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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, 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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A mumps outbreak involving students was confirmed at LSU-Baton Rouge on 2/4/2020. Click here for general information on mumps and mumps vaccination.
A mumps outbreak was confirmed at the LSU-Baton Rouge campus by health officials on 2/4/2020. The Immunization Program has general information for students and parents on their website.
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LDH Blog: Pilot project puts heroic stamp on student immunization numbers
More than 2,500 flu vaccines were administered to students at 79 New Orleans-area schools in December in only four days.
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Strategies to Increase Flu Vaccination Coverage - 2019
Updated resource for providers made available by the Louisiana Immunization Program and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Louisiana Chapter.
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New Resource For Providers: Communicating the Benefits of Flu Vaccine
A one-page resource that provides information on communicating the benefits of influenza vaccine to patients.
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Immunization Schedule of Infants and Children (2019)
Current (2019) Louisiana Office of Public Health's Recommended Immunization Schedule of Infants and Children
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Vaccine Information Statements
Vaccine Information Statements provided by Immunization Action Coalition that are updated continuously.
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Immunization records now available online and free
With the beginning of school right around the corner, the Louisiana Department of Health is reminding residents that immunization records are available online, and at no cost, without the need to contact a healthcare provider at LA.MyIR.net.
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LDH issues vaccine guidance in response to Tropical Storm Barry, flooding
The Louisiana Department of Health advises that residents and those working with the public during and after Tropical Storm Barry consider vaccinations to protect against infectious diseases.
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Measles misinformation and myths can put people at risk
With the number of reported measles cases reaching the highest point this century, officials with the Louisiana Department of Health are urging people to get vaccinated. The United States is currently experiencing its worst outbreak of measles since the disease was considered eliminated in 2000, and the worst in 25 years. So far, over 700 people in 22 states have contracted the illness. They were all unvaccinated.
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2019 Measles Case Identified
An increase in measles cases in the U.S. has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although cases of Measles have not yet spread to Louisiana, we want clinicians to be on the lookout. Measles is still common in many parts of the world, including some countries in Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and Africa.