Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
3530 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90010
Tel: (213) 351-7825
Fax: (213) 351-2713
E-mail: chronic_disease@ph.lacounty.gov
Mission Statement
To improve health and decrease health disparities in
Los Angeles County by reducing the occurrence, severity,
and consequences of chronic diseases and injuries. Chronic Disease Brochure
Latest News
Healthy Food Procurement in the County of Los Angeles
Now available for download: Resources to help implement healthy eating tips in vending
machines. For more information on the County’s healthy food procurement policies,
click here
Creating Healthy Food Environments Brief,
click here
Nutrition Recommendations for Meals, Snacks
and Beverages in Cafeterias,
click here
Implementation Toolkit for Vending Machine
Nutrition Policy- Beverages,
click here
Implementation Toolkit for Vending Machine
Nutrition Policy- Snacks,
click here
Community Transformation Grant Summary,
click here
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative
Summary,
click here
Public Health Launches Choose Health LA Restaurants
Choose Health LA Restaurants is a partnership between the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
and local restaurants to promote healthier meal choices for customers across Los Angeles County.
Given that nearly two in three LA County adults and children are overweight or obese, it is critical
that we work together to help reverse this trend. One important strategy to address the issue is
to offer customers healthier options at restaurants. Choose Health LA Restaurants works with restaurant
operators to expand healthier choices by offering customers smaller portion size options
and healthier children’s meals in addition to existing menu items.
To learn more about the program, including how to become a participating restaurant, click here
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative
The four-year Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative is bringing together a broad range of partners
to implement community-based public education, skills-building and environmental changes that promote physical
activity and healthy eating. The grant, funded by First 5 LA, targets the nearly one million LA County
children 0-5 years of age and their families, and includes three focus areas: Choose Health LA Kids,
reducing obesity in child care settings and managing obesity in moms.
Menu Labeling as a Potential Strategy for Combating the Obesity Epidemic
Public Health releases a report showing that posting calorie information on
restaurant menus can help consumers make better health choices
when eating out. To read the full report,
click here
Preventing Childhood Obesity: the Need to Create Healthy Places.
A Cities and Communities Health Report Public Health releases a report
presenting data on the prevalence of childhood obesity for 128 cities and
communities in Los Angeles County. Cities and communities were ranked in
terms of highest-to-lowest obesity prevalence and by level of economic
hardship. To read the full report,
click here
