The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has released its first-ever report on medical debt in Los Angeles County detailing the widespread burden of medical debt, affecting more than 1 in 10 residents in the most populated county in the nation. read more

The Board of Supervisors today adopted a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis that declares this Arts and Health Week in the County of Los Angeles and encourages County departments to explore ways to build the arts into their health, wellbeing, and recovery services. read more

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the RR/CC has been recognized with 11 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards. read more

Los Angeles County’s new Aging & Disabilities Department (AD) has earned six Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). read more

LA County residents learned how to save a life using Hands-Only CPR. Medical professionals from the Emergency Medical Services Agency, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department and the American Heart Association gathered at Grand Park to teach the public CPR using only their hands. read more

The Los Angeles County Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors has been recognized with three Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective County government programs that strengthen services for residents. read more

A new mural was unveiled in Pico-Robertson honoring the Jewish community, presented by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations’ initiative LA vs Hate, in partnership with the Los Angeles chapter of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. read more

Shelter Animals Count (SAC), the most trusted and current source for animal sheltering data, spotlights a trend in dog euthanasia from the newly-released Intake and Outcome Data Analysis report for Q1 2023. Full report PDF here. read more

Public Health is currently investigating a report of a person who had hepatitis A infection while detained at Men’s Central Jail (441 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012). read more

The National Association of Counties (NACo) announced the recipients of its 2023 Achievement Awards, with Los Angeles County recognized with 96 awards for outstanding programs in support of residents and communities. read more