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Rural Health
Resources by State: Louisiana

Cardiovascular & Cancer Rates for the Rural Delta Region
Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people in Delta Region counties/parishes. Allows users to compare rates by county, rural or urban status, to peer counties, to the national average, to national quartiles, by Health Resources and Services Administration regions, and by states.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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TexLa Project ECHO
A practice model supporting Texas and Louisiana healthcare professions that reduces health disparities in underserved and remote areas through telementoring. The ECHO model uses a hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing approach where expert teams offer virtual clinics to increase the capacity for providers to deliver best practice care to the underserved in their communities.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: TexLa Telehealth Resource Center
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Louisiana HIV, AIDS, and Early Syphilis Surveillance Quarterly Report
Provides data on people living with HIV and those newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS or syphilis for Louisiana. Includes parish-level data and more detailed breakdowns for regions in Louisiana by gender, race/ethnicity, and age group.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Louisiana's Health Data Portal
Provides data on health outcomes, population health, and environmental health by parish for Louisiana. Includes data for vaccination rates, food security, social determinants of health, COVID-19, chronic illnesses, alcohol and tobacco use, and more. Offers the ability to view multiple datasets at once and download files.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Louisiana Department of Health Medicaid Expansion Dashboard
Provides data on the impact of Louisiana's Medicaid expansion. Scroll over the map on the right for the number of new Medicaid enrollees, doctor visits, colon and breast cancer screenings, and preventative care visits by parish.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Louisiana Rural Health Plan 2011-2015
A guide lending direction for rural healthcare, and the development and delivery of health services in rural Louisiana with a focus on strengthening partnerships with providers, rural communities, and other state and federal stakeholders.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access
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Louisiana KIDS COUNT Data Center
Provides data on child well-being for the state. Covers demographics, economic well-being, education, family and community, health, and safety and risky behaviors. Some data available by parish.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
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ERS State Fact Sheet: Louisiana
State-level data on population, poverty, food security, educational attainment, employment, and income. Includes data for rural areas, urban areas, and the state as a whole.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Louisiana QuickFacts
State-level data on demographics, housing, income, and other social determinants of health, with the option to add data for parishes and cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Includes information from multiple U.S. Census Bureau censuses, surveys, and programs.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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