Health Status and Issues

L.A. County residents have enjoyed overall health status improvements in the last 10 years. However, significant geographic and ethnic disparities persist. For instance, there are differences in self-reported health status, an important predictor of life expectancy and health care utilization. SPA 4 (Metro), SPA 6 (South L.A.) and SPA 7 (East L.A.) fared the worst compared to other areas. Chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease have been on the rise. In particular, alarming health disparities exist for South L.A. residents.

Publications and Documents

Dec 22 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz, L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Ensuring Continuity of Care for Ryan White Beneficiaries

Dec 08 2011
Kathryn Kietzman, Eva Durazo, Jacqueline Torres, Anne Soon Choi and Steven Wallace, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Independence at Risk: Older Californians with Disabilities Struggle to Remain at Home

Dec 05 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Ensuring Continuity of Care for Ryan White Beneficiaries

Nov 30 2011
Tara Mancini, Martha Heberlein and Joan Alker, Georgetown Center for Children and Families
Children’s Health Insurance Coverage in the United States 2008-2010

Nov 22 2011
Lois Davis, Malcolm Williams, Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Paul Steinberg, Nancy Nicosia, Adrian Overton, Lisa Miyashiro, Susan Turner, Terry Fain and Eugene Williams III, RAND Corporation
Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California

Nov 21 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Ensuring Continuity of Care for Ryan White Beneficiaries

Nov 16 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Status Report on Reduction of Infant Deaths Due to Unsafe Sleeping Practices and Shaken Baby Trauma

Nov 09 2011
Susan Babey, Joelle Wolstein, Allison Diamant, Amanda Bloom and Harold Goldstein, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California Center for Public Health Advocacy
A Patchwork of Progress: Changes in Overweight and Obesity Among California 5th, 7th and 9th Graders

Nov 07 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz, L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Ensuring Continuity of Care for Ryan White Beneficiaries

Oct 27 2011
L.A. County Department of Public Health (DPH)
Public Prevention Health Fund: L.A. County DPH's Community Transformation Grant Award Summary


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