Cannabis Toxicity September 21, 2018 The following article was modified from the original. To see the full article, including citations and to receive free ... Read More
Public Health Opens Community Healing and Trauma Prevention Center in South LA September 12, 2018 On September 5th, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas along with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and community partners ... Read More
LAC DPH Health Alert: Measles Exposure in LA County August 22, 2018 This message is intended for primary care, urgent care, emergency, pediatric, and internal medicine, infectious disease, and laboratory providers. Please ... Read More
New Reports and Datasets Released: "Los Angeles County City and Community Health Profiles" August 15, 2018 The Department of Public Health has released a first-of-its-kind series of health profile reports for 86 Los Angeles County ... Read More
Los Angeles County Health Agency Launches Center for Health Equity Action Plan August 9, 2018 Yesterday, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas along with the Los Angeles County Health Agency and community partners announced the release of ... Read More
Los Angeles County Appoints New Health Officer August 1, 2018 This article originally appeared on the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health website On Monday, July 30th, Muntu Davis, ... Read More
Optimizing Care for Women of Reproductive Age with One Key Question® July 26, 2018 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recommends that health care providers routinely screen for pregnancy desire in ... Read More
Rising Numbers of Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs, Including Carfentanil, and Increased Usage and Mixing with Non-opioids July 13, 2018 Summary This is an alert to public health departments, health care professionals, first responders, and medical examiners and coroners to ... Read More
Public Health Releases New City and Community Health Profiles June 29, 2018 On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) released the most geographically focused reports to ... Read More
First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in LA County June 22, 2018 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has identified the first case of human West Nile ... Read More
L.A. County Sues Opioid Manufacturers to Combat Public Health Crisis Created by Opioid Addiction June 15, 2018 Orange County Superior Court Judge Kim G. Dunning has issued an order that opens the door for Los Angeles ... Read More
New Report Shows California's Progress Addressing Opioid Crisis June 8, 2018 Urges further policy changes to expand access to care for pain and substance use disorders The American Medical Association (AMA) ... Read More