Welcome to the Community HealthWays program for the Louisiana Office of Public Health

Program Description and Details

Community HealthWays seeks to improve the quality of life for Louisiana residents by helping to address individuals' health-related social needs and the community factors that drive them.

Community HealthWays starts with a community health worker who is a trusted member with an unusually close understanding of the community served and available resources. The community health worker assists individuals in addressing social problems that lead to poor health with increased attention on food insecurity, housing, transportation, utility assistance, furthering education, mental health connections, and education related to chronic conditions.

We do not provide any monetary assistance. We merely connect you with resources to try and help alleviate the issues you're having.

Things We Can Help Guide You With:

  • Finding secure housing
  • Finding transportation
  • Finding a job
  • Paying utilities
  • Addressing food insecurity
  • Counseling
  • Furthering education, and more

Find your region below and click the drop-down menu for a list of contacts. 

The Community HealthWays program is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $6,349,035 with 100% funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS or the U.S. government.

Find your region below and click the drop-down menu for a list of contacts.

Regional Map

regions

Region 1

Serving Jefferson, St. Bernard, Orleans, and Plaquemines parishes. 


Contact information:

Oscar Garcia
[email protected], CHW Supervisor

Thuy Nguyen
[email protected], CHW Marrero PHU

Lacey Hembree
[email protected], CHW Metairie PHU

Region 2

Serving Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, andWest Feliciana parishes. 


Contact information:

Kathy Williams
[email protected], CHW Supervisor, Ascension, EBR, E. Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, WBR, West Feliciana PHUs

Zatwanda Lamb
[email protected], CHW

Aliyah Floyd
[email protected], CHW

Region 3

 Serving Assumption, LaFourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, and Terrebonne parishes.


Contact information:

Harvey Chauvin
[email protected], CHW Supervisor

Region 4

 Serving Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Landry, and Vermilion parishes.


Contact information:

Josephine Arvie
[email protected], CHW, Evangeline and St. Landry PHU

Dorthea Maria Wilson
[email protected], CHW, Vermilion and Acadia PHU

Marie Leger
[email protected], CHW, Lafayette PHU

Theresa Shepherd
[email protected], CHW, Lafayette and St. Landry PHU

Latoya Bemoit
[email protected], CHW, Iberia and St. Martin PHU

Region 5

Serving Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu, and Jefferson Davis parishes.


Contact information:

Kenia Hamilton
[email protected], CHW, Calcasieu, Sulphur, and Beauregard PHUs

Lisa Batiste
[email protected], CHW Jeff Davis/Allen PHU

Region 6

Serving Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn parishes.


Contact information:

Wanda L. Standifer
[email protected], Tri-Regional Manager, Regions 6, 7, 8

Randa Williams
[email protected], Program Coordinator, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, Winn PHUs

Region 7

Serving Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster parishes.


Contact information:

Wanda L. Standifer
[email protected], Tri-Regional Manager, Regions 6, 7, 8

Tennille Jenkins
[email protected], CHW Supervisor, Sabine, Natchitoches, Webster, Claiborne, and Bienville PHUs

Michelle Hart
[email protected], CHW, Bossier and Red River PHUs

Maria Bourgeois
[email protected], CHW, Caddo and DeSoto PHUs

Region 8

Serving Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll parishes.


Contact information:

Wanda L. Standifer
[email protected], Tri-Regional Manager, Regions 6, 7, 8

Kiara Bradford
[email protected], CHW Supervisor, Ouachita, Caldwell, Richland PHUs

Beaunica Willis
[email protected], CHW, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll PHUs

Myra "Mollie" Cruse
[email protected], CHW, Franklin, Madison, Tensas Parishes

JaShontra Sears
[email protected], CHW, Lincoln, Jackson, Union PHUs

Region 9

 Serving Livingston, Tangipahoa, St. Helena, St. Tammany, and Washington parishes.


Contact information:

Shakeisha McKay
[email protected], CHW Supervisor

Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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