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Emergency Do-Not-Use Water Advisory: South Shreveport near Wallace Lake
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and has issued an emergency do-not-use water advisory in parts of South Shreveport near Wallace Lake effective immediately.
LDH News
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CDC Confirms New Strain of Norovirus
The CDC reports the new strain, like other norovirus strains, is transmitted person to person, and has been confirmed nationwide for about 50 percent of the recent norovirus outbreaks. In Louisiana, the strain has sickened dozens and forced the closure of some oyster harvest areas. Because the strain is new, few people are immune to it causing more outbreaks.
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State to Reopen Two Oyster Beds Closed due to Norovirus
The Department of Health and Hospitals will reopen both oyster Harvest Area 7 and oyster Harvest Area 3 this week. Area 7 will reopen at sunrise Thursday, April 15, 2010, while Area 3 will reopen at sunrise Friday, April 16, 2010. DHH closed the beds on March 24th and 25th, respectively, due to a Norovirus outbreak linked to oysters from the areas.
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Governor Bobby Jindal Announces the Appointment of Damion Cummins to the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Damion Cummins to the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee.
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Louisiana Crackdown on Medicaid Fraud Paying Off
BATON ROUGE—Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced today that Louisiana’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud is showing results for taxpayers.
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Louisiana Crackdown on Medicaid Fraud Paying Off
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced today that Louisiana’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud is showing results for taxpayers.
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DHH Closes Oyster Harvesting Areas in Jefferson and Lafourche Parishes
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals closed molluscan shellfish harvesting Area 13 Tuesday. Area 13 is west of the Mississippi river in southern Jefferson and Lafourche parishes.
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DHH Closes Oyster Harvesting Area in St. Bernard Parish
Today the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals ordered the closure of molluscan shellfish harvesting Area 3 in St. Bernard parish. The closure takes effect at sunset, Thursday, March 25.
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DHH Closes Oyster Harvesting Area in Plaquemines Parish and Recalls Oysters
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Wednesday closed a Plaquemines Parish molluscan shellfish harvesting area. DHH also ordered a recall of all oysters harvested from the area since March 6, including shucked, frozen, breaded and post-harvest processed oysters, and oysters for the half shell market.
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DHH Launches H1N1 Open Clinic Campaign This Week
State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry, M.D. announced today that parish health units statewide will host open walk-in H1N1 vaccination clinics this week, as DHH is receiving reports from across that state that hospitals and physician offices have seen an increase in flu-like illnesses in the past few weeks. Dr. Guidry stressed there is always the potential for another wave of the virus to occur, and encouraged Louisiana residents to help prevent this by taking the time to be vaccinated against H1N1.
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DHH Secretary, Advocacy Groups, Human Service Leaders Celebrate Mental Health Transformation
NEW ORLEANS—Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Secretary Alan Levine today celebrated the opening of two new community-based outpatient mental health care clinics for children, adolescents and their families in the Greater New Orleans area. Levine joined local and state officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at one of the new clinics, the Midtown Clinic in New Orleans, to mark another milestone in the state’s creation of a robust, community-based mental health system statewide.
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Governor Jindal Announces Nominees to the New Orleans Academic Medical Center Initial Corporation Board
BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced four nominees to the New Orleans Academic Medical Center Initial Corporation Board, marking the next step forward toward creating the new Academic Medical Center in New Orleans. In August 2009, Governor Jindal joined LSU System President John Lombardi, Tulane President Scott Cowen, Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Alan Levine and other New Orleans officials to announce an agreement of the governance structure.