Epidemiology Unit

Office of Health Assessment & Epidemiology
Department of Public Health
County of Los Angeles

313 N. Figueroa Street, Room 127
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: (213) 240-7785
Fax: (213) 250-2594
Email: epi@ph.lacounty.gov

Margaret Shih, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Epidemiology Unit

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Alex Ho, M.D., M.P.H.
Supervising Epidemiologist

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Aida Angelescu, M.S.
Research Analyst III

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David Kwan, M.P.H.
Epidemiologist

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Heena Hameed, M.P.H.
Epidemiology Analyst

Release of "Los Angeles County Life Tables, 1996-2005" 
(PDF Version) [September 2008]

Release of "Childhood Obesity: Tipping the Balance Toward Healthy, Active Children, July 2008" 
(PDF Version) [August 2008]

Release of "Preventing childhood obesity: the need to create health places. A Cities and Communities Health Report, October 2007"
(PDF Version) [November 8, 2007]

Release of "Premature Deaths from Heart Disease and Stroke in Los Angeles County: A Cities and Communities Health Report, January 2006"
( PDF Version) [February 13, 2006]

Updated: The Epidemiology Unit and Childhood Fitness
(HTML Page) [March 22, 2005]