Rep. Carpenter, Louisiana Office of Public Health Partnering to Offer Flu & COVID Vaccines
Baker, LA — Louisiana Office of Public Health will administer Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations (both Pfizer and Moderna) sponsored by...
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Ochsner Baton Rouge Offers‘Flu Shot Fair’ Oct. 29
Drive-thru, Walk-in Options Available BATON ROUGE – Ochsner Baton Rouge will hold a Flu Shot Fair from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept....
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Baker Lions Club and Baker Council Highlight Sickle Cell Anemia Month!
Dr. Charles Vincent, the Baker Lions Club President, coordinated with the Sickle Cell Foundation of South Louisiana and Our Lady of the...
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Help and Resources for Addiction
BATON ROUGE, LA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration treatment locator. SAMHSA provides a searchable national...
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LDH reaffirms recommendation that all eligible children be vaccinated now, given recent COVID cases
Baton Rouge, La. — The Louisiana Department of Health today reaffirms its official recommendation that all eligible children receive the...
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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director — Interview with the Black Press of America
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...
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Possible HIV vaccine shows promise, researchers say
A technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island. Wide scale testing is a...
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New Coronavirus Vaccine Requires ‘Trust’ of African American Community
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia News that Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement that their...
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Child Vaccinations Decline During COVID-19 Pandemic
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and with childhood immunizations on the decline because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re...
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Over 1 in 3 Louisianans say lockdown inspired them to make healthier life choices, reveals study.
1 in 5 respondents say their alcohol consumption has decreased the longer lockdown has continued. The average American has learned to...
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Geaux Get Tested Initiative Launches in East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge, La. – July 6, 2020 – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced the opening of several testing sites in East Baton Rouge...
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Ochsner Baton Rouge Offers Free COVID-19 Antibody Test to Blood, Platelet Donors
Special incentive encouragesdonation during critical shortage BATON ROUGE – On Thursday, June 18, the Ochsner Bloodmobile will park and...
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Department of Health Reports More than 2,500 Additional COVID-19 Cases, Most from Commercial Labs
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) on Thursday reports 2,726 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to...
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ICYMI: Gov. Edwards' COVID-19 Major Disaster Declaration Request Approved by President Trump
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that his request for a statewide Major Disaster Declaration in response to the spread of...
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ACEP Introduces Stop the Spread: A Patient Guide to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is providing guidance for patients to minimize their risk of...
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Louisiana Healthcare Connection Promotes National Nutrition Month
State has high rates of hunger, food insecurity among children and seniors Baton Rouge, La. – National Nutrition Month, observed each...
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Behavioral Health Hospital Coming to North Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s initiative to expand health care access and quality jobs in North Baton Rouge...
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