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Monitoring the health status of a population is an essential step in evaluating the effectiveness of various health programs and in developing programmatic policy for the future. Monitoring the status of a population relative to certain health indicators over a number of years is an especially effective tool for health planning. Act 985 of the 1995 Louisiana Regular Legislative Session, enacting R.S. 40:1300.71, requires that the Louisiana Department of Health annually prepare a report card relative to health and health-related issues.
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The Task Force on Alopecia Awareness, established by Senate Concurrent Resolution 32 by Senator Price, is dedicated to raising awareness, improving access to care, and supporting individuals living with alopecia and other hair and scalp disorders in Louisiana. To achieve this goal, the task force conducted a comprehensive review of existing research, consulted with healthcare professionals and community stakeholders, and surveyed individuals affected by hair loss conditions.
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The Louisiana Senate urged and requested the Louisiana Department of Health to study acute and long-term adverse health events related to medical marijuana, hemp containing THC, and kratom and to report its findings to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
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The Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council (LA RDAC) is a statutorily mandated advisory group that is charged with serving in a resource capacity to any public and private agency located in this state that provides services for a person who has been diagnosed with a rare disease. The LA RDAC is administered through the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH or the Department) Office of Public Health (OPH) Bureau of Family Health (BFH), which provides staff support and policy expertise to assist the group with carrying out its charge.
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The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health’s Bureau of Family Health (BFH), coordinates the Child Death Review (CDR) Program. As mandated by Louisiana Revised Statute 40:2019 , CDRs are conducted for unexpected deaths of children under 15 years of age. State and local panels meet to review child deaths, identify risk factors, and provide recommendations for preventive action. The Louisiana CDR Program is primarily funded through the Federal Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Case Registry grant.
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The Louisiana Birth Defects Monitoring Network (LBDMN) within the Bureau of Family Health (BFH), Office of Public Health (OPH), Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is responsible for surveillance of birth defects in Louisiana's children. Mandated in 2004, it was the intent of the legislature to “establish a system to collect, analyze, and disseminate data regarding birth defects in the state and to provide information to families of children born with birth defects regarding services available in their community and the development of appropriate prevention programs."
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In 1995, the Louisiana legislature passed Act 985, which required that the Louisiana Department of Health prepare a yearly Health Report Card. Beginning in 2014, this publication was prepared by the Office of Public Health, through the Bureau of Health Informatics and provided data describing the overall health of its citizens and the state's health-related issues. In addition to informing Louisianans on the overall health circumstances in our state, this annual publication is an effective tool for health planning and evaluating the effectiveness of health programs.
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