Louisiana Public Health Institute

THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE LIVING (TFL)PURPOSE: TO IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL INITIATIVES THAT PREVENT AND REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE. TFL'S GOALS ARE TO: 1) ELIMINATE EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE; 2) PREVENT INITIATION OF TOBACCO USE AMONG YOUTH; 3) PROMOTE TOBACCO CESSATION AMONG YOUTH AND ADULTS; 4) IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE TOBACCO-RELATED DISPARITIES; AND 5) FACILITATE EFFECTIVE COORDINATION OF ALL TOBACCO CONTROL AND PREVENTION INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

PCORI: ACHD RARE DISEASE:PURPOSE:STUDY THAT USES PCORNET TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF GAPS IN RECOMMENDED CARE ON PATIENT-PRIORITIZED OUTCOMES FOR ADULTS WITH NON-COMPLEX AND COMPLEX SUBTYPES OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD). BY ENROLLING PATIENTS AND LINKING THEIR PCORNET DATA INTO AN EXISTING ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (ACHD) SPECIFIC REGISTRY, FUTURE INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE GAPS IN CARE BASED ON STUDY FINDINGS CAN BE RAPIDLY IMPLEMENTED IN REAL-WORLD SETTINGS THROUGH THE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS ESTABLISHED WITH KEY CHD STAKEHOLDERS.

PCORI: CRN INFRASTRUCTURE 3.0PURPOSE: TO ENABLE THE CONDUCT OF MULTI-SITE RESEARCH ACROSS THE NATIONAL PATIENT CENTERED CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK (POCRNET) WITH ENHANCED EFFICIENCY IN REAL WORLD HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

CMS: LDH: CEA ORCHESTRATOR MODELPURPOSE: LDH WILL ENGAGE LPHI AND THE LOUISIANA HEALTH CARE QUALITY FORUM (LHCQF), TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT ANORCHESTRATED STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (STATEWIDE HIE) BY CONNECTING THE VARIOUS HIES INTO ONE STATEWIDE ENTITY. THROUGH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION (DDI) OF THE STATEWIDE HIE, THE STATE WILL UTILIZE DATA AND FUNCTIONALITY OF EXISTING HIES UTILIZED BY MEDICAID PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE SYSTEMS THROUGH A COORDINATED AND CENTRALIZED NETWORK.

OPH: CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTIONPURPOSE: STATE OF LOUSIANA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE FOR MEDIA/MARKETING AND QUITLINE SERVICES AROUND SMOKING PREVENTION AND CESSATION

OPH: STATE TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMPURPOSE: TO IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL INITIATIVES THAT PREVENT AND REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE. LPHI'S ROLE IS TO: 1) DEVELOP AND MANAGE MEDIA/MARKING CAMPAIGNS IN SUPPORT OF TCP AND THE COORDINATED CHRONIC DISEASE AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS; 2) SUPPORT QUITLINE OPERATIONS AND CESSATION; AND 3) CONDUCT THE YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEY.

OPH: CHILDREN AND YOUTH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDSPURPOSE: WORKS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS (CYSHCN) IN LOUISIANA HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THEIR DISABILITIES AND MAXIMIZE THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

NNPHI_CDC_TA-HUBPURPOSE: PARTNERING WITH NNPHI TO SERVE AS THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) HUB, PROVIDING TRAINING AND TA TO INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT RECIPIENTS, PROVIDING TRAINING AND TA TO INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT RECIPIENTS

RWJF: REDUCING INEQUITIES IN TOBACCOPURPOSE: PROJECT ASIRT (ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES TO REDUCE TOBACCO-USE)PRIORITIZES EQUITY IN ALL POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOUISIANA'S SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, RURAL COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS, RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS TOBACCO-RELATED INEQUITIES, AND INFLUENCE POLICY CHANGE AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL.

OPH: DAT: COMPREHENSIVE SUICIDE PREVENTIONPURPOSE: LPHI PROVIDES STAFFING AND RELATED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LDH TO: 1) MONITOR, INVESTIGATE, RESEARCH, QUANTIFY, DESCRIBE, AND DECREASE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG THE MATERNAL, CHILD, ADOLESCENT, TEEN, AND FAMILY POPULATIONS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES;2) COLLECT, MANAGE, ANALYZE, AND SYNTHESIZE HEALTH SERVICE AND RELATED PREVENTION PROGRAM DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF MONITORING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND UTILIZATION SERVICES, INFORMING COMMUNITY EDUCATION APPROACHES, AND TO INFORM POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

PACKARD: ADOLESCENT/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MAPPING - PHASE IIPURPOSE: TO ADDRESS THE HIGH RATE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN LOUISIANA BY MAPPING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF SCHOOLS, CBOS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ADVOCATES WITH TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND KEY SYSTEMS ASSETS, BARRIERS OR GAPS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE FORWARD IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING LARGER PROGRAMMATIC SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.

INFORMATION SERVICES SPECIAL PROJECTS

NNPHI: COVID-19 HEALTH EQUITY TAPURPOSE: PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO THE OT21-2103 GRANT RECIPIENTS AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT.

OPH: NVDRSPURPOSE: A STATE-BASED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM THAT LINKS DATA FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS, VITAL STATISTICS, AND CRIME LABORATORIES TO ASSIST EACH PARTICIPATING STATE IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING TAILORED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION EFFORTS. NVDRS PROVIDES DATA ON VIOLENCE TRENDS AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS; EACH STATE CAN ACCESS ALL OF THESE IMPORTANT DATA ELEMENTS FROM ONE CENTRAL DATABASE.

