From: Hammond, Judy <jhammond@ceo.lacounty.gov>
Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Subject: AIR QUALITY ALERT
To: "Hammond, Judy" <jhammond@ceo.lacounty.gov>
For Immediate Release:
June 18, 2008
AIR QUALITY ALERT:
Air quality is unhealthy for sensitive individuals in the Santa Clarita Valley
LOS ANGELES – According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, today's air quality in the Santa Clarita Valley will be unhealthy for sensitive individuals. Other areas of LA County, including the East and West San Gabriel Valley are not expected to have air quality reach levels that are unhealthy for sensitive individuals.
Los Angeles County Health Officer and Public Health Director, Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, advises people living or working in the Santa Clarita Valley with heart disease, asthma or other respiratory disease to minimize outdoor activities. Also, children with sensitive conditions, including asthma, other chronic respiratory diseases or heart disease, should stay indoors as much as possible.
The Department of Public Health is committed to protecting and improving the health of the nearly 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Public Health comprises more than 4,000 employees and has an annual budget exceeding $750 million. To learn more about Public Health and the work we do, please visit www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.
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Michael Higby
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