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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
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
Adding Food and Subtracting Calories
(Separate Website)
Article from The New York Times.
By: The New York Times
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 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
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
EatSmart Saving Money When Food Shopping
(Separate Website)
This is an online lesson in how to save money on groceries while making healthful food choices from our own Louisiana State University's Agricultural Center.
By: LSUAg Center --
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
Fiber Meets Flavor in New Whole-Grain Pastas
(Separate Website)
Fiber Meets Flavor in New Whole-Grain Pastas -- article and recipies for healthful low-cost meals.
By: The New York Times
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
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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Find help for mental health and behavioral issues
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to "A Guide to Behavioral Health Resources in the Greater New Orleans Area."
By: City of New Orleans -- Health Dept.
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 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
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