The Health Assessment Unit makes up part of the Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology (OHAE), along with the Epidemiology Unit, the Data Collection and Analysis Unit, the Policy Analysis Unit and the Institutional Review Board, in the Department of Public Health. OHAE is overseen by the Chief Science Officer.

The Health Assessment Unit oversees the development of the Los Angeles County Health Survey (LACHS), a population-based telephone survey which collects data on health conditions, health behaviors, and health care access and utilization of services from a representative sample of Los Angeles County residents. The unit also provides data support, along with the other units of OHAE, for Area Health Officers and their respective staffs for the purpose of improving community health.

	Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Children and Adolescents in Los Angeles County - 11/17/2022
	Food Insecurity in Los Angeles County - 11/2021
	Disability Among Adults in Los Angeles County - 11/01/2019
	Adult Marijuana Use in Los Angeles County - 07/26/2018  Press Release
	Food Insecurity in Los Angeles County  - 09/28/2017 Press Release
	Recent Trends in Health Insurance Coverage  - 04/25/2017 Press Release
	Key Indicators of Health Report (2017) - 01/11/2017 SPA Cities & Communities Map Tell us what you think about the Key Indicator Report
	Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles - 01/2017
	Rising Food Insecurity in L.A. County - 07/16/2015
	What Do Parents Think? Knowledge and Attitudes About Immunization - 06/30/2015
	Housing and Health In Los Angeles County - 02/10/2015

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The Los Angeles County Health Survey is a population based telephone survey that provides information concerning the health of Los Angeles County residents. The data are used for assessing health-related needs of the population, for program planning and policy development, and for program evaluation. The relatively large sample size allows users to obtain health indicator data for large demographic subgroups and across geographic regions of the County, including Service Planning Areas and Health Districts.

 2018 Los Angeles County Health Survey Data Now Available

LACHS Background, methodology, questionnaires and data tables.

The 2015, 2011, 2007 & 2005 LACHS datasets are available for analysis--Disconnected!

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