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Welcome to Region 1 of the Louisiana Department of Health Office of Public Health

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 1 serves the southeast portion of the state in 4 parishes: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard.

Our mission is to protect and promote the health and wellness of all individuals and communities in Louisiana. We accomplish this through education, the promotion of healthy lifestyles, preventing disease and injury, enforcing regulations that protect the environment, sharing vital information, and assuring preventive services to individuals and families.

We provide healthcare to both children and adults alike and make it our mission to ensure access to healthcare resources. The public health units (PHUs) serve the underinsured and uninsured. No one is ever turned away for an inability to pay.

View All Region 1 Parish Health Units

Services Offered

Jefferson Parish - Metairie (now open Mon - Fri, 8 am - 4:30 pm)

  • Immunizations
  • STI Testing and Treatment
  • Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)*
  • Reproductive Health/Family Planning
  • Well-Woman Visits
  • Community Healthways 
  • Environmental Health Services

Jefferson Parish - Marrero (now open Mon - Fri, 8 am - 4:30 pm; WIC services only available Wed - Fri)

  • Immunizations
  • STI Testing and Treatment
  • Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)*
  • Reproductive Health/Family Planning
  • Well-Woman Visits
  • Tuberculosis Testing & Treatment
  • Community Healthways
  • Environmental Health Services

Orleans Parish - Delgado
Temporarily Closed - Vist Metairie or Marrero health units for below services

  • Immunizations (visit Metairie or Marrero)
  • STI Testing and Treatment (visit Metairie or Marrero)
  • Reproductive Health/Family Planning (visit Metairie or Marrero)
  • Well-Woman Visits (visit Metairie or Marrero)
  • Tuberculosis Testing & Treatment (visit Marrero only)
  • Community Healthways (visit Metairie or Marrero)

* WIC services include supplemental nutrition for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants and children under the age of 5. Also, healthy food, breastfeeding promotion and support, nutrition information and referrals to other services.

 

Access Matters: Instagram Reels Contest for Region 1

 

 

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health (OPH) for Region 1 is launching an Instagram reels contest open to high school students in the region. Students who attend high school in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes are invited to enter for a chance to win a fall entertainment package including a Bluetooth speaker, wireless headphones and a stainless steeel water bottle. Contest participants are asked to create an Instagram reel between 15 and 60 seconds in length on the topic of access to healthy foods. Participants must enter using the registration from below and all reels must be tagged with #AccessMattersOPH1.  Contest runs from September 23 to October 31.

 

The Access Matters Instagram Reels contests asks students to think about the broad picture of food access for themselves and their community.

  • Is healthy food easily accessible where you live?
  • Does cost of food play a role in what is available to you?
  • Is junk food prevalent, but healthy food harder to seek out?
  • Are there barriers to developing healthy eating habits?
  • How would you try to change the food landscape where you live?

Answer questions like these and more in an Instagram reel for a chance to win Bluetooth speakers, wireless headphones, and stainless steeel water bottles. The top three reels will be selected by a committee of Office of Public Health Region 1 staff and awarded prizes.

The contest opens on Monday September 23, and closes on Thursday, October 31 at 11:59 pm.

To enter, create a reel that:

  • Addresses the issue of food access and healthy food in your community
  • Uses creative visuals and storytelling to engage your audience
  • Includes the hashtag #AccessMattersOPH1

Additional information:

  • The contest is open to all students attending high school in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines & St. Bernard parishes.
  • The reel must be at least 15 seconds long and no longer than 60 seconds.
  • The reel must be original and must not have been previously posted on Instagram.
  • The reel must be tagged with the hashtag #AccessMattersOPH1

Full Contest Rules:

  1. Entrants must be between 13 and 18 years of age and attend an accredited high school in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines or St. Bernard parishes.
  2. Entrants must create an Instagram reel between 15 seconds and 60 seconds in length on the topic of access to healthy foods.
  3. Content must be original and must not have been previously posted on Instagram.
  4. Content must obey copyright laws and not contain offensive language or dangerous content.
  5. Reels must be tagged with #AccessMattersOPH1
  6. Instagram profiles must be set to public so committee can see the entered reel.
  7. All entries must be received no later than 11:59 pm Central Standard Time on Friday, October 31, 2024
  8. Entrants must enter using the entry form, which can be found below or by clicking here
  9. Immediate family of Office of Public Health Region 1 employees are not eligible to participate.
  10. Winners will be notified via phone and/or email supplied via entry form

 

 Need help finding the link to your Instagram Reel?

To find the URL of Instagram reels, the steps are different for the mobile app and computer browsers:

For mobile app:

  1. Go to the Reel that you want the Link for.
  2. Click on the arrow message icon that you can find in the bottom right corner of the reel.
  3. Click on the ‘Copy link’ option at the bottom, denoted by a chain icon, to copy the Reel URL.

For computer browser:

  1. Go to the reel you want the link for
  2. Click on the reel, and then click on the “go to post” bubble that pops up.
  3. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and then click “copy link” from the drop down menu.

We look forward to seeing your reels!

Access Matters Contest Entry Form