Community Resource Guide
Well-Ahead Louisiana Community Resource Guide
Populated by Louisiana residents, the Community Resource Guide provides local resources for topics such as breastfeeding, diabetes prevention and management, health screenings, healthy eating, heart disease, physical activity, stress management, and tobacco cessation.
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Breaux Bridge
1451 East Bridge Street, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Crowley
1325 Wright Avenue, Suite H, Crowley, LA 70526
Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Harvey
1901 Manhattan Boulevard, Building A, Suite 2000, Harvey, LA 70058
Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Houma
225 Dunn Street, Houma, LA 70360
Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – New Iberia
500 North Lewis Street, Suite 100, New Iberia, LA 70563
Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Opelousas
1233 Wayne Gilmore Circle, Suite 450, Opelousas, LA 70570
Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Prairieville
37292 Market Place Drive, Suite A, Prairieville, LA 70769
Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Zachary
6550 Main Street, Suite 1000, Zachary, LA 70791
Catahoula Parish Hospital District #2 Interactive Diabetes Management Classes
307 Chisum Street, Sicily Island, LA 71368
Choices Coordinated Care Solutions
2620 Centenary Boulevard, Suite 180, Shreveport, LA 71104
CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center Diabetes Education Center
1453 East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71105
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick’s ACCESS Center
524 Dr. Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Diabetes Care – Alexandria
3330 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301
Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Breaux Bridge
Cardiovascular Institute of the South offers a comprehensive approach to help you successfully quit using tobacco. Their program combines physician evaluations, medications (prescription and Nicotine Replacement) and supportive counseling sessions (individual and group). You may quality to receive these services FREE if you are resident of Louisiana.
1451 East Bridge Street, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Crowley
Cardiovascular Institute of the South offers a comprehensive approach to help you successfully quit using tobacco. Their program combines physician evaluations, medications (prescription and Nicotine Replacement) and supportive counseling sessions (individual and group). You may quality to receive these services FREE if you are resident of Louisiana.
1325 Wright Avenue, Suite H, Crowley, LA 70526
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Harvey
Cardiovascular Institute of the South offers a comprehensive approach to help you successfully quit using tobacco. Their program combines physician evaluations, medications (prescription and Nicotine Replacement) and supportive counseling sessions (individual and group). You may quality to receive these services FREE if you are resident of Louisiana.
1901 Manhattan Boulevard, Building A, Suite 2000, Harvey, LA 70058
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Houma
Cardiovascular Institute of the South is offering a comprehensive Tobacco Free Program, called Commit To Quit, to help patients successfully quit the use of tobacco. The program offers prescription and over-the-counter medications, supportive counseling sessions conducted either individually or in a group, and physician evaluations. CIS providers work with each patient to plan a quit …
225 Dunn Street, Houma, LA 70360
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – New Iberia
Cardiovascular Institute of the South offers a comprehensive approach to help you successfully quit using tobacco. Their program combines physician evaluations, medications (prescription and Nicotine Replacement) and supportive counseling sessions (individual and group). You may quality to receive these services FREE if you are resident of Louisiana.
500 North Lewis Street, Suite 100, New Iberia, LA 70563
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Opelousas
Cardiovascular Institute of the South offers a comprehensive approach to help you successfully quit using tobacco. Their program combines physician evaluations, medications (prescription and Nicotine Replacement) and supportive counseling sessions (individual and group). You may quality to receive these services FREE if you are resident of Louisiana.
1233 Wayne Gilmore Circle, Suite 450, Opelousas, LA 70570
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Prairieville
Cardiovascular Institute of the South offers a comprehensive approach to help you successfully quit using tobacco. Their program combines physician evaluations, medications (prescription and Nicotine Replacement) and supportive counseling sessions (individual and group). You may quality to receive these services FREE if you are resident of Louisiana.
