Service Results for Public Health

State Health Assessments (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)

The task force, comprised of a 15-member panel of health, housing, academia and regulatory designees from state agencies and universities across Louisiana, formed in response to House Bill 802 / Act Number 258 of the 2014 regular legislative session.

Mission: To protect the health of the people of Louisiana by reducing tuberculosis-related morbidity and mortality in all areas of the state through prevention, detection, treatment, and education. Our program will provide a high level of care and services based on data and evidence-based decision making.

Louisiana Safe Drinking Water Program: Water Rules and Regulations

Act 461 enacts reforms to address workplace violence in healthcare settings, including but not limited to establishing duties and requirements of licensed healthcare facilities with respect to addressing and preventing workplace violence; requiring the posting of certain cautionary signage at licensed healthcare facilities; requiring reporting of acts of workplace violence occurring at licensed healthcare facilities; prohibiting retaliation by certain employers in connection with reporting of healthcare workplace violence; requiring the Louisiana Department of Health to maintain on its website public information regarding healthcare workplace violence; and authorizing enforcement actions by the Department.