Louisiana begins linking rural hospitalsGovernment Health IT
PURPOSE: To evaluate the implementation of intervention components of the Louisiana Health study, which was a multicomponent childhood obesity prevention program conducted in rural schools. DESIGN: Content analysis. SETTING: Process evaluation assessed implementation in classrooms, gym classes, and cafeterias...
All of the changes were made before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick approved the settlement Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Betsy Ginsberg, director of the Civil Rights Clinic at the Cardozo School of Law, said Wednesday. Prison officials “have been putting the changes in place as we have co...
The third study examines the knowledge and implementation of tobacco control practices in rural Louisiana community health centers and finds that there is limited knowledge of tobacco use treatment guidelines and low implementation of best practices.Celestin Jr., Michael D....
Oral Health Initiatives in Rural LouisianaBrent, KimberlyButler, MechauneTexas Public Health Journal
IBM - Innovative health information exchange brings world-class healthcare to rural Louisiana (11/01/2010)Ibm Corporation
Rural communities are resource-constrained and at higher risk of obesity and obesity-related conditions. Thus, studying self-assessed health status and underlying vulnerabilities is critical to provide insights to the program planners for effective and efficient planning of ob...