Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Health Assessment Unit
313 N. Figueroa St., Room 127
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 240-7785

	Cost as a Barrier to Accessing Medical Care Among Adults - 12/15/2011 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
	Obesity and Related Mortality in Los Angeles County 10/05/2011
	Trends in Depression: Shedding Light on the Darkness Press Release (01/25/2011) Press Release (01/25/2011 - Spanish)
	Trends in Diabetes: A Reversible Public Health Crisis     Press Release (11/04/2010) Trends in Diabetes (Summary Report)  Las Tendencias En La Diabetes: Una Crisis De Salud Pública Reversible    Comunicación de Prensa (11/04/2010)
	LACHS Query System - available for automated analysis of the 2007 and 2005 survey data. Click here   LAHealthDataNow!

  

• Healthy Women: Wellness Across the Life Span (Press Release - 10/05/2010)
• Cigarette Smoking in Los Angeles County: Local Data to Inform Tobacco Policy  (Press Release - 06/22/2010)
• Healthy Women, Healthy Children: Preconception Health in Los Angeles County    (Press Release - 03/31/2010)
• Informal Caregiving: Implications for Public Health   (Press Release -  02/25/2010)
• 2007 Key Indicators of Health Report    (Press Release -  06/16/2009)
• Alzheimer's Disease: An Emerging Public Health Concern      (Press Release - 10/01/2008)
• Childhood Obesity: Tipping the Balance Toward Healthy, Active Children  

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The Los Angeles County Health Survey is a population based telephone survey that provides information concerning the health of  Los Angeles County residents. The data are used for assessing health-related needs of the population, for program planning and policy development, and for program evaluation. The relatively large sample size allows users to obtain health indicator data for large demographic subgroups and across geographic regions of the County, including Service Planning Areas and Health Districts.

For more background information, methodology, questionnaires and data tables - click here. 

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Health indicators represent one available tool for monitoring the overall health of the population, and for communicating with the public about key opportunities for health improvement. Every 2-3 years, the Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology compiles and presents data from the Los Angeles County Health Survey and from other public health programs in the Key Indicators of Health Report. The data describe the status of health in the County's eight Service Planning Areas, highlighting opportunities for health improvement in each local area. In addition, in collaboration with the Office of Women's Health, in 2007 data were compiled describing Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County, by race/ethnicity and by health insurance status. These reports were designed to be shared with concerned community groups, such as health care providers, schools, neighborhoods, and non-profit and business associations, to help us work together toward achieving better health for all. 

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	Key Indicators of Health Report (Revised) -2007 Data (Released 06/16/2009) Press Release 06/16/2009 11am PST  SPA, Cities & Communities Map Tell us what you think about the Key Indicator Report - click here.
	Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County Report - 2007 Data (Released 03/03/2010) (Press Release 03/03/2010)

For hard copies of these reports, please contact us at (213) 240-7785 or e-mail: sbaldwin@ph.lacounty.gov.  

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