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Free School Supply Giveaway

Free backpacks filled with supplies will be given out to children during Access Health Louisiana’s annual “Supplies for Success” events.  Four events will be held during the month of July.  Backpacks will be given out on Friday, July 19th at Continue reading

Celebrate Pride in June

Access Health Louisiana’s (AHL) very own Dr. MarkAlain Déry served as the 2019 local Grand Marshal of the New Orleans Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8, 2019.  Dr. Déry is Chief Innovation Officer for AHL and an Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease Continue reading

Measles Virus & Summer Travel

An estimated 41.5 million Americans are expected to travel over Memorial Day weekend according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). Even more will travel this summer. If your vacation plans include heading to a city or country where there’s a Continue reading

Achievement in Diabetes Testing

Congratulations to the Access Health Louisiana care team at the St. Charles Community Health Center in Luling. They successfully tested 100% of their 440 diabetic patients seen in the clinic in February for hemoglobin A1C levels, a standard set forth Continue reading

Free myStrength App

Patients and their families have free access to the myStrength app thanks to a partnership between myStrength and Access Health Louisiana.  myStrength is a digital behavioral health tool to improve and sustain emotional health and wellbeing.  The program focuses on Continue reading

Kid’s Expo at Lakeside Mall

Access Health Louisiana (AHL) was proud to be a Gold Level Sponsor at the annual Kid’s Expo at Lakeside Mall.  The event, which took place on Saturday, March 30th, featured more than 50 vendors including AHL.  Parents and grandparents received Continue reading

De-Stress Day in New Orleans

Taking a stroll on your lunch break can be very therapeutic on a beautiful day in New Orleans.  Mayor LaToya Cantrell encouraged city workers to do just that on March 19th in the Big Easy.  Cantrell held another De-Stress Event Continue reading

Free Diabetic Education Classes

An estimated 84 million Americans are living with diabetes.  Lack of exercise and proper nutrition is a contributing factor.  Access Health Louisiana (AHL) offers its patients and their families free diabetes education classes.  Classes are taught in both English and Continue reading

Detect Colon Cancer Early with FIT

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month.  One in 20 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).  Colon cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer deaths for both men Continue reading

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD).  According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the African-American community continues to bear the weight of the HIV and AIDs burden more than any other community in the United States.  Continue reading