Los Angeles County Data
Sources
Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health (LACDPH)
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's
Health Assessment Unit continuously publishes reports on
the health outcomes of LA County residents.
The Health Assessment Program and
Epidemiology Program publish reports that describe
the prevalence of diseases and risk factors in the
County, as well as reports about the status of different
populations, such as women and children. The Health
Assessment Unit is also responsible for the
Key Health Indicators report, which describes health
outcomes by
Service Planning Area (SPA), the eight areas of the
County by which public health services are planned and
distributed. The website allows users to access to LA County Health Survey reports, subscribe to publications, and to access information about health and mortality in the County. You can also access city and community health profiles
here.
The Health Assessment Unit also publishes the Los
Angeles County Health Survey is a population-based
telephone survey that provides information concerning
the health of LA County residents. Survey 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.
The County of Los Angeles also maintains a Geographic
Information Systems
(GIS) Data Portal, which provides access to GIS data
created, maintained, licensed and stored by the County
of Los Angeles.
Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles
This interactive website,
Plan for a Healthy Los
Angeles, was developed as part of the update to the
City of Los Angeles' General Plan. It offers
neighborhood profiles and interactive maps for the City
of Los Angeles that display many of the characteristics
of the built and social environments that affect health
outcomes, such as economic conditions, education, land
use, transportation, and crime statistics.
California Data Sources
The UCLA Center for Health
Policy Research
The UCLA
Center for Health Policy Research offers local-level
data by Service Planning Area (SPA) for health
conditions, health behaviors, and social
characteristics. This website is also home to
AskCHIS, which
is an interactive tool that allows users to query health
data from the California Health Interview Survey at the
SPA, county, and state level for California.
Healthy City
Healthy City is a California-based non-profit that
provides local level data for health conditions, health
behaviors, social and neighborhood
characteristics - including fear of crime and frequency of
physical activity. Healthy City also offers online tools
for making maps and charts, as well as referrals to
local services.
The California Household Travel Survey
The California Household Travel Survey is a decennial
study conducted by the state Department of
Transportation on the population characteristics and
travel behavior of California's residents. The most
recent report was released in June 2013.
National Data Sources
The National Household Travel Survey
The National Household Travel Survey is conducted by the
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and includes data about travel
behavior, mode choice, and descriptive information about
the population. The preceding link directs users to the
survey's data sets, online analysis tools, and
frequently requested tables. The FHWA report, "Summary
of Travel Trends: 2009 National Household Travel Survey" offers a
clear and comprehensive overview of the most recent
Survey's findings.
