OPH Region 2 - Baton Rouge Area

Welcome to Region 2 of the Louisiana Department of Health Office of Public Health

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 2 encompasses seven parishes in the capital area of the state: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.

Our mission is to protect and promote the health and wellness of all individuals and communities in Louisiana. We accomplish this through education, promoting healthy lifestyles, preventing disease and injury, enforcing regulations that protect the environment, sharing vital information, and assuring preventive services to individuals and families.

We provide healthcare to both children and adults alike and make it our mission to ensure access to healthcare resources. The parish health units serve the underinsured and uninsured.

Services Offered:

• Environmental health
• Children's Special Health Services (CSHS)
• Community HealthWays
• Immunizations
• Refugee health
• Reproductive health
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• STI/HIV/Hepatitis Program (SHHP)
• Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Vital records