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  December 08, 2023

  AJMC - In Louisiana, Efforts to Address Obesity Must Consider the Whole Person, Work Outside the Clinic, and Respect Culture

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  December 08, 2023

  Acadiana Advocate - Ochsner Lafayette General launches campaign to combat Louisiana's rural opioid crisis: 'It's just everywhere'

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  October 26, 2023

  Healio - Researchers find tobacco cessation program cost-effective, increases cessation rates

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  October 20, 2023

  AJMC - Nov. 7 Free Event: Advancing Innovations In Wellness and Food Security

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  October 13, 2023

  Pennington, Ochsner Health & Forge AHEAD Center - Join the PROPEL IT study

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  October 12, 2023

  Ochsner Online Newsroom - Ochsner and State Leaders Announce 10-Year Vision for a Healthy State

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  October 06, 2023

  Research Action for Health - Louisiana Pregnancy Registry

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  September 29, 2023

  Louisiana Dept. of Health - LDH launches heat-related illness and deaths dashboard

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  August 18, 2023

  Ochsner Health: NIH Awards $16.5 Million Grant to Address Maternal Death Rate in Louisiana

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  July 13, 2023

  Axios New Orleans - 1 big thing: Louisiana's low melanoma rates

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  July 03, 2023

  NOLA.com - Insurers must provide six months of smoking cessation treatment under new Louisiana law

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  June 26, 2023

  The Washington Post - Biden announces $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access