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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a regional training exercise to help the parishes in the DHH Region IX community prepare to respond for a future influenza outbreak. These parishes include Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a regional training exercise to help the parishes in the DHH Region VIII community prepare to respond for a future influenza outbreak. These parishes include Caldwell, East and West Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and Union.
On January 17, 2007 at 10:00 am Lighten Up Louisiana will be kicking off its second fitness competition at Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits at Bon Carre, 7389 Florida Blvd., Suite 400.
On January 17, 2007 at 10:00 am Lighten Up Louisiana will be kicking off its second fitness competition at Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits at Bon Carre, 7389 Florida Blvd., Suite 400.
Monroe – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a regional training exercise to help the parishes in the DHH Region VIII community prepare to respond for a future influenza outbreak. These parishes include Caldwell, East and West Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and Union.
The Department of Health and Hospitals today announced that Lauren Mendes has joined the staff of the DHH Bureau of Media and Communications as a Public Information Officer.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals awarded pharmacy grants to four community-based collaborations for projects aimed at increasing access to affordable prescription drugs for residents of rural and underserved areas.
Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals awarded pharmacy grants to four community-based collaborations for projects aimed at increasing access to affordable prescription drugs for residents of rural and underserved areas.
The United Health Foundation recently ranked Louisiana as the “least healthy” state in the nation for 2006. In an effort to help the state improve its status in 2007, and to help Louisiana residents stay better informed about their own health, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) and the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) have re-launched the official Stay Healthy Louisiana Web site, http://www.stayhealthyla.org/.
Lighten Up Louisiana will begin its third fitness competition Jan. 17, 2007. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the competition is designed to help promote physical activity and healthy eating habits.
The Department of Health and Hospitals today updated the total number of West Nile virus cases for the year. Since the last report, four new cases have been identified and two prior cases have been reclassified. This brings the total number of West Nile virus cases to 194 for the current year.
The Department of Health and Hospitals Region 5 Office of Public Health has updated the listing of locations where citizens can pick up no-cost rat poison in Cameron Parish. An overabundance of rats and human contact with rats can cause health problems, problems with contamination and damage to property.