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Department overview | |
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Formed | July 6, 2006 |
Preceding department | |
Jurisdiction | Los Angeles County |
Headquarters | 313 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, California 34°06′05″N 117°58′41″W / 34.10145°N 117.978133°W |
Employees | 4 ,258 (2010)[1] |
Annual budget | US$893,000,000 (2012–2013)[2] |
Department executives |
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Website | publichealth |
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.