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Halt COVID-LA

The effect of COVID-19 has been detrimental to populations across the country; however its impact on African-Americans, Hispanics and indigenous communities are alarming.  According to the research collected by the Louisiana Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (LA-CEAL) from the Continue reading

Win Tickets to Celebration in the Oaks

Share Your Family’s Holiday Tradition for a Chance to Win Access Health Louisiana is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Celebration in the Oaks in famed New Orleans City Park.  To win, fill out the form below and Continue reading

Free HIV Home Testing Kits Available

Get Checked AHL Get tested from the comfort of your home. GetCheckedAHL is Access Health Louisiana’s home-based testing program that provides free HIV testing and counseling to residents across southeast Louisiana.  (*At this time, the program is not available to Continue reading

Facing 2021 with a Resolution of Hope in Your Home

By:  Jan M. Kasofsky, PhD / Access Health Louisiana’s Sr. Vice President of Behavioral Health and Human Services As 2021 unfolds and we prepare for a continuation of many of the same challenges and uncertainties of 2020, how can parents Continue reading

Join our Virtual Team for Komen’s Race for the Cure

Support those fighting Cancer in our Community Louisiana has the third highest breast cancer death rate in the country according to the Louisiana Cancer Prevention & Controls Program.  Early detection is key to saving lives.  Giving back to organizations committed Continue reading

Medicaid Open Enrollment Begins This Month

Open Enrollment runs October 15th through November 30th By the Louisiana Department of Health (ldh.la.gov) Open enrollment for Healthy Louisiana begins October 15, 2020, and runs through November 30, 2020. During this time, people enrolled in Medicaid’s managed care program, Continue reading

Behavioral Health Therapy in the Virtual World

Behavioral Health Therapy in the Virtual World By Jan M. Kasofsky, PhD – Access Health Louisiana, Vice President of Behavioral Health and Human Services Forming a connection or engagement is the basis of a therapeutic relationship between a therapist and Continue reading

Finding Our Way through the COVID-19 Challenges

By Jan Kasofsky, Ph.D./Vice President of Behavioral Health & Human Services for Access Health Louisiana It is unlikely that you could find anyone whose world hasn’t been turned upside down due to this virus we call COVID-19. As you work Continue reading

Internist of the Year Award

Dr. MarkAlain Dery receives Top Honor Dr. MarkAlain Dery, DO, MPH, FACOI has been named “Internist of the Year” by the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI). Dr. Dery is the Chief Innovation Officer for Access Health Louisiana, as well Continue reading

Five New School Health Center Sites

As schools re-open in southeast Louisiana, more students will be able to take advantage of mental health services.  Access Health Louisiana (AHL) opened five new school-based health center (SBHC) sites in August in Jefferson Parish.  This brings the total number Continue reading