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The 2008 Louisiana Yellow Ribbon Youth Suicide Prevention and Awareness Week Activities are supported by the Department of Health and Hospitals-Office of Mental Health, Louisiana Partnership for Youth Suicide Prevention and the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program.
Tropical Depression Fay is expected to dump lots of rain on portions of Louisiana. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch through late Monday for nine Southeast Louisiana Parishes.
A swim advisory remains in effect for Constance, Long, Gulf Breeze, Hackberry, Holly Beach sections 1 through 6, Little Florida and Rutherford beaches in Cameron Parish. Additionally, Cypremort Point State Park Beach and Fontainebleau State Park Beach continue to remain under an advisory.
A swim advisory remains in effect for Constance, Long, Gulf Breeze, Hackberry, Holly Beach sections 1 through 6, Little Florida, Martin, and Rutherford beaches in Cameron Parish. Additionally, Cypremort Point State Park Beach and Fontainebleau State Park Beach continue to remain under an advisory.
Extensive testing by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals-Office of Public Health (DHH-OPH), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirm the municipal water supplies in communities along the Mississippi river south of New Orleans are safe for human consumption.
The Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) – Office of Public Health recently awarded grants to five local communities to develop six school-based health centers. The grants of up to $50,000 will allow schools to provide convenient, high quality health care services to students.
A swim advisory remains in effect for all Cameron Beach Monitoring Program sampling locations. These sites include Constance, Long, Gulf Breeze, Hackberry, Holly Beaches one through six, Little Florida, Martin, and Rutherford Beaches. Additionally, Cypremort Point State Park beach continues to remain under an advisory.
The Department of Health and Hospitals’ Tobacco Control Program recently awarded $330,000 to 10 community programs across the state. These grants will be used to prevent youth tobacco use, promote cessation, eliminate second-hand smoke exposure and reduce tobacco disparities among various populations.
Swim advisories issued last week for the beaches of Cameron Parish remain in effect after test samples continue to show unacceptable levels of bacteria in the water. These sites include Constance, Long, Gulf Breeze, Hackberry, Holly Beaches one through six, Little Florida, Martin and Rutherford beaches. Additionally, Cypremort Point State Park Beach in Iberia/St. Mary parishes remains under advisory.