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School Water Lead Testing Program Finds No Heightened Levels of Lead in Drinking Water
“Many Louisiana communities have water systems with aging infrastructure as well as older homes. Both situations make it more likely to find lead in water due to old plumbing. When we designed this program, we fully expected to find some instance of elevated lead because we purposefully selected schools that had older pipes and plumbing. These results are extremely encouraging.”
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Health Department Offers Funding for Local Mosquito Control Efforts
Funding is now available to help local communities start new mosquito control programs. Using a one-time grant of $1 million from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Louisiana Department of Health is now offering funding to local governments to help them establish new mosquito control programs.
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Strong Support for “Subscription Model” to Eliminate Hepatitis C in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health Releases Comments Submitted by Healthcare Providers, Payers, Pharmaceutical Companies, and Others
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HPV vaccination rate among Louisiana teens increases over national average
Louisiana’s rate of 52.9 percent is higher than the national average of 48.6 percent.
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U.S. Census Bureau: More Louisianans Than Ever Have Health Insurance
Today, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards released the following statement on new health insurance data from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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Louisiana Department of Health awards grants for the creation of parish mosquito abatement districts
The Louisiana Department of Health is awarding two $250,000 grants to establish mosquito abatement districts in St. Mary and Assumption parishes. The grants, sub-awards of a larger grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will allow these parishes to start in-house mosquito abatement districts.
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Louisiana Department of Health provides funding to East Baton Rouge to shred old tires that breed mosquitoes
The Louisiana Department of Health has secured grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito and Rodent Control District to purchase a tire shredder. The $605,000 grant covers the cost of the shredder, installation and training.
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Attorney General’s Lawsuit threatens health coverage for 849,000 Louisianans with pre-existing conditions
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards commented on Attorney General Jeff Landry’s unilateral decision to enter the state of Louisiana into a lawsuit that eliminates health care protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Today, the attorney general appeared on CNN to discuss his effort. During the interview, he made clear that prior to joining the lawsuit, he did not have a plan in place to ensure insurance companies do not deny coverage for the 849,000 people in Louisiana who could lose health care because they have a pre-existing condition.
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Louisiana’s state Medicaid director selected for national Medicaid leadership institute
The Louisiana Department of Health announced today that State Medicaid Director Jen Steele is one of six Medicaid directors from around the country to participate in the Medicaid Leadership Institute.
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Louisiana Department of Health releases maternal mortality data and recommendations to guide improvements
Today, the Louisiana Department of Health released a new report on maternal mortality in Louisiana. Maternal mortality is a pregnancy-related death occurring up to 42 days following the end of a pregnancy. The report includes recommendations made by an expert maternal mortality review committee to guide improvements in maternal health in Louisiana.
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Louisiana has country’s highest rates of West Nile Virus
The Louisiana Department of Health is urging the state’s residents to take precautions to guard against West Nile Virus after Louisiana has reported the most cases of the virus in the country.