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LDH, NOHD to offer mpox vaccines at New Orleans Pride events
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), in partnership with the New Orleans Health Department (NOHD), will offer mpox vaccines during two upcoming Pride events.
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Louisiana Department of Health: Avoid areas with algal blooms
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is raising awareness and urging residents to avoid areas with blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, due to the algal bloom observed in Lake Pontchartrain by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and recent sightings of algal blooms in other waterbodies.
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Sabine Parish Health Unit to hold open house May 12 in Many
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 12 at Sabine Parish Health Unit, 1230 W. Louisiana Ave.
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LDH releases final water grades for 951 Louisiana water systems
LDH will hold technical briefing for media at 1 p.m. today
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Livingston Parish Health Unit to hold public health fair and open house April 26
The Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 9 (Northshore) will hold an open house on April 26 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Northwest Louisiana Office of Public Health to offer free STI testing during STI Awareness Month
In recognition of April's designation as STI Awareness Month, OPH encourages community members to receive confidential testing and education on sexually transmitted infections.
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Region 8 Office of Public Health to host Lincoln Parish Community Health Fair
Services available at the health fair include opioid and opioid prevention education; information on Medicaid renewals; sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment; and COVID-19 vaccines or boosters, and flu and monkeypox vaccines.
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Office of Public Health to hold youth health awareness event and open house in Arcadia
In recognition of April's designation as STI Awareness Month, visitors will have the opportunity to receive testing and education on sexually transmitted infections, reproductive health and overall health.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Health organizations to hold press conference on the impact of colorectal cancer in Louisiana
The press conference will be held on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29 from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m.
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Franklin Parish Health Unit to hold open house in Winnsboro on March 31
The open house is an opportunity for the community to learn about the health unit and its services, and to meet its staff.
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Region 8 Office of Public Health, community partners to host health fair and block party March 25 in Jonesboro
The event is free to attend and offers health education, immunizations, live music, food trucks and more.
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Office of Public Health to host Family Adventures to Health in Gonzales on March 25
The Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 2 (Capital Area) will host Family Adventures to Health at the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales at 708 S. Irma Blvd. on Saturday, March 25.