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FREE Opioid Use Disorder Educational Events

Opioid Use Disorder:  A Family Matter Opioid abuse is a growing problem in Louisiana and across the United States leading to an increase in overdose deaths, emergency room admissions and over-prescribing.  In an effort to increase awareness and education, Access Continue reading

AHL celebrates World AIDS Day December 1st

World AIDS Day celebrated in New Orleans This year’s theme for World AIDS Day is “Ending the HIV Epidemic:  Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice”.  Access Health Louisiana and the AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) helped bring panels of the National Continue reading

Open Enrollment underway

Health insurance is important for families and their finances.  Open enrollment is currently going on for both the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), as well as Medicaid and Medicare.  Enrollment for LaCHIP is ongoing.  See the important information and website links Continue reading

Pfizer COVID Vaccine approved for Children 5-11 years old

CDC approves COVID vaccine for children. Continue reading

Louisiana’s Mask Mandate Lifted for Some

Gov. Edwards Lifts Louisiana’s Mask Mandate Statewide, Except for K-12 Schools October 26, 2021 Gov. John Bel Edwards announced he will lift Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate in all settings except for K-12 schools, after sustained improvement across the state in Continue reading

AHL Physician featured as Agent for Positive Change

By Cheri O’Neil, October 2021 As an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist, Dr. MarkAlain Déry has been at the forefront of far-reaching disasters and viral outbreaks: Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in Continue reading

Open Enrollment for Louisiana Medicaid

Healthy Louisiana Here’s when you can start getting care with Healthy Louisiana: As soon as you qualify for Medicaid or LaCHIP  You can start getting health and dental care services as soon as you or your family members qualify for Continue reading

Flu Risks for Children

Children younger than 5 years old–especially those younger than 2– are at higher risk of developing serious flu-related complications. A flu vaccine offers the best defense against flu and its potentially serious consequences and also can reduce the spread of flu Continue reading

Shot for $100 Campaign

Today, Louisiana’s Shot For 100 vaccine incentive program expands beyond college students to include anyone in Louisiana who gets their COVID vaccine. Patients must receive the vaccine at participating community-based sites as listed on ShotFor100.com. Anyone receiving their first shot is eligible and Continue reading

Rebuilding Communities impacted by Hurricane Ida

We are #AHLStrong #LAStrong! From providing residents with hot meals and cleaning supplies to utilizing its mobile health unit to provide healthcare to those in hard hit areas, Access Health Louisiana kept the safety of its staff and patients at Continue reading