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Insect Repellent Use and Safety - Centers for Disease Control - CDC's Insect Repellent Use and Safety Information web site |
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Plague - CDC Plague Home Page |
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Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education® - The ACCME's Missionn is the identification, development,
and promotion of standards for quality continuing medical
education (CME) utilized by physicians in their maintenance
of competence and incorporation of new knowledge to improve
quality medical care for patients and their communities. |
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Action for Healthy Kids - Join the Louisiana Action for Healthy Kids Team TODAY! |
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ADA Diabetes School Health Care Plan [PDF document] |
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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
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Africanized Honey Bees - Lousiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry - LDAF's Africanized Honey Bee information |
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Africanized Honey Bees - LSU AgCenter - LSU AgCenter's Africanized Honey Bees web site |
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Africanized honeybees found in LaSalle Parish - Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Foresty - LDAF press release reporting the latest discovery in the
monitoring of the expansion of the Africanized Honey Bee's
territory in Louisiana |
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Agenda For Children Program - Provides information on resources and publications on
child
health, development and care, as well as family well-being. |
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Alliance for a Healthier Generation |
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America on the Move |
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American Academy of Family Physicians |
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American Academy of Pediatrics |
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American Academy of Pediatrics |
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American Academy of Pediatrics Louisiana |
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American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association |
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American Diabetes Association |
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American Heart Association - Resource to learn about heart disease among children |
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American Medical Association |
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American Mosquito Control Association |
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American National Standards Institute(ANSI) |
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American Nurses Association (ANA) - The American Nurses Association is the only full service
professional organization representing the nation's 2.9
million registered nurses (RNs) through its 54 constitutent
member associations. The ANA advances the nursing
profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice,
promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the
workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of
nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory
agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the
public. |
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American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation - The American Nurses Association's (ANA) Scope and Standards
for Practice for Nursing Professional Development serves as
a foundation for the development of the ANCC Commission on
Accreditation (COA) criteria. |
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American Optometric Association |
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American Public Health Association (APHA) - APHA is the oldest, largest and most diverse organization
of public health professionals in the world. The
association works to protect all Americans and their
communities from preventable, serious health threats. APHA
represents a broad array of health officials, educators,
environmentalists, policymakers and health providers at all
levels working both within and outside governmental
organizations and educational institutions. |
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Amputee Coalition of America |
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Arthritis Foundation |
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Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) - The Association of Community Health Nursing Educators
(ACHNE) provides a meeting ground for those committed to
excellence in community and public health nursing edation,
research, and practice. ACHNE was established in 1978 and
is run by elected volunteer leaders who guide the
organization in providing networking through the quarterly
newsletter and membership directory, and providing
educational opportunities through publications and the
annual Spring institute. |
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Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO) |
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Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs |
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Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing (ASTDN) - The Association of State and Territorial Directors of
Nursing (ASTDN) began in 1935 as an advisory group of state
health department nurses. ASTDN continues today as an
active association of public health nursing leaders from
across the United States and its Territories. ASTDN is an
affiliate of the Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials (ASTHO). |
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Asthma Moms |
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Asthma Program |
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Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program |
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Bats and Bat Control in Louisiana - LSU AgCenter - Eleven species of bats are found in Louisiana with the
Braziliam Feetail bat being the most common. All bats are
protected (i.e. cannot be killed) but effective control
measures are discussed. |
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Bed Bugs - Harvard School of Public Health - This site gives information about the biology and health
significance of these pests and offers guidance on how to
safely and effectively manage an infested residence. |
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Bed Bugs - LSU AgCenter - LSU AgCenter's Bed Bug Information web site |
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Brown Widow Fact Sheet - City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Board - The Brown Widow Spider: an Invasive Species of Medical
Importance - PDF - City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite
Board |
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Brown Widow Spider - LSU AgCenter - The Brown Widow Spider, Louisiana's newest venomous spder,
is closely related to the Black Widow Spider and is
becoming increasing common throughtout the state. |
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Brown Widow Spiders - Orange Hourglass / Banded Legs - LSU AgCenter - This venomous brown widow spider has yellow-orange
hourglass markings on its underside, black and white marks
on their abdomens, and stripes on their legs. In the last
several years, the Brown widow has become a commonly found
spider in many areas of Louisiana. |
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Buck Moth Caterpillars - LSU AgCenter - Buck Moth caterpillars' poisonous hairs or spines are
hollow and connected to underlying poison glands. Contact
with them causes a burning sensation and inflammation that
can be as painful as a bee sting. The irritation can last
for a day or two and may be accompanied by nausea during
the first few hours. |
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Canada's West Nile Virus Site |
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CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination - Educational Materials |
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CDC Division of Vector Borne Diseases - The Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases serves as
a national and international reference center for vector-
borne viral and bacterial diseases. |
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CDC-Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program(MACDP) |
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Center for Disease Control & Prevention - Overweight and Obesity |
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Center for Health and Health Care in Schools |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Prevention and Control |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination |
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Children's Defense Fund |
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Children's Special Health Services (CSHS) |
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Christian Health Ministries |
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Cleft Palate Foundation |
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Community Health Status Indicator Project - A great resource for communities to work towards an
indicator list.
