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2009 Parish Health Profiles The Parish Health Profiles provide information to help promote and improve health outcomes in communities. They are tools that can be used to develop policy, write grants, develop new initiatives, improve existing programs, and assist in evaluation efforts for developing and maintaining "healthy communities."
The Parish Health Profiles (PHP) are published by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Policy, Planning and Evaluation section. Books are developed for each parish in Louisiana. The first PHP was published in 1992 with subsequent publications in 2000 and 2005. Whats new for the 2009 PHP? Hurricanes Katrina and Rita changed demographics and other important factors which influence health indicators. Data for population shifts, changing health determinants, environmental and economic factors have been greatly affected by the unprecedented storms of 2005. For 2009, the new PHP will attempt to address these factors and provide information for individuals to make informed decisions about their commu
PHP Community Meetings Schedule PHP Community Meetings Slideshow Assistant Secretary Letter of Invitation to PHP Steering Committee PHP Steering Committee Meeting Packet o Cover Letter to Steering Committee Members o Main Indicators Used for 2005 PHP o Healthy People 2010 Focus Areas and Health Indicators DHH OPH Survey Comparison to 2005 PHP Main Indicators Minutes - PHP Steering Committee held May 12, 2008 Sub-committee Tentative Task Sheet For more information about the PHPs, please email us at php@dhh.la.gov or contact Anshoo Kumar at akumar2@dhh.la.gov. A Few Helpful Community Links · Annual Conference on Assessment Initiative · Building Coalitions Fact Sheet Index · Framework for Program Evaluation · Healthy People 2010 Includes information on HP 2020 Initiative Source: Center's for Disease Control and Prevention |
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