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October 31, 2018

AmeriHealth Caritas Community Wellness Center Opens in Gentilly - Public Health

New Orleans, LA – Monday, October 29, 2018 Dr. Peggy Honoré, participated and attended the AmeriHealth Caritas ribbon cutting to officially open its Community Wellness Center in Gentilly on Monday as the AmeriHealth Caritas-General Russel Honoré Endowed Professor at LSU. She introduced the keynote address speaker Dr. Rebekah Gee, Secretary for the Louisiana Department of […]

October 18, 2018

Spike in use of e-cigarette device among kids concerns health experts - Public Health

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – A new report shows an alarming spike in the use of an e-cigarette device called JUUL. Health experts are concerned about its popularity among kids. At first glance, you may not know the device is a vape. “JUULs have quickly overtaken in the electronic cigarette department as the most popular […]

September 20, 2018

2018 Summer AmeriHealth Caritas Health Policy Fellowship in DC - Public Health

by Leslie Capo “As I was considering summer options, I came to the realization that this was my ‘last summer’ until I retire,” recalls LSU Health New Orleans second-year medical student Kelsey Cramer. “I felt compelled to do something big and different and exciting.” An opportunity few medical students get checked all the boxes. Cramer […]

August 27, 2018

State Success Guide: MST in Louisiana Recognizes Dr. Stephen Phillippi - Public Health

According to the MST Services, LLC online blog post titled, “State Success Guide: MST in Louisiana” released on August 7, 2018, “Louisiana was an early adopter of Multisystemic Therapy (MST). The initial wave of research on the treatment model caught the eye of researchers in the state, who were impressed with the outcomes reported and […]