The Stay Healthy Louisiana program has launched a new, staffed toll-free telephone hotline offering disaster readiness and hurricane recovery health tips, as well as general public health information. The number is 1-888-LA-INFO-4U, or 1-888-524-6364, and health specialists take calls between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Operators will provide information in English and Spanish and will have contact information for other hotlines and other important health-related phone numbers. During non-business hours, callers will be able to retrieve recorded information on health issues.

Launched after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Stay Healthy Louisiana was designed to provide Louisiana residents with easy access to critical public health information following the crisis. Now, thanks to funding support from the Centers for Disease Control Foundations Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, the Stay Healthy Louisiana campaign is moving forward with a focus on preparation for disasters and emergency situations.

In the coming months the Stay Healthy Louisiana campaign will expand its focus beyond emergency preparedness to other health issues, such as, disease prevention, mental health, fitness and nutrition and safe environmental conditions. The www.stayhealthyla.org Web site will become a centralized resource for public health information in Louisiana.

Submitted by Rob Anderson. Filed under Asthma

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