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Bureau of Regional & Clinical Operations
In nine regions of Louisiana, the Office of Public Health serves as a multi-faceted healthcare provider and provides public health leadership to local communities. The team in each region includes doctors, nurses, other clinicians, engineers, chemists, biologists, emergency response experts, sanitarians and other qualified professionals who help keep communities healthy and safe.
In each region, OPH operates health units that serve as the hub for each parish's public health needs
. Services offered in parish health units range from immunizations to reproductive healthcare, to infectious disease prevention and response, to STI services and WIC (Woman, Infants, Children).
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OPH Regional Offices
Community HealthWays Program
Leadership
Erica Washington
Director
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Act 657 - Emergency Medications
This legislation allowed for the stocking of albuterol, epinephrine, and naloxone by certain qualified entities such as early learning centers, colleges and universities, restaurants, after-school programs, and others to be in a position to utilize such medications in emergencies.
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Apr 22, 2026
LDH confirms measles case in Region 1
Mar 16, 2026
OPH Bureau of Engineering Services launches new public records information management system
Feb 04, 2026
LDH expands the Louisiana Carrot Initiative to East Baton Rouge and Orleans parishes
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Surgeon General
Evelyn Griffin, MD
Secretary
Bruce D. Greenstein
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