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May 8, 2025
Louisiana Healthcare Connections Encoura...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Louisiana Healthcare Connections is promoting the importance of maternal mental health. 

Research shows that one in five women experience a mental health condition, and many go untreated due to stigma, lack of time, or difficulty accessing care.

The health plan recommends the following ways to support maternal mental health this May:

-Encourage moms to take breaks and practice self-care.

-Support policies that improve access to mental health services for women.

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May 8, 2025
FranU to Graduate Over 150 Students May...

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University will graduate over 150 students from the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Nursing, and Health Professions on May 17, at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge. The graduation ceremony will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and will feature Fr. Josh Johnson as the keynote speaker.

In addition to the main graduation ceremony on Saturday, FranU will host a series of Pinning and Awards Ceremonies earlier in the week, celebrating the achievements of various programs along with a Graduation Mass.

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May 8, 2025
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Expands...

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Elekta recently expanded its longstanding partnership. Through this collaboration, the Mary Bird Perkins radiation oncology treatment team will have broader access to Elekta’s emerging and breakthrough radiation therapy technologies, benefiting patients throughout the organization’s network across Louisiana and southwest Mississippi. In Houma, Mary Bird Perkins partners with Terrebonne General Health System.

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May 1, 2025
Louisiana Legislature Weighs Removing Fl...

By: Piper Hutchinson

Published in the Louisiana Illuminator, April 24, 2025 at 9:53 am

Over the objections of dentists, a Louisiana Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would set an almost impossibly high bar for public systems to add fluoride to their drinking water supply. 

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May 1, 2025
South Central Louisiana Human Services A...

South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority (SCLHSA) announced the grand opening of its newly relocated offices for Developmental Disabilities Services and the Terrebonne Behavioral Health Center, now located at 803 and 805 Barrow Street, respectively, in the heart of downtown Houma.

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