Deborah Gurgel Smith of LSU Health Shreveport School of Allied Health Professions discusses ramifications of the State Health ...

The Louisiana Department ... health workers Thursday. “The State of Louisiana and LDH have historically promoted vaccines for vaccine preventable illnesses through our parish health units ...

In a surprising announcement, Louisiana's surgeon general announced late Thursday that the state health department "will ... they protect the community by creating herd immunity, in which enough ...

The Louisiana ... our community.” On Thursday, Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham and Deputy Surgeon General Wyche Coleman published a statement to the Louisiana Department of Health’s website ...

The Louisiana Department ... with public health concerns. Louisiana has historically promoted vaccinations for preventable diseases through public health initiatives, community events and ...

Louisiana’s Department of Health (LDH ... LDH have historically promoted vaccines for vaccine preventable illnesses through our parish health units, community health fairs, partnerships and media ...

A department spokesperson confirmed Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham had ordered his staff to stop engaging in media campaigns and community health fairs to encourage vaccinations ...

The head of the New Orleans Health Department, meanwhile ... The about-face sparked fierce backlash from Louisiana’s medical community this week. Cassidy, a Republican, said in a statement ...