Identification

Name

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health - Public Health Reports
Status

Active
Category

System
Organizations
(1) California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
(2) Los Angeles County (LA County)
(3) Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH)
Update frequency

Unknown
Created

2014-06-09 19:48:02+00:00
Modified

2016-07-07 22:02:42.827461+00:00

Basic Information

Overview

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health protects health, prevents disease, and promotes the health and well-being for all persons in Los Angeles County. Public health nurses make home visits to families with communicable diseases; epidemiologists investigate the sources of disease outbreaks; environmental health specialists ensure safe food, water, and housing; and all work with community coalitions to advocate for public policies to protect and improve health.
Goals
(1) Baseline awareness
(2) Consequence management
(3) Situational awareness
URL http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/index.htm
URL (alternate) http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/report/phreports.htm
Related system
(1) California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE)

Disease and Geography

Locations
(1) Los Angeles
(2) Los Angeles
Disease properties
(1) Emerging or re-emerging
(2) Notifiable diseases (USA)
(3) Vaccine preventable

Datastreams

Data sources
(1) Official Reports
(2) Personal Communication
(3) Personal Communication