Medicaid Renewals
Medicaid eligibility reviews for all members will be staggered over the next year. Make sure Louisiana Medicaid has your current contact info so you receive important information about keeping your health insurance coverage!
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline responds to calls, chats and texts to provide 24/7, free and confidential emotional support to people experiencing suicidal crisis, emotional distress, substance use or mental health challenges across the United States.
LDH Business Plan 2023
Invest: Teaming Up for a Stronger LDH and a Healthier Louisiana is the Louisiana Department of Health’s business plan for state fiscal year (FY) 2023 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023). This plan builds on progress made under the FY 2022 business plan, which was reported in the Outcomes Report released with the 2023 business plan. In addition to deepening and learning from our efforts over the past year, LDH has set a new course for 2023 with ambitious initiatives and goals that will deliver results for Louisianans.
COVID-19 Vaccines
Staying up to date on your vaccines, including getting the COVID-19 bivalent booster, is the best way to stay safe — and to enjoy festival season in Louisiana with confidence. To find a vaccination location near you, visit vaccines.gov.
Women's Health and Community Health
LDH's new Office of Women's Health and Community Health (OWHCH) is dedicated to improving women's health outcomes including needs throughout a woman's life, chronic or acute conditions, access to healthcare, how poverty impacts women's health, leading causes of morbidity and mortality, and health disparities.
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Recent News
May 10, 2023
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 12 at Sabine Parish Health Unit, 1230 W. Louisiana Ave.
May 09, 2023
It is critical that Louisiana residents be aware that fentanyl-laced pills are being marketed online and on social media.
May 03, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC) are recognizing five additional hospitals that have achieved 2023 Birth Ready Designation for committing to practices of implementing quality improvement to improve birth outcomes for mothers in Louisiana.
LDH Launches 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Awareness Campaign During Mental Health Awareness Month
May 02, 2023
This May, observed annually as Mental Health Awareness Month, the Louisiana Department of Health is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The Lifeline is available 24/7 to anyone in mental health distress or who may be worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. 988 crisis counselors are trained to help reduce the intensity of a situation for the person seeking help and connect them to additional local resources, as needed, to support their wellbeing.
May 01, 2023
LDH will hold technical briefing for media at 1 p.m. today
April 25, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 9 (Northshore) will hold an open house on April 26 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 20, 2023
In recognition of April's designation as STI Awareness Month, OPH encourages community members to receive confidential testing and education on sexually transmitted infections.
April 19, 2023
Services available at the health fair include opioid and opioid prevention education; information on Medicaid renewals; sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment; and COVID-19 vaccines or boosters, and flu and monkeypox vaccines.
April 17, 2023
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal, application, or proposal abstract. This RFI does not commit
the State to contract for any supplies or services or make a grant award. Further, the State is not seeking proposals through this RFI and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the State will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will solely be at the interested party's expense.
April 11, 2023
In recognition of April's designation as STI Awareness Month, visitors will have the opportunity to receive testing and education on sexually transmitted infections, reproductive health and overall health.