Stories matching tag 'Los Angeles County Department Of Public Health'

Deaths from heart disease go down in Los Angeles County
Contributor | 4-8-2011 | Comments

Los Angeles experienced a milestone against heart disease, according to the Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the director of the county's public health department. [...]

BLOG: Income and ethnicity prove determinants in health of women
Catherine Cloutier | 3-11-2010 | Comments

The Los Angeles County Department of Health released its Health Indicators for Women report, finding disproportionate health care issues for women of color. [...]

Students combat obesity in South Los Angeles
Catherine Cloutier | 10-2-2009 | Comments

Twenty students at The Accelerated School are fed up with the obesity rates in their community. [...]