OPH: CHILD HEALTHPURPOSE: THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MCH) SERVICES BLOCK GRANT TO STATES PROGRAM IS A FORMULA GRANT PROVIDED TO STATES THROUGH FEDERAL ALLOCATION. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1935. TO RECEIVE FUNDS, STATES MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND REPORT ANNUALLY.

OPH: SPACE: CHILD HEALTHPURPOSE: LPHI PROVIDES STAFFING AND RELATED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LDH TO 1) MONITOR, INVESTIGATE, RESEARCH, QUANTIFY, DESCRIBE, AND DECREASE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG THE MATERNAL, CHILD, ADOLESCENT, TEEN, AND FAMILY POPULATIONS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.2) COORDINATE, PROVIDE TRAINING, AND EVALUATE NEW APPROACHES TO EXPAND HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECTS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES WITH HIGHEST NEED.

PCORI-PS3 EXPANSION PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT STATEMENT SUPPORTS WORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADDS NEW HEALTH SYSTEM SITES TO REACHNET IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE PARTICIPATION OF DIVERSE, UNDERREPRESENTED, AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN BOTH PCORNETSTUDIES AND NETWORK GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS.

OPH: ERASE MATERNAL MORBIDITY & MORTALITYPURPOSE: LOUISIANA PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED MORTALITY REVIEW (LA-PAMR) MANAGES AND ENHANCES COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF MATERNAL DEATHS FOR IDENTIFYING PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES.

OPH: PRAMSPURPOSE: A SURVEILLANCE PROJECT OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. DEVELOPED IN 1987, PRAMS COLLECTS STATE-SPECIFIC, POPULATION-BASED DATA ON MATERNAL ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCES BEFORE, DURING, AND SHORTLY AFTER PREGNANCY. PRAMS SURVEILLANCE.

OBH: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH-WELLBEING PROGRAMPURPOSE: DELIVER THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING TRAINING PROGRAM TO OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (OBH) STAFF THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE TO THE WORKFORCE NEEDING TO ADDRESS THEIR OWN WELLNESS NEEDS.

OPH-DAT: MIECHV TRADITIONALPURPOSE: LPHI PROVIDES STAFFING AND RELATED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LDH TO: (1) STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT UNDER TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; (2) IMPROVE COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES; AND (3) IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO RESIDE IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES.

DUKE: FOOD IS MEDICINEPURPOSE: ASSESSMENT OF FOOD PURCHASING INTERVENTION AND CONSUMPTION PATTERNS ON DIETARY OUTCOMES IN NEW ORLEANS

OPH: ID: BUREAU OF REGIONAL AND CLINICAL OPSPURPOSE: BRCO SUPPORTS 9 REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICES AND 62 PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS (PHU) STATEWIDE TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER PREVENTIVE CLINICAL SERVICES AND POPULATION HEALTH ACTIVITIES. FURTHERMORE, BRCO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER BUREAUS AND PROGRAMS ACROSS OPH AND LDH TO ANALYZE DATA, GENERATE INSIGHTS, DESIGN, MONITOR, AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVE PROCESSES TO SUPPORT POPULATION BASED HEALTH SERVICES.

OPH: ID: SEETPURPOSE: LPHI PROVIDES STAFFING AND RELATED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LDH OPH BUREAU OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND BUREAU OF REGIONAL AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS TO: 1) MONITOR, INVESTIGATE, QUANTIFY, DESCRIBE, AND DECREASE RISK AND NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES RELATED TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AMONG LOUISIANA CITIZENS. 2) COLLECT, MANAGE, ANALYZE, AND SYNTHESIZE HEALTH DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF MONITORING REPORTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EXPOSURES TO ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, IMPLEMENTING TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES, AND INFORMING COMMUNITY EDUCATION APPROACHES AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT. 3) COORDINATE AND PROVIDE TRAINING RELATED TO THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF AND EXTERNAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. 4) IMPROVE OPERATIONAL PROCESSES AND DATA ANALYSIS THROUGHOUT THE REGIONAL OPH OFFICES MANAGED THROUGH THE BUREAU OF REGIONAL AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS (BRCO), SUPPORTING QUALITY DELIVERY OF CLINICAL AND POPULATION-HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE OPH PARISH HEALTH UNIT (PHU) NETWORK.

OPH: DAT: MATERNAL DEATH DUE TO VIOLENCEPURPOSE: LPHI PROVIDES STAFFING AND RELATED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LDH TO: 1) MONITOR, INVESTIGATE, RESEARCH, QUANTIFY, DESCRIBE, AND DECREASE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG THE MATERNAL, CHILD, ADOLESCENT, TEEN, AND FAMILY POPULATIONS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES; 2) COLLECT, MANAGE, ANALYZE, AND SYNTHESIZE HEALTH SERVICE AND RELATED PREVENTION PROGRAM DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF MONITORING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND UTILIZATION SERVICES, INFORMING COMMUNITY EDUCATION APPROACHES, AND TO INFORM POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

CDC: TULANE: NEXT D-3PURPOSE: LEAD-ZDC IS A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ZERO DOLLAR COPAYMENT FOR SELECT COMMON D