Hardtner Medical Center’s Pharmacist Enhances Chronic Care Management Team
Through the Chronic Care Management program, Hardtner Medical Center medical personnel are better able to provide at-risk, chronic-care patients the best care possible.
Well-Ahead Louisiana Blog
Hebert Earns Rural Health Clinic Certification
Advancing Care with Certified Rural Health Clinic Knowledge Congratulations to Well-Ahead Louisiana’s State Office of Rural Health Manager Denaé Hebert, who is now a Certified Rural Health Clinic Professional! Hebert completed nearly 20 hours of course work through the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) and passed a proctored exam in order to obtain …
Lukeville’s School Wellness Committee Leads Students and Staff Towards a Healthier Future
Wellness Initiatives Empower Students and Staff At Lukeville Elementary in Brusly, students are learning how to read, write, solve math problems and sharpen their critical thinking skills. In addition to these core subjects, administrators and staff are leveraging their partnership with Well-Ahead Louisiana to ensure students learn important life lessons about health and well-being that …
Pastor Believes Physical and Spiritual Health are Tied Together
Rose Hill Church Members Embrace Wellness Through Faith-Based Programs As pastor of Rose Hill Church of Port Allen, James Morrise often speaks to his faith-based community about maintaining a healthy spiritual life. In addition to sharing the word of Christ and encouraging congregants to emulate His example, he also works to educate them on the …
John Stewart Leads with His Heart and Passion for Healthy Children and Schools
Leading Louisiana Key Academy Toward a Healthier Future “This is a whole new group of kids. Today, our children are exposed to marketing and advertisements that promote all sorts of unhealthy behaviors. This requires us to think and teach differently if we want to effectively communicate to today’s generation and encourage meaningful change. Our partnership …
Baton Rouge Area Chamber Leads the Way for Worksites to Focus on Health
Becoming a WellSpot: BRAC’s Journey to a Healthier Workplace While discussions about economic development usually focus on small business growth, tax structures, unemployment rates and other indicators, these factors only represent a small piece of the puzzle. A thriving economy can only be achieved when a community prioritizes the health and well-being of its citizens. …
Restaurant Serves Healthy Meals and Encourages Community Wellness
MJ’s Café, located in the heart of Baton Rouge’s Mid-City neighborhood, has always worked to improve the health of their patrons and surrounding community through healthy, delicious food. By teaming up with Well-Ahead Louisiana and becoming a WellSpot, MJ’s Café got the assistance and resources they needed to take their healthy commitment to the next …
Calcasieu Parish Waterworks District 1 Makes Fluoridating Water a Successful Habit
How Routine Monitoring Supports Oral Health in Calcasieu Parish For Calcasieu Parish Waterworks District 1 Superintendent Gerald Hoffpauir and his operators, keeping their community’s drinking water at an optimal fluoridated level is simply a matter of routine. Yet through this routine, District 1 has earned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Water Fluoridation Quality …
Family Healthcare of Loranger Embraces Telehealth to Increase Patient Access
Providing Care Safely with Virtual Visits and Telehealth Services Family Healthcare, a Rural Health Clinic, is one of the rural practices that have embraced telehealth to increase patient access to care since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Family Healthcare is located in Loranger, a small, rural town in Tangipahoa Parish. Though there are only …