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L.A. County Temporary Moratorium Extended!
The Los Angeles County Temporary Eviction Moratorium, effective March 4, 2020, has been extended through February 28, 2021*. This moratorium places a Countywide ban on evictions for residential and commercial* tenants, including mobile home space renters.
*Note: Between October 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021, the County’s Moratorium will no longer apply to residential tenants facing eviction for nonpayment of rent due to COVID-19 related financial hardship. We will continue to update this information if additional state and federal legislation passes affecting the County’s Moratorium.
For more information click here.
Report a Complaint
To report a COVID-19 related complaint you can submit a form online by clicking here or calling our Customer Call Center: (888) 700-9995
M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM
Mental Health Resource
If you’re feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious and need to talk with someone, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental has resources available to help you during these trying times. Call LACDMH’s 24/7 Access Line (800) 854-7771 or Text “LA” to 741741 for mental health support, resources, and referrals. We are here for you.
USEFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES
COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard: Guiding metrics can be found here
COVID-19 Testing: covid19.lacounty.gov/testing
COVID-19 Safety Compliance for Business Owners and Employees: Click here
Mental Health Support: (800) 854-7771 or text “LA” to 741741 or visit
https://dmh.lacounty.gov/covid-19-information/
Headspace: Free mindfulness app
LA County’s Office of Immigrant Affairs: https://oia.lacounty.gov/
Report a violation: Call (888) 700-9995 (M-F 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.) or
Email: Ehmail@ph.lacounty.gov
For additional resources please dial 2-1-1
For more information, please visit our website: publichealth.lacounty.gov/Coronavirus/
Follow LA County Public Health on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter: @lapublichealth
Community Health Worker Outreach Initiative Extended
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Community Health Worker (CHW) Outreach Initiative has been extended after the federal government extended the CARES Act funding into 2021.
The multidisciplinary initiative includes promotoras, indigenous and people of color advocates, health outreach workers, essential worker advocates, parent advocates, and gang intervention workers and peace ambassadors; all who are credible messengers who provide “virus interruption” by amplifying accurate and up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 within their communities and networks.
The initiative is building infrastructure for a community-based system of care and supported workforce development by training community health workers in field safety, trauma informed practice, and supervision skills.
To read more about the initiative, click here.
COVID-19 FREE Vaccination Townhall
Saturday, January 16, 2021 9AM-12:30PM
Minority Health Institute and UCLA BRITE Center for Science, Research and Policy invite you to attend a virtual townhall with some of the nations' premier COVID-19 experts and historically Black institution and organization leaders to address facts, fears and myths pertaining to COVID-19 vaccination as we fight to protect and save Black lives.
To register and participate in the COVID-19 Vaccination: It Matters in Saving Black Lives FREE VIRTUAL TOWNHALL, click here or visit www.mhinst.org
The 3rd Annual Westside Safety & Preparedness FAIR - FREE!
March 7, 2021 11 am – 3 pm Register today!
Even though natural disasters happen everywhere, FEMA (The Federal Emergency Management Agency), taking into account 18 natural disasters which happen around the United States, determined that
Los Angeles County is the U.S. community most at risk of suffering a major disaster.
As Southern Californians we are all too familiar with the vicious cycle of wildfires, followed by rain which causes mudslides and flooding, which results in faster brush growth, which provides fuel for the next round of fires, and the cycle repeats. We have also suffered the effects of a pandemic that has turned our lives upside down for close to a year.
Join us and learn how to Prepare, Survive and Thrive
Keynote speakers include:
• a seismologist,
• an infectious disease specialist, and
• the LAFD disaster preparedness officer.
Plus 10 educational presentations and training sessions to choose from
Plus special kids' programs
Attendees will qualify for discounts to purchase
preparedness supplies from our trusted vendors
Not only is attendance entirely FREE, we will also give away free emergency
supplies to create or add to your emergency preparedness kit. These will be given to fair attendees via curbside pick-up soon after the fair.
(Date and place of distribution to be announced. One set of free items per family, while supplies last. Attendance at the fair is required to receive items.)
COVID-19 Update, January 15, 2021
Updated Travel Advisory
On January 6, a new state travel advisory was issued. See the recommendations listed below:
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- Except in connection with essential travel, Californians should avoid non-essential travel to any part of California more than 120 milesfrom one’s place of residence, or to other states or countries.
- All persons arriving in or returning to California from other states or countries should self-quarantine for 10 days after arrival, except as necessary to meet urgent critical healthcare staffing needs or to otherwise engage in emergency response. Additionally, this recommendation does not apply to individuals who routinely cross state or country borders for essential travel.
Definitions:
- “Non-essential travel” includes travel that is considered tourism or recreational in nature.
- “Essential travel” is travel associated with the operation, maintenance, or usage of critical infrastructure or otherwise required or expressly authorized by law, including work and study, critical infrastructure support, economic services and supply chains, health care, immediate medical care, and safety and security.
Information on the State’s Order and State guidance is available at: https://covid19.ca.gov/travel/
Curative COVID-19 Test IS BEING replaced in L.A. CounTY
As a precaution, the L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS) will discontinue the use of the Curative COVID-19 test at County supported pop-up testing sites. The Curative test will be replaced with Fulgent Genetics tests.
All COVID-19 tests have a risk for false negative results, which means that you may test negative when you actually have COVID-19. Ultimately, Curative tests remain better at detecting the disease than another test, including rapid test.
To learn more about COVID-19 testing in L.A. County click here.
Assembly Bill 685
EMPLOYERS: Help Prevent Outbreaks in the Workplace
Assembly Bill 685 took effect January 1, 2021, which requires an employer to notify employees within one business day of learning of any potential COVID-19 exposure. The employer must also offer them information on benefits such as workers’ compensation and sick leave, protection against retaliation, and the company’s virus safety measures.
Employers must alert local public health agencies within 48 hours of a coronavirus outbreak, defined in most instances as three lab-confirmed cases at a single workplace within a two-week period.
To learn more about Assembly Bill 685, click here.
Housing Options for L.A. County Residents with COVID-19
The Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Social Services continue to make available additional housing for Los Angeles County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 and cannot safely isolate in their home. The Department of Public Health (DPH) requires that residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 isolate for 10 days after a positive test or the onset of symptoms.
County residents experiencing difficulty with home isolation should contact the DPH COVID-19 Case Info Line, which is open and operational at (833) 540-0473 from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., 7 days a week.
Health care providers referring patients in need of isolation housing should also call the Info Line to seek a referral. If needed, Call Center staff can additionally assist with transportation to isolation housing.
Vaccinate LA County
Learn More About Vaccine Eligibility
You may have heard different things about the COVID-19 vaccine on social media or through friends and family, but it is important to know the facts. VisitVaccinateLACounty.com to learn about:
· Getting the vaccine
· Vaccine safety
· Vaccine misinformation
· Frequently asked questions