The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched a new tool to give residents a voice when it comes to their quality of life in hopes of improving the health and well-being of all residents.
The data now available to everyone in a new format can help bring assistance to those who need it most.The data now available to everyone in a new format can help bring assistance to those who need it most.
"An interactive platform to look at data on over a hundred indicators that stratified down into 179 communities within Los Angeles," said L.A. County Public Health Chief Deputy Director Dr. Anish Mahajan. "You can drill down into neighborhood-level data, you can start to see where the problems are and then come up with solutions," Mahajan said.
Akil Bell with Black Women For Wellness said users can see what neighborhoods need attention, but the data can determine which specific changes need to happen.
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