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According to national health experts, the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets has increased the risk that many people may not be getting the essential vitamins and minerals necessary for health and well-being such as folic acid. This is because carbohydrates such as fortified grains are a valuable source of vitamins and minerals.
State health officials today released a final West Nile virus case count for 2004. There were 114 human cases and seven deaths in 2004.
Obesity has emerged as a top health threat for the United States and for Louisiana. The Louisiana Council on Obesity Prevention and Management, along with the Department of Health and Hospitals and other education and health professional organizations, has created a supplement to the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. The supplement will be available to all members in early January. It will provide continuing education credits for Louisiana Medical Society members and appeal to all health care providers as front-line fighters in the state’s battle against obesity.
Under an oyster relaying program, Louisiana oyster harvesters can now be permitted to move oysters from the public oyster seed grounds located southwest of Point Au Fer, Atchafalaya Bay and transplant them to their private leases for later harvest. This program is part of an initiative by both the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Louisiana is one of only six states to achieve the highest preparedness status from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in demonstrating that health care workers are prepared to distribute vaccines and antidotes in the event of an emergency.
Under an oyster relocation program, Louisiana oyster harvesters can now be permitted to move oysters from the public oyster seed grounds located southwest of Point Au Fer, Atchafalaya Bay and transplant them to their private leases for later harvest. This program is part of an initiative by both the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health received funding to continue the work of an established surveillance system for responding to emergency events involving hazardous substances. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry awarded the cooperative agreement.
The Department of Health and Hospitals has detected seven more cases of West Nile virus, bringing the total number of cases in Louisiana to 108 for 2004. (Last year, as of Dec. 16, there were reports of 117 WNV cases.)
As families prepare for the upcoming holiday season, the Department of Health and Hospitals is urging everyone to keep some basic safety tips in mind while preparing for the holidays.
Illnesses caused by improperly cooked food or improperly handled food products number approximately 76 million cases each year. With the holiday season upon us, and more people preparing dishes for large gatherings, state health officials remind Louisianians to remember a few food safety tips.
A free training designed to educate individuals about safely working with lead-based paint will be held in Baton Rouge. The daylong training is the result of a cooperative agreement between the National Paint and Coatings Association, Inc. and 49 Attorneys General.
The Department of Health and Hospitals-Office of Public Health has received a limited amount of additional doses of the flu vaccine to distribute through parish health units statewide.