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Cornell University's Environmental Risk Analysis Program - WNV Section |
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Cystic Fibrosis - Web logs, forums |
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DBTAC Southwest ADA Center - Information on the American with Disabilities Act and more
legal statutes. |
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DEET, Picaridin, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus* or PMD, and IR3535 - Recommended repellent active ingredients - Centers for Disease Control - Information Regarding Insect Repellents – Updated May 8,
2008 – CDC Recommendations of repellent products containing
active ingredients DEET, Picaridin, Oil of Lemon
Eucalyptus* or PMD, and IR3535 when applied to skin and
clothing and the use of the active ingredient permethrin
for repellent use on clothing. These active ingredients
have been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for use as repellents. |
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Defectos Congenitos y Deficiencias del Desarrollo |
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Department of Education |
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Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University |
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Department of Insurance |
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Department of Public Safety and Corrections |
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Department of Social Service |
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Diabetes Prevention and Control Program |
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Diagnosing Mysterious "Bug Bites" - Texas A&M - Guidelines for determining "mysterious" bug bites. |
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Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities |
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Drinking Water Standards - Quick Reference Guides - Quick reference guides to EPA Rules and Regulations |
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Easter Seals - Easter Seals provides exceptional services to ensure that
people living with autism and other disabilities have equal
opportunities to live, learn, work and play |
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Emergency Preparedness and Response |
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EPA Drinking Water Page |
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EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water Homepage |
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EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water Homepage |
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Epidemic/Epizootic West Nile Virus in the United States: Guidelines for Surveillance, Prevention, and Control - Centers for Disease Control - CDC's mosquito abatement guidelines detailing procentures
utilized by Louisiana mosquito abatement districts |
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Epilepsy Foundation |
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Exceptional Parents Magazine - Information, support, ideas, encouragement & outreach for
parents and families of children with disabilities, and the
professionals who work with them |
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Family Planning Program |
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Family to Family Health Information Center - From the website: "Our Information Specialists are parents
of children or youth with special health care needs. They
are uniquely qualified to understand the issues and
concerns of families who have children with special health
care needs. They are available to assist you in locating
resources in your community, our state and nationwide that
will help you support your child".
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Family Village-Library - Excellent Resource for learning more and understanding
various health conditions |
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Family Voices - Advocacy organization for families of children with special
health care needs. |
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Federally Qualified Health Center |
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Fight the Bite Fact Sheet - LSU AgCenter |
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From Cells to Shelves-National Institute of Child Health and Development Strategic Plan Targeting SIDS - - Provides the overall framework and goals to guide the
Institute’s long-term national planning process to address
SIDS. www.nichd.nih.gov/strategicplan/cells/
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GNO Community Data Center - For New Orleans, there is a good site for community-level
data. |
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Governor's Office |
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HBV Advocate |
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Head Lice - Havard School of Public Health - Head lice biloogy and control. |
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Hearing, Speech and Vision Program |
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Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program |
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Hepatitis A, B, and C Prevention Programs - This website showcases programs across the United States
that work to prevent hepatitis A, B, or C in people who
are at risk for infection. |
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Hepatitis B Foundation |
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Hepatitis Foundation International |
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HIV/AIDS Program |
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Immunization Action Coalition |
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Immunizations |
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
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Influenza - Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
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Insect Repellent Use and Safety - DHH/OPH -COUMMUNITY HEALTH – Infectious Disease Epidemiology - Office of Public Health's Insect Repellent web page |
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Institute for Community Inclusion - Advocacy |
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Institute for Educational Leadership - Resource on education issues; see programs link for
information and community connections |
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Institute of Medicine-Childhood Obesity |
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Kaiser Family Foundation - Health Information |
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LAMAP: The Louisiana Mosquito Abatement Plan - A template for a mosquito abatement plan called Louisiana
Mosquito Abatement Plan (LAMAP) was jointly developed by
the LSU AgCenter, the Louisiana Mosquito Control Asso.
