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Emergency Rule: Registration of Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Prophylactic Devices
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Emergency Rule: List of Conditions that Shall Deem an Unborn Child Medically Futile
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First Oversight Report: List of Conditions that Shall Deem an Unborn Child Medically FutileER
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First Oversight Report: Regulation of Medical Marijuana ER
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2021 Mass Fatality Operational Response Plan
Mass fatality planning is part of an overall, all-hazards emergency preparedness and responseii performed in Louisiana by the Department of Health & Hospitals (DHH). DHH handles Emergency Support Function #8, and is inclusive of support agency in managing human remains, including victim identification and mortuary affairs. This Framework is refined and fully developed with the guidance of DHH staff, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), volunteers with DMORT experience, and the 64 parish coroners.
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First Oversight Report: Registration of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Prophylactic Devices
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Prepare Yourself…Prepare Your Family!
Emergency Preparedness Resource by LDH Bureau of Community Preparedness
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OCDD Quarterly Provider Meeting (June 29, 2022)
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Hurricane Prep series: LDH encourages the public to take extra precautions when using generators to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning
With hurricane season underway, the Louisiana Department of Health reminds the public about how to safely use a generator to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the event of a power outage.
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CDC recommends Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine for adults ages 18 and older
Unlike the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the Novavax vaccine is a protein-based shot.
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Louisiana Medicaid awards more than $673,000 to 2 universities to conduct research in key areas
The awards are part of the Louisiana Department of Health's inaugural Public University Partnership Program (PUPP). Forging new strategic partnerships with Louisiana's public universities and colleges is a key initiative in the Fiscal Year 2022 LDH Business Plan.