Demographics of Patients

The percent of Latinx patients visiting Wellness Centers has decreased from 72% in 2017 to 57% in 2020.

Over the same period there was an increase in Other/ Unreported from 6% to 17%.

Age

Wellness Centers provide intergenerational care to families and community members.

Gender

More females visit the Wellness Centers compared to males. However, among student-aged patients (6-19 years old) the proportion of males increases slightly to 42%.

Integrated Health

All Wellness Centers provide physical and mental health services. 4 Wellness Centers provide dental services.

The percentage of Mental Health visits will increase significantly when LAUSD School Mental Health Services data is integrated into the Data xChange in 2021.

Common Student Services

(AGES 6-19 YEARS)

Common Community Services

(ALL OTHER AGES)

Services provided to students tend to focus on prevention while services provided to adults focus slightly more on managing chronic diseases. It is worth noting, however, the high ranking of Well Child Exams among students and community members. Upon a closer look, we found that almost 50% of all patients receive a comprehensive Well Child Exam.

Establishing healthy behaviors as children is easier and more effective than changing behaviors as adults. Wellness Centers play an important role in promoting the health of young people so that positive lifelong behaviors can be established early on, and in turn, reduce the risk of chronic disease later in life.