The Los Angeles County Health Survey is Underway – Invited Residents Are Encouraged to Share Health Issues Impacting Their Communities

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, in partnership with RTI International, has launched the 2026 Los Angeles County Health Survey and is encouraging invited residents to participate. The 2026 survey marks the 10th cycle of the Los Angeles County Health Survey and will continue through December 2026. The results are used to plan programs that improve the health and wellbeing of all County residents.

“The health survey gives us an opportunity to hear from local residents about health issues affecting their communities,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “The survey results will help Public Health and our community partners throughout Los Angeles County develop policies and plan programs to improve the health of the 10 million people we serve.”

The web and telephone-based survey will ask about health needs, health conditions, and other related topics that impact residents, their children and their communities. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

The survey does not ask about citizenship and legal status, and participation in the survey does not affect any household benefits. All responses are kept strictly confidential and survey information is not shared with any other government agencies.

Invitation letters for the survey are being mailed to randomly selected households throughout Los Angeles County. Residents may be invited to complete an adult survey, a child survey, or both.

To help residents identify official survey materials, an example of the invitation letter can be viewed at Public Health’s Los Angeles County Health Survey website.

Invited residents who complete the survey will be sent a gift card or check starting at $20.

For more information about the survey, visit Public Health’s Los Angeles County Health Survey website, call toll-free at 877-282-4757, or email LACountyHealthSurvey@rti.org.