The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture, the California Department of Education and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, will provide approximately 300,000 free snacks and lunches this summer to children...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) announces since 2012, rates of syphilis among both men and women have been steadily increasing in Los Angeles County and in California. Cases in women rose by 50% from 2016 to 2017, affecting individuals in almost every area of the county....

WASHINGTON – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties in the health category for the county’s “A Hepatitis A Crisis: Protecting Our Communities” program. The award honors innovative, effective...

On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) launched an innovative, digital and social media-based public education campaign created by local teenagers and designed to prevent tweens and teens from using marijuana. Under the theme of making “bigger choices” (#BiggerChoices)...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health along with community partners launched a new plan today to address inequities in infant mortality rates and improve the health of mothers and newborns in the county. The new strategy seeks to significantly reduce the black-white inequality in infant...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) announces a series of events to promote community efforts to confront health inequities and share resources during 2018 National Public Health Week. Throughout the week, events will be held to highlight specific partnership initiatives...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reports that influenza activity has declined over the last two weeks; however, activity is still widespread and higher than peak levels observed during recent seasons. During surveillance week 2 (January 7-13, 2018), 28.6 percent of respiratory specimens...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced today that influenza activity is elevated and continues increasing throughout the county, and again urged residents to get flu vaccinations for everyone aged six months and older. To date, there are 36 confirmed influenza-associated deaths...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) released a new report Thursday on the state of food insecurity in the county. More than half a million households earning less than 300% of the federal poverty level (FPL) are food insecure, which means many people face barriers purchasing...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first death of West Nile virus infection in Los Angeles County for the 2017 season (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena as cases identified in those cities are reported by their local health departments). The resident was from the San...