The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has rolled out 51 Community Health Stations offering free overdose prevention tools and other health-related supplies, it was announced today. The agency […]
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Helpline designed to serve those with mental illness
Los Angeles County residents in need of mental health or substance use services can get assistance by calling a centralized call center.The county departments of Mental Health and Public Health […]
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Sugar-sweetened beverages pose ongoing concern to health of youth
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) released a report last month showing that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) — drinks with added sugar such as soda, […]
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Rapid uptick in county COVID-19 infections
Los Angeles County reported more than 5,000 new COVID-19 infections by midweek as rising case numbers continued to point to a winter viral surge, with hospitalization numbers also climbing upward […]
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Large increase in infections over Veterans Day holiday
More than 4,500 new COVID-19 infections were logged by Los Angeles County over a four-day period ending Monday, Nov. 14, including Veterans Day, along with 27 additional deaths. The Department […]
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COVID-19 figures continue to fluctuate in LA County
Los Angeles County hospitals had risen again by midweek, with state figures showing the number again rising above 400. The number of COVID-positive patients has bounced up and down in […]
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Care needed to avoid winter rise in COVID
With winter months and colder weather approaching, Los Angeles County’s health director urged residents Thursday to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot to fend off what could be another jump […]
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County infection rate may decline to ‘low’ category
Just weeks after moving from the federal government’s “high” COVID-19 activity category to the “medium” rating thanks to falling hospitalization rates, Los Angeles County could soon graduate into the “low” […]
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Virus urgent care in three-month upward trend
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals neared the 1,300 mark at mid-week, continuing a nearly three-month upward trend. In late April, there were roughly 220 COVID-positive […]
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Uptick in COVID cases as Public Health urges caution
Los Angeles County by mid-week had logged 18,158 new COVID-19 infections over the past four days, while also recording 39 new deaths, according to figures recently released. The new infections […]
