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DHH Applauds Legislator’s Effort to Draw Attention to Children's Health Care
Baton Rouge – The Department of Health and Hospitals is moved by one legislator’s determination to get moving.
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State to Provide Tobacco-Fighting Funds to Communities
Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Tobacco Control Program is encouraging communities in rural Louisiana to apply for grants to help fight tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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DHH Conducts Review of Emergency Disaster Plan
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.
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Training Helps Strengthen LDH Emergency Response
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.
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March is Professional Social Work Month
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.
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New LDH Budget to Include Enhanced Funding for Health Information Technology
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.
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News Advisory- CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems Encourages Greater Baton Rouge Area to Support Use of Electronic Health Records to Improve Patient Care
Secretary Levine & La. Health Care Quality Forum leads local effort on new Medicare, state initiatives
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News Conference to Highlight Emergency Mardi Gras Medical Assistance
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.
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Number of Uninsured Children and Adults in Louisiana Declining
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.
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Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at High Point
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.
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Louisiana Gets High Ranking in Emergency Preparedness
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.
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Flu Shots Now Available to All Individuals
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.