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Legislative Session Update
Please continue to check the website for up to date information regarding the legislative session. Information on legislators, bill text, status of bills, and legislative committee membership, can be found on the website of the Louisiana State Legislature http://www.legis.state.la.us. Read more...
There is Still Time!! Register for the LAFP'S 61st Annual Assembly
Don't miss this important meeting offering over 28 hours of CME! Register today...
Strength in Numbers
by Steve Clark - The idea is to get more people to the doctor before they get really sick and wind up in the emergency room. But if we do that, we won’t have enough doctors to go around unless we figure out how to create or import more of them. More...
The adolescent: gawky, Internet savvy, likely suffering with acne and at risk for vaccine- preventable disease. The family physician: clinically astute, over-worked, adapting to the practice of electronic health records (EHR) and adept at providing immunizations. Read more...
Physician Recruitment and Health Care Access in Rural Louisiana
While Louisiana faces a short-term healthcare crisis brought about by hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, an often-understated longterm healthcare crisis exists in
rural Louisiana. Read more...
Strengthening Rural Louisiana
Rural Louisiana continues to face significant challenges to improve local
economies. For example, one out of every four people in rural Louisiana lives in
poverty, and roughly three quarters of all rural parishes have been defined as
persistent poverty areas. Read more...
Louisiana's Rural Poverty
This fact sheet provided through the LSU Agriculter Center breaks down the poverty rates by parish and population density. It includes a map of the areas of persistent poverty in Louisiana. More...
Chronic Conditions Chief Cause of Death Globally According to World Health Organization
The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) has called on healthcare leaders and policymakers in the United States to lead the global fight against chronic disease in response to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) release of World Health Statistics 2008. Read more...
LAFP Web site Offers GREAT Information and Resources
The LAFP Web site contains information both interesting and beneficial to all family physicians, medical students and family medicine residents. Read more...
Louisiana Family Doctor: a Great Resource for Louisiana Family Physicians
Louisiana Family Doctor is the official quarterly publication of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians.
Typical subject matter includes information on healthcare legislation, officer and residency program articles, membership updates, and information on LAFP activities. Read more...
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