
- Sonoma County: Sonoma County Department of Health Services
Medi-Cal: California’s Insurance Program for Mid-Income Pregnant Women
Department of Social Services
California Department of Social Services
State HelpLine Phone Numbers
- For General Public Information
(916) 558-1784 - For Mother to Baby Information
(866) 626-6847
Resources for Clinicians
Zika Information for Health Professionals
State-Based Partner Organizations
- California Medical Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics, California
- California Neurology Society
- American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District IX, California
- California Psychological Association
- Infectious Disease Association of California
- National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
- California Primary Care Association
- California Academy of Family Physicians