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Office of Public Health to host free tri-regional Back to School Health & Wellness Expo in Natchitoches
The event features family-friendly activities, COVID-19 vaccines, car seat safety checks and more.
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LDH urges the public to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reminding the public to take precautions against mosquito bites that can expose people to West Nile virus (WNV). During 2022, Louisiana experienced 41 West Nile neuroinvasive disease (NID) cases and seven deaths.
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LDH releases report covering heat-related illness, hospitalizations from 2010-2020
An average of nearly 3,000 people in Louisiana are hospitalized or treated in the emergency department annually due to heat-related illness.
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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.