Newsletters

Influenza Watch
A weekly online newsletter published during influenza season. It provides statistics of influenza activity in Los Angeles, including the number of positive flu tests and the percent of emergency department visits for influenza-like illness each week. It also offers more global information, reporting on influenza in California and the nation.

Publications & Reports

2019

• Disability Among Adults in Los Angeles County

2018

• Adult Marijuana Use in Los Angeles County (July 2018)

2017

• Annual Report: Los Angeles County Health Agency 2016-2017
• Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County: Highlighting Disparities by Ethnicity and Poverty Level, 2017
• Key Indicators of Health by service planning area (January 2017)
• Food Insecurity in Los Angeles County (September 2017)
• Recent Trends in Health Insurance Coverage (April 2017)

2016

• Mortality in Los Angeles County 2013: Leading Causes of Death and Premature Death with Trends for 2004-2013
• Alcohol Outlet Density and Alcohol-Related Consequences by City and Community in Los Angeles County, 2013

2015

• Animal Disease Surveillance Report 2013
• Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report, 2014
• Community Health Improvement Plan 2015-2020
• Mortality in Los Angeles County 2012: Leading Causes of Death and Premature Death with Trends for 2003-2012
• What Do Parents Think? Knowledge and Attitudes About Immunization
• Social Determinants of Health: Rising Food Insecurity in Los Angeles County
• Social Determinants of Health: Housing and Health in Los Angeles County
• Los Angeles County Prescription Drug Abuse Strategic Plan

2014

• Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report, 2013
• Active Transportation and The Built Environment (October 2014)
• Mortality in Los Angeles County 2011: Leading Causes of Death and Premature Death with Trends for 2002-2011 (August 2014)
• Parks After Dark: Preventing Violence While Promoting Healthy, Active Living (August 2014)
• Climate and Health Series - Report 1: Your Health and Climate Change in LA County (August 2014)
• Climate and Health Series - Report 2: Framework for Addressing Climate Change in LA County (August 2014)
• Annual Report: County of Los Angeles Public Health Working for You - 2012-2013 (June 2014)
• Concussions: How Sports-Related Injuries Are Impacting Our Youth in Los Angeles County (June 2014)
• LA Health - Breathing Easy? Child Asthma in LAC (May 2014)
• 2013 Annual HIV Surveillance Report (May 2014)
• LA Health - Bone Health and Osteoporosis (Mar 2014)
• LA Health - Binge Drinking (Mar 2014)
• Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report, 2012 (Jan 2014)

2013

• Healthy Living BINGO Vida Saludable (December 2013)
• Mortality in Los Angeles County 2010: Leading Causes of Death and Premature Death with Trends for 2001-2010 (October 2013)
• LA Health – Hospital Practices: Can They Impact Breastfeeding? (Aug 2013)
• LA County Department of Public Health: 2011-2012 Influenza Campaign Report (June 2013)
• Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County (June 2013)
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity Report, 2011 (June 2013)
• 2012 Annual HIV Surveillance Report (Mar 2013)
• County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health: Strategic Plan, 2013-2017 (March 2013)
• Key Indicators of Health (March 2013)
• Social Determinants of Health: How Social and Economic Factors Affect Health (Jan 2013)
• Prescription Drug Abuse in Los Angeles County: Background and Recommendations for Action (January 2013)

2012

• Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report, 2011 (December 2012)
• Annual School Immunization Assessment Report Preschool, Kindergarten, and 7-12th Grade (December 2012)
• California Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Family Health Outcomes Project: Title V Perinatal Indicators, 2010 (November 2012)
• Mortality in Los Angeles County 2009: Leading Causes of Death and Premature Death with Trends for 2000-2009 (Oct 2012)
• Norovirus Outbreak Prevention Toolkit: A Guide for Preventing Norovirus Outbreaks in Skilled Nursing Facilities (Oct 2012)
• Terrorism Agent Information and Treatment Guidelines for Clinicians and Hospitals (Oct 2012)
• Los Angeles Mommy and Baby Project: 2007 Surveillance Report, Expanded Version (September 2012)
• Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report, 2010 (July 2012)
• Disparities in Deaths from Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis, Los Angeles County, 2000-2008 (June 2012)
• Annual Report - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Fiscal Year 2011-2012 (May 2013)

2011

• Mortality in Los Angeles County 2008: Leading Causes of Death and Premature Death with Trends for 1999-2008 (Dec 2011)
• Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Beverages in Los Angeles County (Nov 2011)
• STD Clinic Morbidity Report, 2010 (Sept 2011)
• Obesity and Related Mortality in Los Angeles County (Sept 2011)
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity Report, 2010 (July 2011)
• Acute Communicable Disease Special Studies Report 2010 (July 2011)
• Women Transitioning Through Midlife: A Data Snapshot (June 2011)
• HIV Care and Treatment Service Utilization - 2009 Year End Report (June 2011)
• Preventing Animal Bites in LA County (May 2011)
• National Immunization Survey 2009 (May 2011)
• LA Health Data Snapshot: Physical Activity Among Adults in Los Angeles County (May 2011)
• Annual Report - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Fiscal Year 2010-2011 (April 2012)
• Reducing Alcohol-Related Harms in Los Angeles County (March 2011)
• Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report 2009 (Jan 2011)
• LA Health: Trends in Depression - Shedding Light on the Darkness (Jan 2011)
• 2010 Annual HIV Surveillance Report (Jan 2011)

2010

• Annual Report - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Fiscal Year 2009-2010 (Dec 2010)
• Trends in Diabetes: A Reversible Public Health Crisis (Nov 2010)
• LA Health: Healthy Women - Wellness Across the Life Span (Oct 2010)
• The Potential Health Impact of Reducing Excess Sodium Consumption in Los Angeles County (Oct 2010)
• Life Expectancy in Los Angeles County (July 2010)
• Cigarette Smoking in Los Angeles County: Local Data to Inform Tobacco Policy (June 2010)
• Mortality in Los Angeles County, 2007: Leading Causes of Death and Premature Death with Trends from 1998-2007 (June 2010)
• STD Clinic Morbidity Report, Los Angeles County, 2009 (May 2010)
• An Epidemiological Profile of HIV & AIDS, Los Angeles County, 2009 (May 2010)
• LA Health: Healthy Women, Healthy Children - Preconception Health in LA County (Mar 2010)
• Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County: Highlighting Disparities by Ethnicity and Poverty Level (Feb 2010)
• National Immunization Survey 2008 (Feb 2010)
• LA Health Brief: Informal Caregiving: Implications for Public Health (Feb 2010)
• Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report 2008 (Jan 2010)
• HIV Counseling and Testing Annual Report 2008 (Jan 2010)
• HIV/AIDS Semi-Annual Surveillance Summary (Jan 2010)

2009

• Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity Report, 2009
• Mortality in Los Angeles County 2006: Leading Causes of Death (Sept 2009)
• Key Indicators of Health (June 2009)

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