At a glance
CDC is funding the health departments in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington DC, West Virginia, and Wisconsin to improve the reach, quality, effectiveness, and sustainability of asthma control services and to reduce asthma morbidity, mortality and disparities by implementing evidence-based strategies.
Overview
The Louisiana Department of Health was previously funded as a CDC National Asthma Control Program grantee from 2009 to 2014. In this new funding cycle they will work alongside partners to improve the quality of asthma care, improve asthma management in schools, and foster policies to help reduce exposure to asthma triggers in outdoor, indoor, and workplace environments.
Grantee
Louisiana Department of Health
Well-Ahead
Contact
Alisha Jones
Health Equity Improvement Manager
Health Equity & Policy Division
Telephone
225-313-9775
Address
Louisiana Department of Health
Physical Address:
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Mailing address:
P. O. Box 629
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629
Website
Content Source:
National Center for Environmental Health