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Stopping Disease Before It Starts

Targeting Prevention and Access to Medical Care In The Florida Parishes/Region 9

Stopping disease before it starts is better for everyone and cheaper. That’s why the Florida Parishes/Region 9 LHCC is stressing disease prevention, management of disease once it strikes, and access to care. The last is key because if people can’t get life-saving screenings, medications, advice and more, they are more likely to live sicker and die sooner, which costs all of us.

Meeting Notice:

Meetings rotate locations, dates and times, so to find out when your next area meeting is, please contact the regional chairs listed below or watch for the meeting notice on Facebook.

LHCC members planting fruit trees on the Northshore Technical College (Greensburg) campus.

Regional Priorities/Goals:

Promote chronic disease prevention and management.
Improve behavioral health through prevention and promote appropriate, quality behavioral health services, including adopting policies and strategies to increase access, affordability and use of smoking cessation services and treatment.
Increase the community’s awareness of comprehensive, quality healthcare service and insurance, while improving access and appropriate understanding and use of health facilities and systems.

Smoke-Free Bogalusa bar event

Coalition Activities:

Support implementation of comprehensive smoke-free policies.
Promote healthier menu options in restaurants.
Promote nutrition and physical activity (Headstart "I Am Moving, I Am Learning" program) education/counseling to childcare providers.
Provide BMI education and/or testing at worksites, schools, etc.
Support implementation of community-based preventive services and enhance linkages with clinical care.
Incorporate safety awareness into aquatic events for all ages.

Promoting the tobacco-free and alcohol-free Hammond Mardi Gras Zone.

Past Work/Successes:

Supported smoke-free bar event in Bogalusa.
Helped plan the St. Helena Healthy Communities Coalition "Taste of St. Helena Greens Cook-Off".
Assisted Northshore Technical College in planting fruit trees on campus.

Regional Members:

Chairs:

Taffy Morrison

Florida Parishes LHCC/Region 9 Co-Chair
Well Ahead Regional Coordinator
257 Rue Jonathan
Slidell, LA 70461
Office: 985-960-0098
taffymorrison15@gmail.com

Jaime Bruins

Florida Parishes LHCC/Region 9 Co-Chair
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living Northshore/Region 9 Manager
12562 Tangipahoa Ave.
Roseland, LA 70456
Office: 985-974-7247; Cell: 985-240-2393
jbruins@lphi.org

Valerie Vincent

Florida Parishes LHCC/Region 9 Co-Chair
LSU AgCenter FCS Regional Coordinator - SE Region
1301 N. Florida Street
Covington, LA 70433
Office: 985-875-2635; Cell: 985-705-0495
vvincent@agcenter.lsu.edu

Members:

• AAAneurysm Outreach• Amerigroup• Amerihealth Caritas• Florida Parishes Human Services Authority• LDH/Bureau of Family Health• LHD/Region 9 Medicaid• Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs (LCP) at the School of Public Health• Louisiana Choices• Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) at the School of Public Health• LSU AgCenter• Northshore Healthcare Alliance• Ochsner Health Systems• Slidell Memorial Hospital• Southeast Community Health Systems• St. Tammany Parish Government• St. Tammany Parish Parenting Center• Tangipahoa, Reshaping Attitude for Community Change coalition (TRACC)• The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL)• True Body Kids• United Healthcare• Well-Ahead Louisiana

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