Public Health Re-Opens Whittier Wellness Community

For Immediate Release:

April 6, 2024

Public Health Re-Opens Whittier Wellness Community

To close out Public Health Week 2024, The Los Angeles Department of Public Health hosted a grand re-opening event for the Whittier Wellness Community (WWC). In collaboration with 25 community partners, the Wellness Community offers a variety of free resources and services in under-resourced communities.

The Whittier Wellness Community focuses on three primary areas:

Healing and Trauma Prevention: Offered through various mental health workshops and resources.
Connecting to Opportunities for Recovery and Engagement (CORE) Center: Staff provide education and resources and conduct screening to determine alcohol/drug treatment needs. Community members are connected to substance use prevention, treatment centers, and risk reduction services.
Health and Wellness: WWC offers health and wellness programs to improve health outcomes through nutrition, physical activity, and produce distribution events.

"The goal of the Whittier Wellness Community is straightforward: to increase access for residents in under-served communities to the very resources needed for good health and well-being,? said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. ?Today, with the Whittier Wellness Community re-opening, we are bridging gaps in healthcare and wellness services and listening to residents about what they need to be healthy. Thanks to our wonderful community partners, this space is a testament to what we can achieve together in the pursuit of healthy communities.?

As of December 2023, the Whittier Wellness Community successfully worked and collaborated alongside community partners to serve 18,627 community members through produce distribution, mental health services, community workshops, wellness activities, and substance use disorder support.

The Whitter Wellness Community weekly hours of operation:

Monday-Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Location: 7643 S. Painter Ave. Whittier, CA 90602

For more information and to view upcoming calendar events at the WWC, visit ph.lacounty.gov/chs/WWC.htm? ?

The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well -being for all 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. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises of more than 5,000 employees and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health works to protect health,?
prevent disease, and promote health and well-being.

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