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Find free or low cost health and dental care
(Separate Website)
Learn more about finding low-cost dental care. You can click on the link or click to see the fact sheet. This information comes from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, affiliated with the National Institutes of Health.
By: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
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EyeCare America Free Eye Exam Program
(Separate Website)
You or someone you know may qualify for a free eye examination under this program sponsored by EyeCare America. There are special programs for seniors, people with diabetes and others.
By: Foundation of the American Academy of Opthamologists
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
(Separate Website)
Website of the Louisiana agency that runs most health programs in the state, including Medicaid.
By: State of Louisiana
Help with Health & Health Care Problems
(Separate Website)
Information about how to find, keep and get the most from your health insurance. The website helps you prepare for treatment of special health treatment, and more.
By: HealthCareCoach.com
Louisiana Charitable Dental Clinics
(Separate Website)
Information about free/low-cost dental care from the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry.
By: LSU Health Sciences Center -- School of Dentistry
Health Centers -- Find Federally-Funded Health Care in Louisiana
(Separate Website)
Use this site to find a federally-funded health care center near you. You can search by address, city, state, or zip code.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
11 Healthy Foods -- From the New York Times'
(Separate Website)
See this information about healthy foods from the New York Times -- a number of these top items are low in cost, too.
By: New York Times online
How Many Calories? Physical Activity Calorie Chart
(Separate Website)
Find out how many calories you use for different kinds of activities -- one way to try to stay healthy. This chart is from the Mayo Clinic.
By: Mayo Clinic
Interactive Menu Planner
(Separate Website)
Check out this interactive menu planner -- you can pick what you eat and in what portions and the site tells you how many calories you will consumer. It is also handy for planning a thrifty grocery list.
By: DHHS - National Institutes of Health
Consumer Health Brochures in Multiple Languages
(Separate Website)
Electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages. You can download brochures or listen to audio tapes.
By: The 24 Languages Project
Community Care Web Site
(Separate Website)
Community Care is the name of the state's health delivery system, linking Medicaid recipients to a Primary Care Physician who is paid by Medicaid to manages the care of each enrollee. Here you can get a Community Care handbook, forms, hotline numbers for help, and more.
By: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Getting care in a clinical trial
(Separate Website)
This Web site has a guide to clinical trials (medical research studies) to answer your questions. It also has some information about industry clinical trials that are looking for patients.
By: WebMD
Getting Your Employer to Cover Speech, Language and Hearing Services
(Separate Website)
Checklist for consumers to find out about adding these benefits to health insurance policies.
By: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
HealthFinder.Gov
(Separate Website)
A service of the agency's National Health Information Center. Health and medical care news, information, and organizations.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Health-Related Information in Asian Languages
(Separate Website)
SPIRAL (Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages) provides consumer health information in a variety of Asian languages, including Chinese, Cambodian/Khmer, Hmong, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and Laotian.
By: SPIRAL
Homeless Help - Providence House
(Separate Website)
Click the link to find out more about Shreveport's Providence House, a "residential development center for homeless families with children, providing comprehensive support services for improving the family structure and moving the family into independent living to break the homeless cycle."
By: Providence House
Cenla Guide to Human Services
(Separate Website)
Searchable online database of social services agencies in central Louisiana.
By: United Way of Central Louisiana
Social Services -- Claiborne Parish
(Separate Website)
Directory of social services available in Claiborne Parish
100 Steps to a Healthier You!
(Separate Website)
See these 100 tips for improving your health and well-being.
By: Steps to a Healthier La
A Low-Cost, Healthful Holiday Meal
(Separate Website)
"A Low-Cost, Healthful Holiday Meal" with shopping price list from the Clemson University Cooperative Extension.
By: Clemson Cooperative Extension
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