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Baton Rouge – As part of its ongoing effort to ensure optimal preparedness for a natural or man-made disaster, the Department of Health and Hospitals today held a symposium and plan review with employees and partners from throughout the state. Included in the review were federal partners from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Baton Rouge- In order to fine-tune their emergency response, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is holding nine statewide disaster preparedness seminars. At these events, DHH employees will learn more about the agency’s critical role in the event of a hurricane, disease epidemic or other health disaster.
Baton Rouge – To help highlight the essential role social work plays in alleviating some of America’s most difficult problems, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared March 2008 as Professional Social Work Month in the state of Louisiana. This coincides with a national effort to recognize how social work impacts the emotional health and well-being of many of society’s residents.
Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget priority for improving health care through investment in health information technology. The new funding supports several statewide initiatives toward the goal of ensuring every Louisianan has a privacy-protected electronic medical record, and ensuring health care providers have access to relevant information they need to provide the best quality health care.
Secretary Levine & La. Health Care Quality Forum leads local effort on new Medicare, state initiatives
New Orleans – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and its state and local partners will hold a news conference on Friday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. to announce the opening of a temporary urgent care clinic in New Orleans to provide medical support during Mardi Gras.
Baton Rouge – The number of adults and children in Louisiana who are uninsured has been steadily declining since 2005, according to results from this year’s Louisiana Health Insurance Survey.
Baton Rouge – January is the deadliest month for carbon monoxide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although few people in Louisiana are killed by carbon monoxide each year, during cold weather, many people unknowingly set the stage for dangerous conditions that could lead to poisonous levels. Carbon monoxide is a silent killer because it cannot be seen or smelled. Very tiny amounts of carbon monoxide can be lethal.
A national health organization says Louisiana is better prepared for a health emergency than ever before. In its fifth annual report, “Trust for America’s Health” gives Louisiana an eight out of 10 overall for emergency preparedness. This is a significant improvement from last year’s score when the state only achieved six out of 10 standards for emergency readiness.
The Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health is now making the flu vaccine available to anyone, regardless of their likelihood for catching the flu this season.
Louisiana’s vaccine supply has been affected by the recent voluntary recall of 10 lots of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine and two lots of a combination Hib and Hepatitis B vaccine. The children’s vaccine is being recalled as a preventive measure because the manufacturing company, Merck, cannot assure sterility for the lots involved.
With a click of a mouse and several quick keystrokes, doctors in Louisiana’s rural hospitals will soon have instant access to a patient’s medical information if it is stored electronically.