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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards tomorrow. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts this evening, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
LDH News
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LDH confirms two winter weather-related deaths
During extreme winter weather, LDH urges residents to stay safe.
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Louisiana Department of Health advises safety precautions ahead of winter freeze
LDH advises residents to stay indoors during extreme cold and to seek shelter if you are unhoused.
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Louisiana Department of Health announces $15 million in funding to train healthcare workforce
The Healthcare Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.) provides matching grants to universities, technical colleges, healthcare systems, hospitals, agencies and associations working to grow the healthcare pipeline in Louisiana.
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LDH confirms 1 winter weather-related death
The death of a 65-year-old male from Rapides Parish was due to hypothermia and confirmed by the coroner as weather-related.
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LDH reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death
The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions.
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Medicaid Annual Reports
Annual reports from Louisiana's Medicaid program (Bureau of Health Services Financing).
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LDH detects first presumptive positive human H5N1 case in Louisiana
While the current public health risk for the general public is low, people who work with birds, poultry or cows, or have recreational exposure to them, are at higher risk.
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Annual Management and Program Analysis Report (AMPAR)
The AMPAR report summarizes the activities of each agency relating to management and program analysis, outstanding accomplishments, areas of significant progress and specific management/operational issues that exist within each agency.
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Ribbon cutting set for new hygiene supply closet at St. James High School
The project is a partnership between the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Public Health in Region 3 (South-Central Louisiana) and Aetna Better Health of Louisiana.
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LDH and Shreveport Police Department to host third annual Northwest Louisiana Youth Summit
Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about topics such as substance use disorder, cyberbullying, interacting with police, and dating safety and the potential for human trafficking.
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Health Department recommends private water well owners disinfect drinking water following Hurricane Francine
Free testing kits available to well owners impacted by Hurricane Francine
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LDH launches congenital syphilis prevention pilot to increase screening opportunities during pregnancy
Screening for syphilis in pregnant women and treating it promptly when it is diagnosed is a critical strategy in preventing syphilis from being passed to newborns.