Recently in Public Health
Dog owners were thrown a bone Tuesday evening as the Santa Monica City Council voted 6 to 1 to establish a pilot program for a dog park on Santa Monica State Beach.
More than half of the adult population is overweight or obese in Los Angeles County. Statistics show that low-income areas in Los Angeles are at higher risk for preventable diseases linked to obesity, including, heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and even cancer.
"They not only grade you once, but repeatedly visit you on your truck while we're at our peak hours. We've got to constantly be under some sort of inspection."
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a motion for CicLAvia, the event where miles of streets are closed to vehicles and opened for cyclists and pedestrians, to be awarded a $200,000 grant from the...
Los Angeles is often perceived as the land of perpetual youth.
A proposed grant from the city of Los Angeles could be a boon for CicLAvia, the special event that closes down miles of streets, effectively turning them into temporary parks for a day.
A record 46.2 million Americans--1 out of every 6 people--are living in poverty, according to U.S. Census Bureau findings on income, poverty and health insurance released this month.
The second largest district in the country is eliminating canned and frozen food items from their menus.
Helicopter noise in Los Angeles is now in the national spotlight, leading a story in the New York Times about the introduction of federal legislation to require the FAA to establish rules on flight paths and minimum altitudes over residential areas.
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