Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Health Assessment Unit
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Los Angeles, CA 90012
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  2007 Key Indicators of Health Report (Revised)       (Press Release 06/16/2009 11am PST)     SPA, Cities & Communities Map

  For those that received hard copies:  On page 22 of the report there is an error with regard to national and county-wide teen drinking prevalence. These data should  reflect the following;

  • The percent of teens ages 14-17 years who consumed at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days is 44.7% nationally and 41.6% in Los Angeles County.
  • The percent of teens ages 14-17 years who binge drink (had 5 or more alcoholic drinks on at least one occasion in the past 30 days) is 26.0% nationally and 24.6% in Los Angeles County.
    We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.

   

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The Los Angeles County Health Survey is a population based telephone survey that provides information concerning the health of  Los Angeles County residents. The data are used for assessing health-related needs of the population, for program planning and policy development, and for program evaluation. The relatively large sample size allows users to obtain health indicator data for large demographic subgroups and across geographic regions of the County, including Service Planning Areas and Health Districts.

Health indicators represent one available tool for monitoring the overall health of the population, and for communicating with the public about key opportunities for health improvement. Every 2-3 years, the Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology compiles and presents data from the Los Angeles County Health Survey and from other public health programs in the Key Indicators of Health Report. The data describe the status of health in the County's eight Service Planning Areas, highlighting opportunities for health improvement in each local area. In addition, in collaboration with the Office of Women's Health, in 2007 data were compiled describing Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County, by race/ethnicity and by health insurance status. These reports were designed to be shared with concerned community groups, such as health care providers, schools, neighborhoods, and non-profit and business associations, to help us work together toward achieving better health for all. 

 

Read our 2007 Key Indicators of Health Report (Revised)  

 (Press Release 06/16/2009 11am PST)

SPA, Cities & Communities Map

                                             Read our 2005 Key Indicators of Health Report                                                 

Read our Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County Report ;    

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For hard copies of the reports, please contact us at (213) 240-7785 or e-mail: sbaldwin@ph.lacounty.gov.
 

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