Statistics, Data, and Reports

Recent Information

• LA County Health Survey - Data on the health of Angelenos (conducted by the Health Assessment Unit)
  

Public Health Programs - Data and Reports Pages

• Acute Communicable Disease Control
• Substance Abuse Prevention and Control - Annual reports
• Data Collection & Analysis Program
• Emergency Preparedness & Response Program - Research
• Epidemiology Program - Reports, publications, and data
• Health Assessment Program
• HIV Epidemiology
• Injury and Violence Prevention - Reports
• Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health Program
• Office of Women's Health
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Program - Reports, articles, and abstracts
• Tobacco Control and Prevention Program
• Toxics Epidemiology Program
• Tuberculosis Statistics in Los Angeles County - TB morbidity statistics by age, gender, ethnicity, etc.

External Resources

Census 2000 Results - Visit the US Census Bureau Web site to find results in your area
• American Cancer Society: Year 2008 Facts and Figures  - See the latest facts and figures on cancer occurrence, number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Weekly reports to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by State Health Departments
• Healthy People 2010 - This statement of national health objectives is designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. 

Featured Articles

• Food Insecurity Increase in Los Angeles
• The Impact of the Built Environment on the Health of the Community, by Dr. Richard Jackson
  Part 1 | Part 2
  
• Planning Principles, Tools and Resources for Designing Neighborhoods, by Paul Zykofsky
  Part 1 | Part 2
• Los Angeles County Key Indicators of Health Report
• LA County Health Survey related reports and information