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 years in the deputy health officer position has more than prepared her [Chinsio-Kwong] for taking on the role of public health officer … She’s more than qualified,” Supervisor Katrina Foley said during the March 8 meeting. The change would allow Chau, who is also the director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, to focus on the county’s state’s CalAIM initiatives, the largest healthcare reform in recent California history, according to the meeting agenda. Although Chau is relieved from the role of the County Health Officer, he will remain to be the director of the …