Health

Residents in affected areas and those living outside of the wildfire radius in neighboring parishes should be aware of the health effects caused by smoke and poor air quality and take precautions.

An average of nearly 3,000 people in Louisiana are hospitalized or treated in the emergency department annually due to heat-related illness

Louisiana Tech University’s VISTA Center is taking its show on the road — and in a big way.

University of Louisiana Monroe Assistant Professor of Economics Ahmad Reshad Osmani, Ph.D., of the College of Business and Social Sciences, was recently awarded the 2022 ASHEcon Diversity scholarship which is aimed at underrepresented minorities and/or individuals whose background or life circumstances indicate they have overcome substantial obstacles.

The Louisiana Department of Education named the 2022 School Health Service Provider of the Year- Beauregard Parish health service professional Andrea Ferguson, RN, CSN.

The University of Louisiana Monroe School of Allied Health under the College of Health Science held its annual Professional Business Luncheon Networking event and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 12 at Bayou Pointe, where 250 health science students, healthcare community leaders, and faculty members attended.

The University of Louisiana Monroe College of Health Sciences joined with the Children’s Coalition of Northeast Louisiana to organize a community outreach event, “Stepping into a Healthy Spring.”

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is celebrating National Public Health Week from April 4 to 10. This observance highlights the importance of community health and the vital role public health professionals and healthcare entities serve in their communities.

Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) announces the results of its Mental Health and Food Insecurity Assessment.

"Sipping T.E.A. with the VP" will begin at 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 17.