37292 Market Place Drive, Suite A, Prairieville, LA 70769
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South Smoking Cessation – Zachary
Cardiovascular Institute of the South offers a comprehensive approach to help you successfully quit using tobacco. Their program combines physician evaluations, medications (prescription and Nicotine Replacement) and supportive counseling sessions (individual and group). You may quality to receive these services FREE if you are resident of Louisiana.
6550 Main Street, Suite 1000, Zachary, LA 70791
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Catahoula Parish Hospital District #2 Interactive Diabetes Management Classes
Learn how to better manage your Type 2 Diabetes through interactive diabetes management classes at Catahoula Parish Hospital District #2. This program will teach methods of managing your disease realistically in your daily life. Call 318-389-5727 or ask your primary care doctor for more information on how to join!
307 Chisum Street, Sicily Island, LA 71368
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Chair Aerobics
FREE Chair Aerobics every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. Must be age 60+ to attend.
706 Bearkat Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111
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Chair Yoga
Chair yoga is a low-impact physical fitness opportunity to make muscles stronger, gain more flexibility and mobility, improve better posture and alignment, and lower stress. This exercise opportunity is especially designed for people with health conditions and limited mobility.
1112 West 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433
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Charlestown Farmer’s Market
The market is held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Bilbo Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 Behind 1911 Historic City Hall.
Bilbo Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
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Chemin-A-Haut State Park
Chemin-A-Haut State Park is situated on a high bluff overlooking Bayou Bartholomew and is a natural paradise for lovers of unspoiled beauty. This acre site takes its name from the French word meaning “high road,” which was the route used by Native Americans many years ago in their seasonal migrations. Chemin-A-Haut State Park was designed …
14656 State Park Road, Bastrop, LA 71220
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Chicot State Park
An extensive hiking/backpacking trail completely encircles Lake Chicot and includes several primitive campsites along the way. The hiking trails allow visitors to experience and enjoy the park’s natural landscape, its bottomland hardwood forest and the lake itself. For visitors who enjoy a quicker pace, much of the trail is geared toward mountain bikers, and all cyclists are welcome to …
3469 Chicot Park Road, Ville Platte, LA 70586
Cost: $3
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China Grove Baptist Church Community Garden
Southern University Agricultural Research & Extension Center has a community garden located at China Grove Baptist Church in Lake Providence, LA.
810 White Road, Lake Providence, LA 71254
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Choices Coordinated Care Solutions
Choices is a national non-profit organization committed to supporting youth with significant behavioral and emotional challenges in community settings by using evidence-informed methods that build on the strengths of everyone involved. We partner with families, schools, providers, government agencies, health insurers, and managed-care organizations to build a customized plan of care for a youth and …
2620 Centenary Boulevard, Suite 180, Shreveport, LA 71104
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CHRISTUS Health Smoking Cessation
Christus Health offers a free tobacco cessation guide and workbook as tools to help you in reaching your tobacco-free goals. The purpose of these tools is to assist you in quitting forever, without the urge to start again. In just three weeks, after starting this program, you can be free from tobacco usage. Their tobacco cessation program is …
1 Saint Mary Place, Shreveport, LA 71101
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CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center Diabetes Education Center
At CHRISTUS they offer expert diabetes care and education to you and your families. Their family nurse practitioners specialize in diabetes management and is available to assist in improving blood glucose control during hospitalization. While hospitalized, one-to-one educational sessions are available from our certified diabetes educators. The high-risk diabetic population includes people who are newly …
1453 East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71105
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CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick’s ACCESS Center
Call 337-431-7936 any day, anytime and professionals will work to identify your needs and match you with the appropriate care. Services include: Emergency info and assistance Free, confidential assessments, 24 hours a day Details on hospital programs for behavioral health Info on state and local agencies Support groups Community referral networks
524 Dr. Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
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CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Diabetes Care – Alexandria
CHRISTUS offers expert diabetes care and education to you and your families. Their family nurse practitioners specialize in diabetes management and is available to assist in improving blood glucose control during hospitalization. While hospitalized, one-to-one educational sessions are available from our certified diabetes educators. The high-risk diabetic population includes people who are newly diagnosed, have …
3330 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301
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