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On Friday, June 29 and Sunday July 1, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health will host its second annual “Operation Prepare.” The event is a community outreach effort in which teams of OPH staff will distribute important information materials about evacuation and disaster preparation to storm-affected communities and vulnerable populations.
Get tested today! This is the key message being promoted during this year’s National HIV Testing Day, set for June 27. The day is dedicated to encouraging people to find out their HIV status and helping those who are positive access treatment and reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others.
The swim advisory issued June 8, 2007 has been lifted for Holly Beach sections 2 and 3 after samples collected this week showed improved water quality. A swim advisory remains in effect for the other four sections of Holly Beach, with section 1 being the easternmost end of the beach and section 6 being the westernmost end.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health announced today the mass public distribution of 1.6 million handbooks designed to inform the public how to guard against the looming danger of pandemic flu.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health will hold a news conference on Monday, June 18 at 11 a.m. to announce the mass public distribution of 1.6 million pandemic flu preparedness handbooks. The event will be hosted at the DHH Emergency Operations Center at 8919 World Ministry Ave. in Baton Rouge, La.
Dr. David Holcombe has been named the Regional Administrator and Medical Director for the Alexandria area.
Lighten Up Louisiana Kids, the state’s four-month competition encouraging physical activity and better eating habits, concluded on May 17 with a Ruston Elementary School taking the top honors. Almost 7,600 participants on 85 teams completed the program, accumulating 3.9 million activity miles during the event.
A swim advisory has been issued for the water along Constance Beach, Gulf Breeze Beach, Hackberry Beach, Holly Beach, Little Florida Beach, Long Beach and Rutherford Beach after water samples collected this week showed high levels of bacteria. Martin Beach, located further west, remains free of an advisory.
Identifying and targeting medical students from rural areas, creating financial incentives and increasing faculty mentoring in medical school are three of the key strategies to address health care shortages in Louisiana. The findings are outlined in the final report issued by the Louisiana Interagency Task Force on the Future of Family Medicine.
The Acadian Region Office of Public Health has received reports that a subdivision in Vermilion Parish, Victoria Acres, flooded due to flood waters which were contaminated by an adjacent oxidation pond. These flood waters potentially contain raw sewage from the oxidation pond. Residents in this subdivision should adhere to the precautions below when re-entering their homes and during the cleanup process.
In response to concerns about an increased death rate in Louisiana post-Katrina, a study conducted by the Department of Health and Hospitals has determined that the death rate in the Greater New Orleans area dropped during the first 10 months of 2006 compared to the 44 months prior to the storm.
A swim advisory has been issued for the water at Long Beach and Little Florida Beach in Cameron Parish. The swim advisories issued last week at Hackberry Beach and Rutherford Beach remain in effect.