Project Updates
Health Study Roles & Responsibilities
Following the 2015-16 Aliso Canyon gas blowout disaster, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) advocated for a health study to be completed and funded using money from the settlement agreement with the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). As a result, $25 million was dedicated to a Health Study in early 2019. Public Health will administer the solicitation and procurement of research proposals, with guidance from the SOC as mandated by the settlement of The People v. Southern California Gas Company.To learn more about each of their roles and responsibilities please visit the Health Research and Introduction page of the Health Study.
The settlement agreement between California Attorney General, Los Angeles City Attorney, and County of Los Angeles, et al. and SoCalGas, mandated that Public Health establish a SOC to oversee the Health Study. In collaboration with the Community Advisory Group (CAG), Public Health selected an esteemed roster of national leading experts who serve on a volunteer basis. Comprised of independent experts and public agency representatives, the SOC plays a critical role in the development and advancement of the Health Study. The SOC is responsible for deciding the Health Study’s goals and focus. Once the contract is awarded to third party independent researchers to conduct the Health Study, the SOC will be responsible for reviewing research plans, evaluating research progress, and providing expert guidance to the selected research team(s). SOC members have wide-ranging expertise in Epidemiology, Disaster Behavioral Health, Toxicology, Community-Based Research, Exposure Assessment, Environmental Science, Air Monitoring, and Air Modeling.
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