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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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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 recognizes 5 additional hospitals achieving Birth Ready Designation
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC) are recognizing five additional hospitals that have achieved 2023 Birth Ready Designation for committing to practices of implementing quality improvement to improve birth outcomes for mothers in Louisiana.
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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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RFI: Louisiana Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Program and Registry Services
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal, application, or proposal abstract. This RFI does not commit the State to contract for any supplies or services or make a grant award. Further, the State is not seeking proposals through this RFI and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the State will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will solely be at the interested party's expense.
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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.