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HIV Prevention with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Los …
WEBHIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is the use of antiretroviral medication to prevent acquisition of HIV infection. PrEP is used by HIV uninfected people who are at risk of being exposed to HIV through sexual contact or injection drug use. PrEP is the newest addition to the HIV prevention toolbox and has been shown to decrease the risk of
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Diabetes and Prediabetes: Screening Guidelines and the Expansion …
WEBDiabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and an important contributor to the rising health care costs in the United States. In Los Angeles County, an analysis of local National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data indicates that approximately 10% of LA County adults 20 years of age and older have …
Safe Opioid Prescribing
WEBMay 2019. Health care professionals play a vital role in disrupting the trend of opioid addiction and overdose by adopting safe prescribing practices for opioids. Safe Med LA, a countywide coalition working to reduce prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths in Los Angeles County, developed recommendations for safe opioid prescribing.
Flu Prevention 2019
WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released this season's influenza vaccine recommendations and health care providers are asked to begin immunizing now. This brief summarizes key points from the CDC’s recommendations and provides information from DPH, including an update on the recently expanded health officer order …
Communicable Diseases MSM
WEB2. Vaccinate to prevent hepatitis A. A health alert was released on November 2, 2017, about a concerning increase in hepatitis A cases among MSM in LA County in 2017 compared with 2016. In addition, there are large outbreaks of hepatitis A among MSM nationally and internationally. In order to prevent a local outbreak, LAC …
Rx For Prevention Table of Contents September 2017
WEBRx for Prevention is an online publication intended for physicians and other health care providers practicing in Los Angeles County. It provides information on important public health issues. Rx for Prevention articles cover a broad array of topics, including chronic disease, injury and violence, substance use disorders, environmental health, …
Resources for providers and their patients
WEBTake advantage of a variety of clinician and patient educational resources. Topics include extreme heat, tuberculosis, syphilis in women, preventing wound botulism, carbapanem-resistant Enterobacteriacea, visitor guidelines for health care facilities, and a resource for selecting licensed and certified health care facilities in LA County. All …
Report Trends Marijuana Use
WEBThe Department of Public Health released a health brief, Recent Trends in Adult Use of Marijuana. This report shows trends in self-reported marijuana use rates among adults in Los Angeles County ages 18 and older in the years leading up to the November 2016 passage of Proposition 64.
LGBT Clinic Experience
WEBSexual and gender minorities, including people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), are at increased risk for a number of health threats including depression, tobacco and substance use, injury, violence, and communicable diseases. 1-4 Dissatisfaction with and avoidance of routine health care can put sexual …
Resources for providers and their patients
WEBOrder using this form or email [email protected]. Click the image to view. "DPH Resources for Providers and Patients" featured in Rx for Prevention: July 2019: Specimen collection for common vaccine preventable diseases, STD facts, scabies FAQs, and safe pain management website. May 2019: Measles, Environmental Health, …
Choosing Wisely Campaign recommendations for womens …
WEBMany of the tests and screenings used in women’s health care are unnecessary under certain circumstances and may even be harmful. Specialty societies have developed evidence-based Choosing Wisely recommendations for tests that providers should question.
Rx Health Advocacy
WEBAdvocacy is a powerful tool that can improve the health of patients and populations. Physicians and other health care providers are uniquely positioned to advocate for issues impacting their patients and their communities. In this 2-part article, we interview a physician advocate and share advice, resources, and opportunities for clinicians who may be …
The Role of Health Care Providers in Reducing Prescription Drug …
WEBSafe Prescribing in Medical Practice – Implementing safe pain prescribing guidelines in emergency departments, urgent care centers, medical clinics, and dental practices to reduce over-prescribing, misuse, abuse, and diversion.; Safe Prescribing in Pharmacy Practice – Ensuring that pharmacists, who are often the last health professionals to …
Climate Change and Health in LA County: Opportunities for …
WEBAs the impacts of climate change continue to intensify across Los Angeles County, clinicians can expect an exacerbation of many patient health problems. Learn strategies to protect patients from the impacts of climate change
Report Released: "Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles …
WEBKey findings include: The percent of uninsured women decreased from 26% in 2011 to 10% in 2015. Women living in poverty are more than four times more likely (37%) to report fair or poor health than women living at the highest income level (9%).
Hepatitis A Recognition and Management Los Angeles County
WEBClinical Presentation. The time between hepatitis A infection and onset of symptoms is about 4 weeks but can range from 15–50 days. 11 Approximately 70% of adults with hepatitis A infection will experience symptoms such as fever, malaise, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. 12,13 These are followed in several days by signs of …
Choosing Wisely, the campaign and local initiatives in Los Angeles …
WEBChoosing Wisely challenges the cultural norm that more care is always better care and strives to reduce the use of low-value care. In addition to sometimes causing harm, unnecessary care is wasteful and inefficient. The Institute of Medicine estimated that $750 billion spent on health care in the U.S. in 2009 was unnecessary. 1 …
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