DHH Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Unit -- Mission Statement
To improve the health of Louisiana by preventing chronic diseases and their risk factors through promoting healthy behaviors, utilizing evidence based interventions and leveraging resources through collaborative private, public partnerships to maximize health outcomes among our citizens.
Highlighted Facts
- Approximately 208,000 adults or seven percent of adults in Louisiana have been diagnosed with diabetes.
- African Americans have the highest prevalence of diabetes, with a nine percent diagnosis rate, compared to five percent of Hispanics and six percent of the white population.
- Over 20% of adults currently do not have health insurance of any kind, including Medicaid or Medicare.
- Nearly one out of four adults is obese.
- Louisiana has the fourth highest cardiovascular death rate in the nation.
- One in four adults in Louisiana are current smokers.
- One in four Louisiana children have tried cigarettes by the 6th grade.
- Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Louisiana, accounting for almost 40 percent of all death in the state.
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