LDH News
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Governor Jindal, Mayor Landrieu Announce that Community Clinic Network will be Preserved
Governor Bobby Jindal and Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced today that a network of community primary care health clinics that has served nearly 300,000 metropolitan New Orleans residents since Hurricane Katrina will remain operational thanks to a partnership between federal, state and local government.
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New CDC report Indicates Louisiana is Prepared to Respond to Public Health Emergencies
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced today that the state received top marks in preparing to prevent, respond and recover in a public health emergency according to an annual report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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New CDC report Indicates Louisiana is Prepared to Respond to Public Health Emergencies
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced today that the state received top marks in preparing to prevent, respond and recover in a public health emergency according to an annual report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Four New Confirmed Cases of West Nile Virus
he Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed four new human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to 23. The four new cases come from East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes. These cases are reported in DHHfs weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary which can be found in the Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH Web site here.
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DHH Publishes List of Free Ultrasound Providers
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals today has published online a list of ultrasound providers who will provide free ultrasounds to women seeking abortions as outlined in Act 888 of the 2010 Legislature.
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Making Medicaid Better newsletter 9.9.2010
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The Cameron Parish Health Unit has Reopened
Two years after suffering extensive damage and being shut down following Hurricane Ike, the Cameron Parish Health Unit is back in business. This morning the facility reopened at its original location, 107 Recreation Center Lane in Cameron.
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Making Medicaid Better newsletter 9.2.2010
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Making Medicaid Better Newsletter 8.31.2010
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Making Medicaid Better Newsletter 8.30.2010
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Three New Confirmed Cases of West Nile Virus
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed three new human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year’s total to 12. The three new cases come from East Baton Rouge Parish. These cases are reported in DHH’s weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary which can be found in the Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH Web site here.