More of Los Angeles County’s women now have medical insurance, are employed, don’t smoke and are less likely to die of breast cancer or heart disease, according to a report released Wednesday. But an increased number also live in poverty, are homeless and have difficulty accessing health care.
The concluding message behind the data compiled in a triennial report by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is that while many gains have been made for women in the last several years, some challenges remain, including in education, wages and domestic violence, among other factors.
All have an effect on women and their health in Los Angeles County, officials said during a news conference in downtown Los Angeles.
In many ways, women in L.A. County fare better than their national and statewide counterparts. But a closer look into the county’s ethnic communities reveals that a solution for one group may not work for others.
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