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Welcome to the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services

The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) has been improving the health of the Long Beach community for more than a century. We strive to create a safe and healthy community for all to live, work, and play.  Long Beach is one of only three city-run health departments in California, allowing for better engagement with its people, neighborhoods, businesses and community partners, and a greater understanding of the city's strengths and needs.  With 300 employees located in nine sites throughout the city, the Health Department operates with a $117 million annual budget, 99% of which comes from Federal, State, County and private funds.  This local focus allows the Health Department to coordinate resources from all sources to best meet the needs of our city.  We look forward to working with you on our journey towards a healthier Long Beach. 

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Press Releases

Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach hosted a roundtable discussion to share the findings of the 2025 Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count and discuss the City’s multi-departmental response to homelessness. During the discussion, the City announced that the 2025 PIT Count, conducted in the early hours of Jan. 23, 2025, identified 3,595 people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach, a net increase of 219 compared to 2024. Over 76% of the increase is a result of the January 2025 Southern California wildfire displacements – among those surveyed,167 people reported being displaced by the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, which were still active at the time. Homelessness increased by 6.5%, with 5% attributed to the fires and 1.5% due to other causes.
Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) Office of Youth Development, in partnership with The Nonprofit Partnership (TNP), Invest in Youth Coalition anchored by Khmer Girls in Action, and California State University of Long Beach Department of Geography, will award $550,000 to 11 organizations selected by youth as part of the third year of the citywide youth participatory budgeting project. A total of 1,976 youth ages 12 to 26 who live, work and/or play in Long Beach voted on which projects to fund this summer, more than tripling last year’s voter participation.
Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) Office of Veterans Support, in collaboration with the USS Frank E. Evans Association, will honor veterans and commemorate Long Beach’s rich naval history with a ceremonial community event, Remembering USS Frank E. Evans and the Lost 74, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The event will honor the naval ship USS Frank E. Evans and the 74 sailors who perished at sea on June 3, 1969.
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