Service Results for Public Health
About the Office of Public Health
The LDH Office of Public Health is comprised of 1,100 professionals across Louisiana who are charged with protecting and promoting the health of the communities of our state. The agency operates more than fifty programs with staff in 63 parish health units, three speciality clinics, nine regional offices, three centers, fifteen bureaus, and nearly 600 contractual agreements.
About Tracking
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (CDC Tracking) is a premier online resource for environmental health information. It will improve our nation’s understanding of how the environment affects peoples’ health, making our communities safer. At the national level, CDC Tracking partners extensively with other states, agencies, organizations and U.S. universities. The CDC and Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) entered into a cooperative agreement in 2009, renewed in 2014, to establish an Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (EPHT) in Louisiana.
About Us
The Bureau of Performance Improvement is dedicated to ensuring that performance improvement (PI) and quality improvement (QI) programs are developed in alignment with the OPH Strategic Plan and State Health Improvement Plan.
Adult Obesity
Tracking Adult Obesity in Louisiana
Asthma
Tracking Asthma in Louisiana
Beach Monitoring Program
The Louisiana Department of Health Beach Monitoring Program tests water at 23 beach sites along the Louisiana coast to determine whether the water quality meets Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) criteria. Water samples are collected weekly during Louisiana's beach season between the months of May and October.
Birth Outcomes
Tracking Birth Outcomes in Louisiana
Bone Marrow Donation
A bone marrow transplant is a life-saving procedure for patients fighting blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, immune deficiency disorders, and other cancers. But, donors are hard to find. Unlike many blood product donations where a family member is often the best match, this is not the case for bone marrow.
Cancer
Tracking Cancer in Louisiana