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• February 09, 2007

  Post-Rita population estimates released for Cameron, Calcasieu and Vermilion Parishes

  NEW ORLEANS (February 6, 2007) – The results of the first post-Hurricane Rita household surveys of Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermilion Parishes have been released. Calcasieu Parish has an estimated population of 189,768 residents, up from 179,030 residents in the 2000 U.S. Census, while Cameron has an estimated population of 7,403, down from 9,991 in the 2000 Census. Vermilion Parish has an estimated population of 58,114, up from 53,040 in the 2000 Census.

• February 09, 2007

  Post-hurricane population estimates released for St. Tammany Parish

  January 12, New Orleans, LA – The estimated current population for St. Tammany is 220,656 residents, according to the first post-Katrina household survey of the area. This represents an increase of 31,734 people since the 2000 U.S. Census, which measured the area’s population at 188,922.

• February 09, 2007

  Pandemic Flu Response Training Set for New Orleans Area

  New Orleans – As part of the state’s initiative to prepare for an influenza pandemic, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a training exercise to help the parishes in New Orleans and the surrounding areas of the state prepare to respond for a future influenza pandemic. The parishes included in the training include Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard.

• February 09, 2007

  Pandemic Flu Response Training Set for Lafayette

  Lafayette – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a regional training exercise to help the parishes in the Acadiana region of the state prepare to respond for a future influenza outbreak. These parishes include Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Vermillion.

• February 09, 2007

  Pandemic Flu Response Training Set for Baton Rouge Area

  Baton Rouge – As part of the state’s initiative to prepare for an influenza pandemic, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a training exercise to help the parishes in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas prepare to respond for a future influenza pandemic. These parishes include Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana.

• February 02, 2007

  DHH Introduces New Plan to Increase Child Immunizations

  The Department of Health and Hospitals today announced a new plan to help ensure more children in Louisiana are properly immunized.

• February 02, 2007

  DHH Introduces New Plan to Increase Child Immunizations

  Baton Rouge – The Department of Health and Hospitals today announced a new plan to help ensure more children in Louisiana are properly immunized.

• February 01, 2007

  Lighten Up Louisiana Registration is now open!

  Registration is now open for the Lighten Up Louisiana statewide competition for 2007. The overwhelmingly successful program encourages Louisiana citizens to get healthy by focusing on making better food choices and increasing physical activity. This time around, both the adult and kids’ versions will run at the same time. In addition, individuals as well as teams can now join the competition.

• February 01, 2007

  Lighten Up Louisiana Registration is now open!

  Baton Rouge --- Registration is now open for the Lighten Up Louisiana statewide competition for 2007. The overwhelmingly successful program encourages Louisiana citizens to get healthy by focusing on making better food choices and increasing physical activity. This time around, both the adult and kids’ versions will run at the same time. In addition, individuals as well as teams can now join the competition.

• January 29, 2007

  Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Announces State Aid to Hospitals

  Baton Rouge – Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and the Department of Health and Hospitals today announced the latest round of payments that are set to go out to hospitals that cared for uninsured patients last year.

• January 29, 2007

  Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Announces State Aid to Hospitals

  Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and the Department of Health and Hospitals today announced the latest round of payments that are set to go out to hospitals that cared for uninsured patients last year.

• January 26, 2007

  Chronic Disease Conference to be Held

  The Department of Health and Hospitals’ Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health will host a conference to address strategies to better deal with chronic health conditions.