Los Angeles County Releases Key Indicators of Health Report

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health report,  "Key Indicators of Health" illustrates a connection between environment, income levels and health. The report, released June 16th and posted on Department of Public Health Website (and below as a downloadable form) "provides a snapshot of the health and well-being of Los Angeles County residents. It identifies health threats and determines where the county is making progress in improving health.

The report includes data about health-related behaviors; access to medical care, dental care, and health insurance; rates of chronic disease, infectious disease, injury, and related mortality; and LA County residents' perceptions about their own health."

Key data related to BREATHE LA programs include the continued rise in cases of Asthma in children in air-pollution impacted areas of Los Angeles and Emphysema/COPD remaining the 4th leading cause of death in Los Angeles County. To learn more about BREATHE LA Asthma Lung Power program and Pulmones Libres COPD awareness program, visit OUR PROGRAMS section.All BREATHE LA programs are provided free to the communities who need them, and are funded by grants and individual donations.