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Five Additional West Nile Cases Confirmed
The Department of Health and Hospitals today confirms five human cases of West Nile virus, giving Louisiana seven cases of West Nile so far in 2006.
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Operation Prepare Kicks off Friday at Iberville Housing Development
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Hurricane Katrina Identification Efforts Transition to Coroners
Officials with the Louisiana State Police and the Department of Health and Hospitals announce today that DNA identification efforts will continue with responsibility for any new cases shifting to local coroners’ offices.
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New searchable, interactive maps of missing and deceased from Katrina, Rita now active on LFAC website
With a unique mission, Louisiana Family Assistance Center has critical historical data on the missing and deceased victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Now, LFAC’s technical section has compiled various levels of the data in order to give researchers and members of the public a series of maps of the entire region showing the missing, the found and the confirmed deceased by last known location as well as the locations of recovered remains. They have worked over the past month to verify and compile the location data to create the maps, which have just gone live on their website.
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Meningitis Vaccination Will Be Required for College Enrollment
Beginning with the upcoming Fall 2006 semester, incoming freshmen must be vaccinated against meningitis to enroll at any Louisiana public or private college or university.
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First Human West Nile Cases of 2006 Confirmed
The Department of Health and Hospitals today confirms two human cases of West Nile virus, the first cases of 2006.
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Local Health Care Executive Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship
Doris G. Brown has been selected to participate in national Fellowship program focused on leading the country’s health care system into the 21st century. She is one of twenty nurses in executive leadership roles nationwide selected as a 2006 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow.
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Health Department Moving to New Building
Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals headquarters building staff is moving from its present location on Capitol Access Road to the Bienville Building, 628 N. Fourth Street in downtown Baton Rouge.
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Health Department Moving to New Building
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals headquarters building staff is moving from its present location on Capitol Access Road to the Bienville Building, 628 N. Fourth Street in downtown Baton Rouge.
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Louisiana Gets Federal Approval to Provide Family Planning Services
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide family planning services for some low and moderate-income women who are not already covered by the state’s Medicaid program.
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Many Seniors and People with Disabilities Exempt from Medicaid Proof of Citizenship Requirements
Officials with the Department of Health and Hospitals today announced new guidelines for those who must provide proof of citizenship when applying for Medicaid. This follows the announcement yesterday by the White House of certain exemptions to the regulation, which took effect July 1.
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Public Reminded Not to Swim, Fish in Areas of Calcasieu Estuary Affected by the June 19 Oil Spill
The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened some water bodies affected by a major oil spill in the Calcasieu Estuary for boating traffic. However, the Department of Health and Hospitals reminds citizens that although the areas have reopened for boating, they are still advised not to swim or fish in areas affected by the oil spill.