(LMCA), the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and
Forestry (LDAF) and the Department of Health and Hospitals -
Office of Public Health (DHH/OPH). LAMAP was based on the
members’ expertise and after analyzing existing plans
through a survey of those parishes already involved in
organized mosquito abatement programs. This plan draws on
information in the LMCA Training Manual and its Integrated
Mosquito Management policy. |
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LASBHC |
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Lighten Up Louisiana - The New Lighten Up Louisiana is a six-month Physical
Activity Challenge that encourages Louisianans to develop
healthy activity and eating habits. |
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Louisiana 2 Step - Fun, interactive website offers tools and motivation to
help you learn to eat right and move more. A statewide
public health program designed to encourage
Louisianians to eat right and move more. Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Louisiana and Pennington Biomedical Reserach
Center have teamed up to create a program to fight obesity. |
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Louisiana Adminstrative Code - Title 51: Public Health Sanitary Code |
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Louisiana Conference on Water Supply, Sewerage, and Industrial Waste, Inc. |
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Louisiana Covering Kids & Families Initiative |
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Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry |
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Louisiana Department of Education |
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Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality |
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Louisiana Folic Acid Council |
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Louisiana Mosquito Control Association |
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Louisiana Office of State Parks |
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Louisiana Oyster Task Force |
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Louisiana Public Health Institute |
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Louisiana Rural Water Association |
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Louisiana Rural Water Association |
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Louisiana State Medical Society |
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Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA) |
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Louisiana State University Agricultural Center |
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Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service |
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
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Louisiana Tobacco Control Program |
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Louisiana Tumor Registry - The Louisiana Tumor Registry describes the burden of cancer
in Louisiana by collecting cancer data and by compiling
statistics to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality.
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Louisiana Water Environmental Association |
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Lyme Disease - CDC |
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March of Dimes |
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March of Dimes |
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March of Dimes |
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Material Safety Data Sheets |
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Maternal and Child Health |
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Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University - Providing accurate, timely information including the weekly
newsletter MCH Alert, resource guides, full text
publications, databases, and links to essential MCH
resources. |
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Medicaid |
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MedlinePlus® |
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Mosquito-Borne Diseases - CDC - Arboviral Encephalitides, i.e. Eastern Equine Encephalitis
(EEE), Japanese Encephalitis (JE), La Crosse Encephalitis
(LAC), St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE), West Nile Virus (WNV),
Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE); Dengue Fever; Malaria;
Rift Valley Fever (RVF); and Yellow Fever are all discussed. |
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Mosquitoes - LSU AgCenter - Mosquitoes - LSU AgCenter Mosquito Home page for mosquitio
control |
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Muscular Dystrophy Association |
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National Assembly on School-Based Health Care |
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National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments |
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National Atlas Map Browser |
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National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) |
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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities |
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National Immunization Program (NIP) |
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National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
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National Institute of Child Health and Development “Back To Sleep Campaign” |
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National Kidney Foundation |
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National Library of Medicine - PubMed |
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National Nursing Staff Development Organization |
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National Pesticide Information Center - Oregon State University - National Pesticide Information Center is a cooperatvie
effort between Oregon State University and the Unnited
States Environmental Protection Agency - Call Toll Free:
8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m./ 7 days a week: 1-800-858-7378.
Pesticide Questions? NPIC has the answers - bug sprays,
weed killers, disinfectants and more. NPIC provides
unbiased, science based information to the public on:
health effects, safe practices, risk communication, fact
sheets, West Nile Resource Guides and much more. |
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National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC*)Resource Guide*(formerly the NPTN) |
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National Sanitation Foundation - The National Sanitation Foundation, is known for the
development of standards, product testing and certification
services in the areas of public health, safety and
protection of the environment. |
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National Scoliosis Foundation |
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National SIDS Resource Center |
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National Spinal Cord Injury Association |
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Neato Mosquito: An Elementary School Curriculum Guide Penn State Cooperative Extension Service |
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Nutrition |
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Ochsner Medical Center |
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Office of State Fire Marshall |
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Outdoor Residental Misting Systems for Mosquito Control - US EPA Fact Sheet - This fact sheet page will help consumers: decide if
residential pesticide misting systems are appropriate for
their home; understand safety precautions about using
outdoor misting systems; find related information on
Integrated Pest Management -- using a variety of methods
for mosquito control; and understand the role of the US EPA
and state agencies in regulating misters.
