1201 Capitol Access Road
P.O. Box 629
Baton Rouge,
LA 70821-0629
225-342-9500 (Voice)
225-342-5568 (FAX)
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) provides preventive care, community support, and residential care services to the poor, the physically disabled, people with mental disabilities, and alcohol and drug abusers. DHH services include health promotion, a geriatric hospital, mental hospitals, rehabilitation centers, mental health centers, group homes, alcoholism and drug abuse treatment, rehabilitation for children and adults with physical disabilities, day care, day developmental training, food and medical assistance, health screening, maternal and child health programs, home care, immunizations, family planning, venereal disease control, hypertension control, lead poisoning prevention, hemophilia care, health care for female prisoners, family counseling, child protection, youth guidance, and information and referrals.
DHH publishes an annual plan and a variety of health education pamphlets on such topics as safety, child health, diseases, and prevention.