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News Release: Public Health Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in LA County (12-23-24) News Release: Public Health Warns Against Consuming Raw Milk Following Additional Detections of H5 Bird Flu Virus (12-19-24) News Release: Suspected H5 Bird Flu Detected in Los Angeles County Cats That Consumed Recalled Raw Milk (12-12-24)

The new Community Health Profiles are the most geographically expansive to date, covering the majority of Los Angeles County, including incorporated cities, unincorporated areas, Service Planning Areas, Supervisorial Districts, and Los Angeles City neighborhoods and Council Districts with populations over 20,000, based on 2022 population estimates.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating two additional cases of locally acquired dengue in residents of the City of Baldwin Park. These residents have no history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic prior to their symptoms.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging residents to take common-sense precautions to avoid becoming ill with COVID-19. As families return from summer travel and children in LA County prepare to go back to school in the coming weeks, protection from COVID-19 infection remains important, especially for those at high risk for ...

LA County Officials Will Discuss Environmental Testing, Recovery Efforts The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health will hold a virtual town hall on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. to discuss the post-fire assessment plan for air, soil, and water quality. The event will cover air quality c

Approximately 55,000 of Los Angeles County's workers have taken to the streets downtown in a massive, two-day protest -- affecting a range of industries, from public services and health care to ...

As President Trump vows to rein in government spending and saddle federal money with new restrictions, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has a lot at stake — including about $1 ...

The expanding wildfires in Southern California have prompted more evacuation orders overnight while the Los Angeles County Public Health Department declared a local health emergency, stating the ...

Los Angeles County will lead “comprehensive” testing of soil in the burn areas, responding to concern of many residents about the potential of toxic materials to be embedded in the ground in ...

The County of Los Angeles has been named to Forbes' 2018 America's Best Employers List. Check out job listings within Public Health. Public Health Goals and Accomplishments

The Los Angeles Department of Public Health's vision is simple: healthy people in healthy communities. The LA Public Health Podcast delivers news, updates, and compelling stories from the largest public health jurisdiction in North America, working every day to achieve health equity for more than 10 million Angelenos in every corner of Los Angeles County and beyond.

As some 55,000 unionized workers for the Los Angeles County government walked off the job Monday evening for a two-day strike, residents will likely see a stoppage of disruption in various ...

September 9, 2024. Public Health Media (213) 240-8144 media@ph.lacounty.gov. Public Health Confirms Case of Locally Acquired Dengue. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired dengue in a resident in the City of Baldwin Park, who has no history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic.

Tens of thousands of people who work for Los Angeles County went on strike Monday night, consequently disrupting some public services. The members of labor union SEIU 721 walked off their jobs ...

More than 55,000 Los Angeles County workers were on strike again Tuesday, closing libraries and disrupting administrative operations across the nation’s most populous county. The two-day walk…

More than 50,000 Los Angeles County workers are walking picket lines to demand higher pay. The strike Tuesday caused closures or disruptions at libraries, healthcare clinics and administrative offices across the nation’s most populous county.

LOS ANGELES -- More than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers began a two-day strike Monday evening, closing libraries and disrupting administrative operations across the nation's most populous county.

9-1-1 and emergency departments in Los Angeles County are inundated with calls and visits for COVID-19 tests and care for mild COVID-19 illness. Public Health is asking healthcare providers to reinforce our messages below to help protect our emergency medical system.