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• September 09, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina # 39 -- Regional Response Teams Established to Treat Evacuees

  Baton Rouge – Following Hurricane Katrina and the mass evacuation of the Greater New Orleans area, many residents are displaced and cannot access necessary social services such as counseling, substance abuse treatment or therapeutic services for people with developmental disabilities. The Department of Health and Hospitals has teams in place to address these needs and connect people immediately to the necessary services.

• September 09, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina # 41 --- State Suspends BEACH Monitoring Program

  Baton Rouge – In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, state officials are suspending all activities related to the Louisiana BEACH Monitoring Program through Oct. 31, the end of swim season.

• September 09, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina #40 -- Medicaid Staff Works to Enroll Evacuees

  Baton Rouge --- Staff of the Medicaid program in the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals are working in shelters for evacuees of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA Family Assistance Centers and local Medicaid offices to enroll families impacted by the storm in the Medicaid program.

• September 09, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina #42 - LDH Begins Spraying for Mosquitoes in New Orleans

  Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has developed a management plan in anticipation of the hatching of mosquitoes and flies due to the massive flooding in the area. Mosquito control is needed to protect public health from nuisances and diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, as well as flies.

• September 08, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina #37 - Find Family Call Center Announced

  Baton Rouge – The State of Louisiana has established the national Find Family Call Center at 1-866-326-9393. This toll-free number has been established as an information and support resource for individuals and families who believe they have a family member who may have perished due to the hurricane.

• September 07, 2005

  19 New West Nile Cases Announced

  Baton Rouge – The Department of Health and Hospitals announced 19 new West Nile cases today.

• September 06, 2005

  BOIL ORDER - UPDATE

  Baton Rouge – State health officials have issued an update to conditions of water systems in Southeast Louisiana that were seriously impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Boil orders have been lifted for some parish water systems. The boil orders, which were issued after a loss of pressure occurred in those systems, have been lifted since testing showed the water does not contain unsafe levels of bacteria and is safe to drink and use.

• September 06, 2005

  Deceased Victims - 9-6-2005

  Updated Number of Deceased Victims Resulting from Hurricane Katrina The state made its first official deaths report yesterday.

• September 06, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina # 33 --- Medicaid Offices Reopen

  Baton Rouge – Medicaid offices in Livingston, Lafourche Tangipahoa and Terrebonne parishes will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005. All employees are expected to return to work.

• September 06, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina #32 --- Health Department Offers Tips to Combat Stomach Illness

  Although outbreaks of infectious diseases such as typhoid and cholera are unlikely to occur after a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, the Department of Health and Hospitals wishes to offer tips on treating an ailment that is likely to occur: stomach illness.

• September 06, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina #35 - Boil Order Update 9-6-2005

  Baton Rouge – State health officials have issued an update to conditions of water systems in Southeast Louisiana that were seriously impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Boil orders have been lifted for some parish water systems. The boil orders, which were issued after a loss of pressure occurred in those systems, have been lifted since testing showed the water does not contain unsafe levels of bacteria and is safe to drink and use.

• September 06, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina #36 - Med Job Louisiana to Assist Displaced Health Care Providers

  Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announces that Med Job Louisiana, the state’s free physician recruitment program, has expanded services to act as the primary source for health care providers affected by Hurricane Katrina.