Public Health

October 17, 2024
The project is a partnership between the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Public Health in Region 3 (South-Central Louisiana) and Aetna Better Health of Louisiana.
October 14, 2024
Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about topics such as substance use disorder, cyberbullying, interacting with police, and dating safety and the potential for human trafficking.
September 27, 2024
Free testing kits available to well owners impacted by Hurricane Francine
September 25, 2024
Screening for syphilis in pregnant women and treating it promptly when it is diagnosed is a critical strategy in preventing syphilis from being passed to newborns.
September 18, 2024
The symposium will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Southern University at Shreveport, Alphonse Jackson Building Auditorium, 3050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Shreveport.
September 13, 2024
Heat-related illness and carbon monoxide poisoning have been the leading causes of post-storm deaths since 2020.
August 31, 2024
In response to this closure, Jefferson Parish Health Unit-Metairie (111 N. Causeway Blvd.) and Jefferson Parish Health Unit-Marrero (1855 Ames Blvd.) are expanding their hours to meet the needs of residents.
August 22, 2024
LDH is lifting 'do not use' advisory; residents must flush their systems before using or drinking water
August 20, 2024
Preliminary testing results have shown paraquat remains in one area of the water system that is at the system's end point.
August 15, 2024
A water line break on Highway 603 near Verhagen Road resulted in drinking water being exposed to the chemical paraquat.
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