For Immediate Release:
July 6, 2010
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY:
Air quality is expected to be unhealthy for sensitive individuals in the
Santa Clarita Valley
LOS ANGELES - Air quality is expected to be unhealthy for sensitive
individuals in the Santa Clarita Valley today, according to the South
Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD).
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. Schools that have children with
sensitive conditions, including heart disease, asthma, other chronic
respiratory diseases, should not participate in PE or outdoor physical
activity and 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
http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov, visit our YouTube channel at
http://www.youtube.com/lapublichealth, or follow us on Twitter:
LAPublicHealth.
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