The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was established in 1906 to address public health and human service needs in the City of Long Beach. These services focus on the promotion of wellness and the prevention of communicable disease.
The Department operates independently from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and is one of only three city-operated independent health jurisdictions in the state. (The other two are the cities of Pasadena and Berkeley.) See the history timeline of the DHHS. For DHHS Service Locations and phone numbers click here.
Please feel free to call our 24-hour information line for up to date information on any local public health issues of concern. For general Department information during regular business hours, please contact us at (562) 570-4000.
The Long Beach Diabetes Collaborative (LBDC) is an 18-month project funded by The California Endowment. The Project supports a community-based effort to address systems of care and support for diabetes prevention and management for low-income persons with or at-risk of diabetes in the City of Long Beach. For more information please visit the Long Beach Diabetes Collaborative.
The City of Long Beach has just launched the first discount Rx program for its residents!! This FREE program can help you and your family save up to 75% on prescriptions at over 50,000 pharmacies.There is no enrollment, age requirement, or income limitations. To receive a card click the following link: LongBeachDrugCard.com
West Nile Virus (WNV) continues to be a public health concern in Long Beach. Although WNV has not yet been documented in the City of Long Beach this year, WNV activity has been reported in Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and Kern Counties in April 2008. No human cases have been identified in the state this year.
The City Health Officer is advising all individuals with breathing problems to take extra precautions during the current poor air quality conditions caused by the fires in southern California.
SACRAMENTO – Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today urged consumers to stop using lunch boxes, which have been distributed as CDPH nutrition educational items, after testing showed elevated levels of lead in three lunch boxes.
The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) today issued a "heat advisory" and urged residents to prepare for the hot weather that has been forecast for the next several days.
A Safety and Emergency Ad by the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services posted in the Sunday, July 29th edition of the Press Telegram.
