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What is Healthy State?
Download our What is Healthy State? document explaining
Healthy State, our priorities and our areas of strength. Click here to download.
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The Healthy State Regional Toolkits
Click your region below to download resources for your community, based on recent Community Health Needs Assessments conducted in all regions.
Region 1: New Orleans; Region 2: Baton Rouge; Region 3: Bayou/South Central Louisiana; Region 4: Lafayette; Region 5: Lake Charles; Region 6: Alexandria; Region 7: Shreveport; Region 8: Monroe; Region 9: Northshore
In the News
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Louisiana has a surgeon general; here's who Governor Jeff Landry appointed to the new job
Daily Advertiser
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Xavier University and Ochsner Health Unveil New Medical School
NOLA.com
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ACA enrollment surged in red states this year: Louisiana is second largest increase year-over-year
Axios
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Register for the virtual Louisiana Reproductive & Maternal Justice Summit
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Hosted by Xavier University and will be live-streamed virtually
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Reducing Disparities in Cancer Health Outcomes
Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research (OXIHER)
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Louisiana leads nation in program to connect homes with fast Internet service
The Advocate
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Ochsner Lafayette General launches campaign to combat Louisiana's rural opioid crisis: 'It's just everywhere'
Acadiana Advocate
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Louisiana Board of Regents approves universal college transfer pathways
Louisiana Illuminator
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In Louisiana, Efforts to Address Obesity Must Consider the Whole Person, Work Outside the Clinic, and Respect Culture
AJMC
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Researchers find tobacco cessation program cost-effective, increases cessation rates
Healio
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Giving Thanks Health Fest focused on Cancer Health - Genentech & The Ochsner-Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research (OXIHER)
Franklin Avenue Baptist Church
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Ochsner and State Leaders Announce 10-Year Vision for a Healthy State
Ochsner Online Newsroom
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Louisiana Pregnancy Registry
Research Action for Health
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8th Annual: 2023 Health Summit:
Advancing Population Health, Equity, & Well-Being
Louisiana Dept. of Health
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LDH launches heat-related illness and deaths dashboard
Louisiana Dept. of Health
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Ochsner Health Improves Communities Through Healthcare Equity and Workforce Diversity
Savoy Magazine
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Call to Action for Improving Community Health While Reducing Health Disparities: Dr. Eboni G. Price-Haywood
Ochsner Journal
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The Earnest Provider: Health Equity is an International Emergency—and Dr. Denrick Cooper Intends to Answer the Call
New Orleans Magazine
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The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Announces 2022 Morial Award Winners
MCCNO
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The Economic Burden of Racial, Ethnic, and Educational Health Inequities in the US
JAMA
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Louisiana Spotlight: Bridging the Gap in Health Equity
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
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1 big thing: Louisiana's low melanoma rates
Axios New Orleans
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Insurers must provide six months of smoking cessation treatment under new Louisiana law
NOLA.com
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Biden announces $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access
The Washington Post
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Ochsner Health’s chief academic officer outlines the effects of staffing shortages in testimony before the Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
HealthLeaders
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We talk Tobacco Free Living as part of cancer prevention month with Jennifer Haneline
Mornings with Brian Haldane
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Q&A: Maternal health care disparities, distrust disproportionately affect Black women
Healio
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Ochsner Health Takes ‘Zero Health Gaps’ Pledge
Healthcare Innovation
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The Zero Health Gaps Pledge
World Economic Forum
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Ochsner Xavier Medical School Announcement
Xavier Partnership
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Xavier and Ochsner Team Up for New Medical School
Xavier Partnership
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Third Annual Symposium on Racial and Health Equity in Louisiana
Louisiana Public Health Institute
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Louisiana’s Healthy State Announces 38-Member Advisory Board, Medical Director on 2-Year Anniversary
Newswise
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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy to Speak at Inaugural Xavier University
Newswise
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LDH & Partners Kick Off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with Community Screenings, Outreach
Louisiana Department of Health
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Ochsner’s Healthy State 2030 uses community-first approach to improve life for Louisianians
Nola.com
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Urban League of Louisiana Celebrates Exemplary Work to Advance Health Equity in Louisiana
Urban League
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Let’s reach a Healthy State together.
Louisiana Partners
Thank you to all of our Healthy State partner organizations. Please see a list of the Health State Advisory Board members at the link below.
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