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Pandemic Flu |
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Pandemic Influenza |
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Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights - Resource for parents |
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Parish Health Units |
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Partners for Healthy Babies |
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Pest Management Guide - LSU AgCenter - Pest control recommendations based upon research conducted
by the LSU AgCenter personnel in the Louisiana Agricultural
Experiment Station and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension
Service in cooperation with the United States Department of
Agriculture |
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Pesticide Education Program - Penn State University |
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Plaquemines Parish Government |
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Prevent Child Abuse America |
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Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana |
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Prevention and Control of Influenza - (HTML) - Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices Membership List, February 2001, in
the MMWR, April 20, 2001/50(RR04);1-46 |
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Puss Caterpillar (Flannel Moth larvae) - The larval stage of this insect is a small, wooly, pussycat-
appearing caterpillar covered with rows of long spines that
look like fine, soft, cuddly hairs. Because they appear to
be small, innocuous pieces of fluff, children and adults
alike are led to pick them up and play with them, usually
with immediate, extremely painful results. |
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Quit With Us, LA (LA Tobacco Cessation Program) |
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Regional Pan Flu Tabletop Exercises |
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Rodent Control - New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Board - Rodent Control and Prevention After Hurricane Katrina -
Guidelines for Property Owners and Tenants - PDF -
City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Board |
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Safe Drinking Water Act |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) |
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Shaq's Big Family Challenge - Shaq challenges your family to lose weight! Join the online
Challenge today and get daily advice, kid-friendly recipes,
customized weight-loss tools, and so much more. Do it for
your family.
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Shriners Hospital for Children |
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SIDS Alliance |
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Skeeter Buster Activity Lesson - 4-12th Grade - Fight the Bite! - LSU AgCenter - Lesson activity for 4th-12th graders on fighting off
mosquitoes.
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Sources for Acceptable GED Training and Testing |
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Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center |
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Southwest LA Pan Flu Task Force |
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Spina Bifida Association of America |
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Spina Bifida Association of Greater New Orleans |
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St. Thomas Health Services |
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Stinging Caterpillars in Louisiana - LSU AgCenter - This LSU AgCenter fact sheet covers four common Louisiana
stinging caterpillars: Buck Moth, IO Moth, Puss
Caterpillar, and Saddleback Caterpillars, including
descriptions, photos, control, and treatment for stings. |
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Striped Bark Scorpion - Texas A&M - This scorpion is found in Louisiana west of the Mississippi
River. |
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
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Surgeon General's Healthy Weight Advice for Consumers - "Choose a Healthy Weight for Life"
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Taking the Bite Out of Mosquitoes - LSU AgCenter - Mosquito biology, source reduction, biological controls,and
current research being conducted at LSU. |
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Tech Briefs - National Drinking Water Clearinghouse - Each fact sheet provides concise, technical information
about a drinking water treatment technology or issue
relevant to small systems.
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The Advocacy Center - Advocacy for Louisiana Citizens with disabilities. |
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The American Lung Association of Louisiana |
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The Buzz on Mosquito Misting Systems - Texas A&M - This fact sheet discusses the problems of outdoor misting
systems. |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Weekly Summary Update - (HTML) - A weekly update on influenza reporting from
across the states.
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The National Council on Folic Acid |
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The University of New Orleans |
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Total Community Action |
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Tuberculosis Control Program |
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Tulane University Department of Psychiatry |
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Tulane University Medical Center |
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Tulane University Medical Center |
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Tularemia - CDC |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
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U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) |
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United Cerebral Palsy Association |
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United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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University of Louisiana Lafayette |
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Vaccine Information Statements - Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)
At a Glance: Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are
information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine
recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives
both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Federal law
requires that VISs be handed out whenever (before each
dose) certain vaccinations are given.
IMPORTANT
Download Instructions for using VISs (Updated 6/30/06)
pdf format text only format
Contents of this page:
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
Anthrax | DTaP | Hepatitis | Hib | Influenza (NEW)
JE | MMR | Meningococcal | PPV23 | PCV7
Polio | Rabies | Rotavirus (NEW) | Smallpox | Td
Tdap (NEW) | Typhoid | Varicella | Yellow Fever
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West Nile Virus - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC's West Nile Virus Homepage |
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West Nile Virus & Other Arboviruses - DHH/OPH COUMMUNITY HEALTH – Infectious Disease Epidemiology - DHH/OPH West Nile Website |
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West Nile Virus Animal Information - DHH/OPH COUMMUNITY HEALTH – Infectious Disease Epidemiology - Office of Public Health's West Nile Virus Animal
Information web site |
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World Health Organization |
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Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders |
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