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• October 17, 2008

  2008 Cecil J. Picard Award

  The annual Cecil J. Picard Award for Excellence in Education to Prevent Childhood Obesity was presented to two outstanding clinicians this year. Dr. Stewart Gordon and Dr. Melinda Southern were presented the awards for their individual and collaborative contributions to impact childhood obesity. The awards were presented by last years recipient Dr. Charles Brown, at the Childhood Obesity and Public Health Conference held at Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) in September.

• September 26, 2008

  Cameron Parish Health Unit Closed Indefinitely After Hurricane Ike Damages Facility

  The Cameron Parish Health Unit will remain closed until further notice due to damages sustained during Hurricane Ike.

• September 22, 2008

  Request for Hearing Screening Awareness Brochures

• September 22, 2008

  Request for Hearing Screening Refer Brochures

• September 17, 2008

  2004 Diabetes Annual Report

  The 2004 Louisiana Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Annual Report provides an overview of the work of the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, its goals, objectives, activities, successes and barriers. The report also features statewide and regional data related to diabetes prevalence, mortality, risk factors, complications, and case management.

• September 14, 2008

  Yellow Ribbon Week - September 14-20, 2008

  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.

• August 27, 2008

  Physician Follow-up Services Report For Children Birth - 3 Years

• August 27, 2008

  Physician's Re-screening Guidelines

• August 27, 2008

  Physician's Rescreening Technician Competency Form

• August 24, 2008

  Flash Flood Protective Measures

  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.

• August 01, 2008

  Beach Water Quality Advisory Continues for Cameron Parish Beaches

  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.

• July 29, 2008

  DHH Announces Appointment of Committee to Study Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

  Baton Rouge – Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Alan Levine today announced the appointment of a committee to study the development and implementation of a civil commitment program for sexually violent predators. The committee consists of representatives from the mental health, legal and law enforcement communities that will evaluate best practices for a statewide program of identification, control, monitoring and treatment of sexually violent predators and child sexual predators.