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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
Access to Benefits Coalition
(Separate Website)
By: Access to Benefits Coalition
Cameron Parish Health Services Offers maternal and child health care services; high risk infant screening clinic; hypertension help; handicapped children's services program; speech, vision and hearing services; and more.
By: Cameron Parish Health Unit
Cenla Guide to Human Services
(Separate Website)
Searchable online database of social services agencies in central Louisiana.
By: United Way of Central Louisiana
Choose My Plate -- Tips for Smart Food Choices, from the USDA
(Separate Website)
The food pyramid is out. The "plate" is in.
Check out what the federal government has to say about making smart food choices.
By: United States Department of Agriculture
Community Pharmacy
Contact information:
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2601 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119-6409
Phone: (504) 822-9288 - Ext 11
Fax: (504) 822-9288
From the site: The Pharmacy is located at 1995 Gentilly Boulevard. The Pharmacy provides prescription medicines Free of Charge to those who are unable to pay for them. The days and hours of operation for the Pharmacy are Monday and Wednesday from 8:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. (please arrive by 10:00a.m. to be served the same day).
By: Society of St. Vincent dePaul
Other Formats:
Separate Website
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
Find a Community Health Center
(Separate Website)
Use this site to look for community health centers, including places with dental care or mental health care.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Finding Your Way to a Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
(Separate Website)
Diet, nutrition and excercise information to help you make choices for better health.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
(Separate Website)
The FDA is the federal agency that regulates prescription drugs and other health-related products. Its website has information about drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and more.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Hospitals
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Food pyramid is out, 'My Plate' is in for healthy eating
(Separate Website)
Read this story about what the US government's new ideas about a healthful diet. The government is trying to make it easier for people to make smart choices about the foods they eat.
By: The Associated Press/The Times-Picayune
Free and Low-Cost Health Care
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about finding free or low-cost health care in New Orleans.
By: Tulane Physicians for Social Responsibility
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
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
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
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
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
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
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