OPH Region 6 - Alexandria Area

Welcome to Region 6 of the Louisiana Department of Health Office of Public Health

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 6 encompasses eight parishes in the central area of the state: Rapides, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Vernon, and Winn.

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 parish health units serve the underinsured and uninsured.

Find Immunization Rates for 2019 - 2022 here.

Services Offered

• Immunizations  
• Nursing/clinical care and follow up
• Children's Special Health Services (CSHS)*
• STIs and disease intervention
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Immigrant health**
• Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• Reproductive health
• Vital records*
• Community HealthWays 
• Environmental health
• Women’s health
• Opioid prevention
• Emergency preparedness

*Currently only available in Rapides Parish
**Currently only available in Rapides, Concordia, LaSalle, and Vernon parishes