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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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Whole Health Louisiana State Plan provides a roadmap to become a trauma-informed state
Through key priority areas of collaboration, awareness, workforce, prevention, and healing, WHL envisions a Louisiana in which children, families and communities are healthy and thriving regardless of who they are or where they live.
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Louisiana Department of Health celebrates National Breastfeeding Month
LDH continues to work toward fostering a breastfeeding-friendly environment in Louisiana and improving statewide breastfeeding rates.
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Cameron Parish Health Unit to reopen in temporary location on September 6
The Cameron Parish Health Unit will be housed in the Cameron Parish Police Jury building at 148 Smith Circle, Room 149.
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For National Immunization Awareness Month, improving vaccination rates in Louisiana is a top priority
Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, says preventing infectious diseases is one key area of improvement for the health of Louisiana residents.
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LDH issues public health notice following oil spill in Terrebonne Bay
People engaging in recreational activities in Terrebonne Bay and the Lake Pelto area need to be aware of the oil spill and take precautions.
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LDH's breastfeeding peer counselors share accomplishments, stories to celebrate National Breastfeeding Month
Strengthening LDH programs that target enhanced breastfeeding practices and quality of care in Louisiana hospitals holds the potential to improve the lives of mothers and their babies across Louisiana, and particularly among vulnerable populations that have faced historical barriers.
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LDH issues recommendation on COVID vaccine for children ages 6 months and up
All Louisiana children ages 6 months and up are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accepting the recommendation of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization of the three-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the two-dose Moderna vaccine.
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CDC and FDA expand eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots to ages 5-11
CDC now recommends children ages 5-11 should receive a booster shot five months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech series.
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LDH reaffirms recommendation that all eligible children be vaccinated now, given recent COVID case increases
The Louisiana Department of Health today reaffirms its official recommendation that all eligible children receive the COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves and their families.
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This Mother's Day, LDH celebrates improvements in lowering cesarean delivery rate, breastfeeding program improvements
This Mother's Day, the Louisiana Department of Health is proud to announce the statewide cesarean delivery rate among the vast majority of Louisiana hospitals in 2021 fell to 28.5%, from 33%, in large part thanks to the work of Louisiana hospitals participating in the Department's Safe Births Initiative.
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LDH recognizes 11 hospitals achieving Birth Ready designation
The Birth Ready Designation is a system that reinforces and ensures birthing facilities are implementing best practices to improve readiness for addressing the leading causes of maternal deaths.
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LDH issues guidance on powdered infant formula recall
LA WIC has issued guidance, available at LouisianaWIC.org, for WIC participants impacted by a recall of powdered infant formula following the FDA's advisory.