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Chronic Disease Conference to be Held
The Department of Health and Hospitals’ Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health will host a conference to address strategies to better deal with chronic health conditions.
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Pandemic Flu Response Training Set for Thibodaux
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a regional training exercise to help the parishes in its Region III area of the state prepare to respond for a future influenza outbreak. These parishes include Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, and Terrebonne.
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Oyster Transplant Permits Available
For a two-week period beginning March 1, 2007, Louisiana oyster harvesters can be permitted to move live oysters from the public oyster seed grounds located southwest of Point Au Fer and the South Point area.
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Hepatitis Vaccines to be Offered by Cameron Health Unit
The Cameron Parish Health Unit will be offering the second round of immunizations for adult hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
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Pandemic Flu Response Training Set for Covington
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a regional training exercise to help the parishes in the DHH Region IX community prepare to respond for a future influenza outbreak. These parishes include Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington.
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Pandemic Flu Response Training Set for Monroe
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a regional training exercise to help the parishes in the DHH Region VIII community prepare to respond for a future influenza outbreak. These parishes include Caldwell, East and West Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and Union.
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"Lighten Up Louisiana" Kicks Off on January 17
On January 17, 2007 at 10:00 am Lighten Up Louisiana will be kicking off its second fitness competition at Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits at Bon Carre, 7389 Florida Blvd., Suite 400.
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Lauren Mendes joins LDH Public Information Staff
The Department of Health and Hospitals today announced that Lauren Mendes has joined the staff of the DHH Bureau of Media and Communications as a Public Information Officer.
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Rural and Underserved Areas Receive Pharmacy Access Funds
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals awarded pharmacy grants to four community-based collaborations for projects aimed at increasing access to affordable prescription drugs for residents of rural and underserved areas.
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"Stay Healthy Louisiana" Web site re-launched as health information hub
The United Health Foundation recently ranked Louisiana as the “least healthy” state in the nation for 2006. In an effort to help the state improve its status in 2007, and to help Louisiana residents stay better informed about their own health, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) and the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) have re-launched the official Stay Healthy Louisiana Web site, http://www.stayhealthyla.org/.
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“Lighten Up Louisiana” Kicks Off Again in January
Lighten Up Louisiana will begin its third fitness competition Jan. 17, 2007. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the competition is designed to help promote physical activity and healthy eating habits.
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State Updates West Nile Virus Cases
The Department of Health and Hospitals today updated the total number of West Nile virus cases for the year. Since the last report, four new cases have been identified and two prior cases have been reclassified. This brings the total number of West Nile virus cases to 194 for the current year.