Moving forward together

Moving forward,
together.

In 2020, Ochsner Health teamed up with officials from state and local government and organizations throughout Louisiana to launch Healthy State, a bold plan to achieve better health for every Louisianan. By engaging with healthcare, community, education and policy organizations from across the state, we are working together to tackle the leading causes of poor health.

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Our mission? To inspire healthier lives and stronger communities through partnership. Our vision? To create a more equitable and healthier Louisiana by bringing resources to underserved areas, raising awareness of health and social impact, leveraging data, technology, and innovation, and investing in economic growth and workforce development.

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Priority Area Cancer & Chronic Conditions

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Healthy State Alliance

The Healthy State Alliance brings together healthcare, community, education, and policy groups across Louisiana to promote collaboration, transparency, and support. This unified approach emphasizes teamwork, inclusivity, and shared responsibility - a comprehensive strategy to tackle the root causes of poor health.

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Let’s lead longer, healthier lives. Let’s reach a Healthy State together.

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News & Events

AJMC - Healthy State: Practicing What They Preach in Louisiana

TechTarget - Combatting chronic disease among Medicaid patients with RPM

Chief Healthcare Executive - How Ochsner Health is working to improve maternal health

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Inaugural Healthy State Summit

8:30am - 3:30pm

Convening Louisiana Stakeholders to Improve the Health of Our Communities

Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center
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Healthy State: Practicing What They Preach in Louisiana

Mary “Toni” Flowers, PhD, DHL, MBA, the chief diversity and social responsibility officer for New Orleans–based LCMC Health, hinted at the obvious as she stood next to Eboni Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, director of the Ochsner-Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research and Flowers’ cochair for the evening. Read More.

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She Smoked About Two Packs of Cigarettes a Day for 60 Years.... And Quit

Dianne McAnelly of Prairieville, Louisiana, started smoking in 1962 and didn’t stop for 60 years. On average, she smoked about two packs of cigarettes a day and had no intentions of ever quitting. As her health started to deteriorate, what finally led her to quit? Ochsner Health’s Smoking Cessation program.

It’s been just a miraculous thing, McAnelly said. It’s all thanks to Ochsner and this program.

Join us in building a healthier Louisiana for all.

Regardless of background, everyone is invited to join in shaping a healthier future for Louisiana. Together, through collective action and collaboration, we can make this vision a reality. Whether through volunteering, advocacy, or support, every contribution counts in building a healthier Louisiana for all.

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