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Hurricane Ida headed towards Louisiana Coast

Update:  All clinics currently closed due to hurricane except for the Woodworth Community Health Center.  For prescription refills and transfers, call (504) 224-6857. Storm Preparations under way along Gulf Coast Hurricane Ida is headed towards the Gulf of Mexico.  Forecasters Continue reading

FDA approves first COVID-19 Vaccine

The Food & Drug Administration approves the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading

COVID-19 Booster Vaccines for age 18 & up

The State of Louisiana, along with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends that people whose immune systems are compromised moderately or severely and are fully vaccinated with an mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) COVID-19 vaccine should receive an additional dose of that same mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading

National Health Center Week

National Health Center Week 2021 Continue reading

AHL Wins National Recognition for Innovation in Healthcare

Access Health Louisiana wins inaugural Healthy Blue Louisiana Bona Fide Blue Innovator Award. Continue reading

AHL Community Medicine Doc Griggs appears on CNN

AHL Community Medicine Director Doc Griggs talks about the spread of the Delta variant and New Orleans’ masking advisory. Continue reading

AHL Doctors Nominated for Podcast

People’s Choice Award Nominees The Noise Filter podcast is nominated for a 16th annual People’s Choice Award.  Access Health Louisiana’s own Dr. MarkAlain Dery and Doc Griggs created the podcast at the beginning of the pandemic to help educate the Continue reading

LGBTQ+ Family Equality Day

Celebrating Togetherness in New Orleans Family Equality Day took place on Sunday, June 13th at Longue Vue Gardens in New Orleans.  The AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) and Access Health Louisiana participated as a resource partner. Family Equality Day Continue reading

Get A COVID Vaccine. Get a chance to win $1 Million Dollars!

At noon, June 21st, Louisiana residents who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, may register for a chance to become one million dollars richer.  Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced the “Shot at a Million” campaign Continue reading

Animated video explains how COVID vaccine works in your body

Access Health Louisiana infectious disease physician Dr. MarkAlain Dery and Community Medicine Director Doc Griggs have launched an animated video series that helps people better understand how the COVID-19 vaccine works.  In episode one, Dr. Dery and Doc Griggs journey Continue reading