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LDH: Louisiana’s maternal health numbers are getting better
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – For all the expecting mothers out there, the Louisiana Department of Health is announcing the statewide Cesarean section delivery rate dropped to 28 percent from 33 percent in 2021, which is good news. Woman’s Hospital welcomes babies on Mother’s Day “Very proud to say that between August 2018 to May …
Health Department: 378 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes will receive COVID vaccine this week | Department of Health
This week, 378 vaccine providers across the state will receive very limited doses of COVID vaccine. These providers — including 112 chain pharmacies, 127 independent pharmacies, 52 hospitals, 15 community health centers (including 13 federally qualified health centers, or FQHCs), 6 rural health clinics (RHCs), 28 public health providers and 38 other healthcare sites — represent …
Louisiana Department of Health to hold flu shot clinic in Clinton | Department of Health
With flu season underway, the Louisiana Department of Health is holding flu vaccination clinics across the state. This year, the flu shot is more important than ever as COVID-19 remains active statewide. Community flu clinics are open to the public, and walk-ups are welcome. Wear short or loose-fitting sleeves and bring your private insurance, Medicaid …
La. Tech’s new health communication center teams with LDH
Louisiana Tech University Office of University Communications Published 5:01 a.m. CT Sept. 30, 2020 CLOSE Louisiana Tech students are involved in an ongoing project that will help the Louisiana Department of Health create different much-needed items for the state’s COVID-19 health outreach activities. The opportunity arose when Tech’s new Center for Health and Medical Communication …
