Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Programs
600 S. Commonwealth Ave., 8th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Tel: (213) 639-6400
FAX: (213) 639-1034
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The Los
Angeles County Health Survey is a population based telephone survey that
provides information concerning the health of adult 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.
L.A.
HealthDataNow! is the query system of the L.A. County Health Survey that
helps to generate customized data tables.
CHIS is
the nation's largest state health survey. CHIS is a random-dial
telephone survey conducted on a continuous basis and covering a wide
range of health topics. CHIS gives a detailed picture of the health and
health care needs of California's large and diverse population. Data is
provided on State and County level.
Healthy
City provides data and mapping tools to help in building a better
community. Customized maps of California counties including L.A. county
can be generated using user uploaded data.
The
primary goal of the Data Mining Project is to provide comprehensive data
about the low-income 0-5 population in Los Angeles County. PHFE WIC
collaborates with the California State WIC Program and the six other
Local Agency WIC Programs in Los Angeles County to collect and analyze
WIC data. Funded by First 5 LA, the project examines WIC administrative
data and administers periodic surveys of WIC families in order to
examine and address the needs of the low-income community.
The Economic Roundtable is a non-profit, public benefit
corporation organized to conduct economic, social and environmental
research that contributes to the sustainability of individuals and
communities. Research findings are made readily available to public
policy makers, affected communities, and the general public.
The
Health Information and Research Section (HIRS) is
responsible for stewardship and distribution of vital statistics data
(births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriage) and provides written reports
and data tables analyzing these data. HIRS also assesses California's
progress toward Healthy People health indicators and coordinates the
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
for the Departments of Public Health and Health Care Services.
The
Maternal and Infant Health Assessment, or MIHA, is an annual,
statewide-representative survey of women with a recent live birth in
California. MIHA collects self-reported information about maternal and
infant experiences and about maternal attitudes and behaviors before,
during and shortly after pregnancy. It is implemented by the
Epidemiology, Assessment and Program Development Branch of the Maternal,
Child and Adolescent Health Program of the California Department of
Public Health in collaboration with the University of California, San
Francisco Center on Social Disparities in Health.
The
California Women's Health Survey (CWHS) is an annually conducted survey
about women's and girls' health in California. The survey was
established to provide information to policy-makers and health
professionals about women's health and to serve as a catalyst for
innovative solutions that impact the health of California's women and
girls. The Women's Health Survey is a unique collaborative
interdepartmental and private industry effort between the California
Departments of Public Health, Health Care Services, Mental Health,
Alcohol and Drug Programs and Social Services and private partners the
California Medical Review, Inc. (aka Lumetra) and the Public Health
Institute
Office of Statewide
Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) was created to provide the State
with an enhanced understanding of the structure and function of its
healthcare delivery systems. The Mission of OSHPD is to promote
healthcare accessibility through leadership in analyzing California's
healthcare infrastructure, promoting a diverse and competent healthcare
workforce, providing information about healthcare outcomes, assuring the
safety of buildings used in providing healthcare, insuring loans to
encourage the development of healthcare facilities, and facilitating
development of sustained capacity for communities to address local
healthcare issues. The Health Care Information Division provides
hospital data including patient discharge and financial data.
Research
and Analytical Studies Branch of CDHCS
compiles official statistics and undertakes analytical studies that
inform policy and assist DHCS in achieving its mission and goals. The
data presented mainly focused on Medi-Cal services and includes section
related to Women's Health.
The
California Attorney General has the duty to collect, analyze, and report
statistical data, which provide valid measures of crime and the criminal
justice process to government and the citizens of California. The site
contains statistical tables, reports, publications, links to federal,
state, and local agency statistics, and links to other criminal
statistics services.
OEHHA is
responsible for developing and providing risk managers in state and
local government agencies with toxicological and medical information
relevant to decisions involving public health. The site presents data
reports on risks posed by hazardous substances.
The
Demographic Research Unit of the California Department of Finance is
designated as the single official source of demographic data for state
planning and budgeting.
The Improved Perinatal Outcome
Data Reports (IPODR) are intended to provide
information on which to base health planning and
allocation decisions, and evaluation of these
decisions.-
CDC's Reproductive
Health Information Source
Because reproductive health issues are a focus of
many projects within CDC, this site features
information from various programs, not just the
Division of Reproductive Health as well as links
to related data sources
PRAMS,
the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, is a surveillance
project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and
state health departments. PRAMS collects state-specific,
population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before,
during, and shortly after pregnancy.
The US
Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the
nation's people and economy. The latest National Census data is made
available on this site.
The
mission of The Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high performing health
care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater
efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including
low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children,
and elderly adults
The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) is a
non-profit organization focused on sexual and
reproductive health research,policy analysis and
public education. AGI publishes Family Planning
Perspectives, International Family Planning
Perspectives, The Guttmacher Report on Public
Policy and special reports on sexual and
reproductive health and rights. The Institute's
mission is to protect the reproductive choices
of all women and men in the United States and
throughout the world. It is to support their
ability to obtain the information and services
needed to achieve their full human rights,
safeguard their health and exercise their
individual responsibilities in regard to sexual
behavior and relationships, reproduction and
family formation.
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