Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Department overview
FormedJuly 6, 2006 (2006-07-06)
Preceding department
JurisdictionLos Angeles County
Headquarters313 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, California
34°06′05″N 117°58′41″W / 34.10145°N 117.978133°W / 34.10145; -117.978133
Employees4 ,258 (2010)[1]
Annual budgetUS$893,000,000 (2012–2013)[2]
Department executives
  • Barbara Ferrer, Director
  • Jeffrey D. Gunzenhauser, Interim Health Officer and Medical Director
Websitepublichealth.lacounty.gov

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) provides public health services to Los Angeles County residents. Barbara Ferrer is the Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Muntu Davis is the Los Angeles County Public Health Officer. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser is the Interim Health Officer and Medical Director for Los Angeles County.

With a budget of 893 million dollars, Public Health has 39 programs and 14 public health centers to serve 10 million LA County residents.[2]

The department works with the County's two other health departments, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, in a cooperative healthcare integration effort.

  1. ^ "Assessor" (PDF). County of Los Angeles Annual Report 2009-2010. Public Affairs, Chief Executive Office. p. 43. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b LA County, Annual Report 2012-2013, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 2012–2013