Health Disparities in Los Angeles

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Health Disparities in Los Angeles

• Antronette (Toni) Yancey, MD, MPH
• Associate Professor, Health Services
• Co-Director, CEHD

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Race / Ethnic Composition of the Los Angeles
County Population, 1990 and 2000
1990 n 8,863,164
2000 n9,519,338
37.8
44.6
10.5
9.5
10.2
0.7
12.0
40.8
31.1
2.8
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Los Angeles CountyService Planning Areas
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Percentage of Adults (Age 18 years and older)
living below 200 of Federal Poverty Level, by
Service Planning Area, Los Angeles County, 1999
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1999-2000 Los Angeles County Health
Survey Department of Health Services, Public
Health
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Percentage of Children (?17 years old) Living in
Poverty by Race/Ethnicity, Los Angeles County,
1999-2000
1999-2000 Los Angeles County Health
Survey Department of Health Services, Public
Health
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Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex and
Race/Ethnicity, Los Angeles County, 1998
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Years of Potential Life Lostby Ethnicity (per
100,000)
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Infant Mortality Rate by Mothers Race/Ethnicity,
Los Angeles County, 1991-2000
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Trends in the Leading Causes of Death,Los
Angeles County, 1991-2000
1998 rate
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Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and
Adolescents in the United States (NHANES)
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Prevalence of Overweight Among Children in Grades
5, 7, and 9, Los Angeles County, 2001(California
Physical Fitness Testing Program)
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Percentage of Children (Age 3 to 17 years) Whose
Parents Report Not Having a Park, Playground, or
Other Safe Place They Can Get to Easily, by
Household Income, Los Angeles County, 1999-2000
1999-2000 Los Angeles County Health
Survey Department of Health Services, Public
Health
Federal Poverty Level
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Major Points

• Significant reductions in mortality in the county
  population over the past decade.
• Large disparities in health persist across
  racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
• Chronic non-infectious diseases and injuries
  comprise the predominant sources of morbidity and
  mortality need to address underlying
  determinants.
• Ongoing demographic shifts likely to shape future
  public health and health care needs.

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For more information

• Special thanks to Dr. Paul Simon at LADHS for
  sharing this data.
• For more information or updated stats, visit
  www.lapublichealth.org
• or phone [phone]