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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's Office of Women's Health and Community Health to hold town hall in Hammond on March 27
This town hall will be held on Monday, March 27, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Southeastern Louisiana University's Student Union Theater, 303 Union Ave.
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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.
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LDH's Office of Women's Health and Community Health to hold town hall in Baton Rouge on March 21
This town hall willl be held on Tuesday, March 21, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 6201 Florida Blvd. Members of the public can register online for the event.
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LDH launches Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month campaign to increase awareness and screenings
Louisiana has above-average rates of incidence and mortality, as well as below-average screening rates.
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Washington Parish Health Unit to hold open house on March 8
The Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 9 (Northshore) will hold an open house on Wednesday, March 8 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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East Feliciana Parish Health Unit to hold open house in Clinton on February 28
The Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 2 (Capital area) will hold an open house at the East Feliciana Parish Health Unit on Tuesday, February 28 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., located at 12080 Marston Street, Clinton.
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Region 7 Office of Public Health to host Winter Opioid Symposium
The symposium is in collaboration with the Northwestern State University Social Work Department, the Pi Delta Chapter of Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society, and End the Epidemic LA/Louisiana Ambulance Alliance.
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Lincoln Parish Health Unit to hold open house in Ruston on February 28
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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Medicaid Forecast Reports SFY 2022/2023
The Department of Health submits a detailed monthly report to the Legislature that provides a comprehensive overview of Medicaid spending. The reports include projections for future revenues and expenditures for the given state fiscal year.
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Jefferson Parish Health Unit to hold open house in Marrero on Feb. 16
The Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 1 (Greater New Orleans area) will hold an open house on Thursday, February 16, from noon to 4 p.m.
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CDC warns EzriCare eyedrops may be linked to bacterial infections, 1 death
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging the public to immediately discontinue use of EzriCare Artificial Tears, and said the eye drops could be linked to infections across the United States that have resulted in hospitalization, vision loss and one death.