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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First Baptist Church: Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. Diabetes Prevention Program
1116 Amulet Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457
Fleur De Lis Community Health ADD/ADHD Screenings
711 South Broadway Street, Church Point, LA 70525
Florida Parishes Human Service Authority Tobacco Cessation
835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, LA 70401
Erath Farmers Market
Join the Town of Erath as they hold their Famer’s Market in Erath City Park. Plenty of vendors will be on-hand selling fresh vegetables, eggs, preserves, breads and other baked goods, plants, crafts and more. Fresh fruits and vegetables help you prepare healthy meals for you and your family! Open June through December once a …
100 City Park Drive, Erath, LA 70533
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Eunice Farmers Market
Choose from seasonal garden vegetables, fruits, and other locally made products. Fresh produce helps you make healthy meals for you and your family! Open April through November on Wednesdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Park Avenue and Second Street, Eunice, LA 70535
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Executive Cuts by Josh’s Barbershop
Community-based blood pressure monitoring program.
5356 Resweber Highway, Saint Martinville, LA 70582
Exxon Mobil YMCA Farmers Market
Red Stick Farmers mission is to build a healthy and strong local food system; to increase sustainability of independent local farmers, fishers and food producers; and to foster stewardship of land and community through public markets. Open seasonally (weather permitting) on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
7717 Howel Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70807
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Faithful Families Thriving Communities
Faithful Families Thriving Communities offers faith communities simple solutions to help them eat smart, move more, and prevent chronic disease. The program provides individuals, families, and communities with the skills to be able to eat more meals at home, move more in their everyday routine, and help their communities lead healthier lives. Vision of Faithful …
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Family Road Breastfeeding Basics
Are you looking for an innovative seminar where you can learn how to get your breastfeeding relationship off to a great start? This series will offer you education, encouragement, and emotional support. You will earn valuable breastfeeding items that will help you Learn Mothering through Breastfeeding: Much more than Nutrition. Mom is welcome to bring …
323 East Airport Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
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Family Tree Counseling
The Family Tree Counseling Program is comprised of licensed counselors and counselors working towards licensure, who provide assistance and guidance to those who need assistance resolving personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties. These counselors are able to provide a variety of assistance to individuals, families, step-families, single parents, couples, senior citizens, teens and children ages three and …
2435 West Congress Street, Lafayette, LA 70503
Cost: 40
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Farmers and Artisans Market of Leesville
Farmers and Artisans Market provides a link between the Marksville community and area growers and producers, and an enjoyable venue for purchasing fresh, local food directly from the grower. Farmers and Artisans Market ensures local consumers have a opportunity for fresh, healthy food which is harvested nearby. Open Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
507 3rd Street, Leesville, LA 71446
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Farmerville Farmers Market
Fresh fruits and vegetables available to help you provide healthy meals for you and your family. Open year-round Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
407 South Main Street, Farmerville, LA 71241
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Females in Action
Females in Action (FiA) offers free exercise classes to women of all ages and all fitness levels each Saturday morning, 7:00 am, at the Covington Trailhead. Each day, across 16 states, more than 5,000 women come together for FiA workouts, sharing fitness, friendship, and so much more! FiA is a community of like-minded women who …
419 North New Hampshire Street, Covington, LA 70433
Fighting Arthritis with Strength Training
Each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday the Gonzales Senior Center offers a free strength training exercise class. This class gives seniors the opportunity to stay active, socialize with fellow seniors, and fight the ailments associated with arthritis and other conditions associated with aging.
526 South Irma Boulevard, Gonzales, LA 70737
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First Baptist Church: Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. Diabetes Prevention Program
CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE. CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Reduce your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes with our Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. (CYL²) program. You’ll get your very own coach to teach you how to eat healthy foods and increase your physical activity. When you’re having a rough day and feel like slipping back into your …
1116 Amulet Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457
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FitLot Outdoor Fitness Park
The FitLot Outdoor Fitness Park was thoughtfully designed for all ages and abilities to use in a community setting making the benefits of an indoor facility free and accessible to everyone. Join us for an intro class, a one-hour circuit training workout, or an 8-week series to get into a regular active routine. All FitLot …
501 North Galvez Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
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Fleur De Lis Community Health ADD/ADHD Screenings
If you think your child or teenager may have some of the symptoms of ADHD or ADD, get a formal evaluation. Healthcare providers can evaluate and titrate medications, allowing parents to evaluate how the medication affects their child. Fleur de Lis Community Health uses the American Academy of Pediatrics official screening tool, The Vanderbilt Assessment for ADHD/ADD. Call …
711 South Broadway Street, Church Point, LA 70525
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Florida Parishes Human Service Authority Tobacco Cessation
Provides one-to-one outpatient counseling to connect adult patients to tobacco cessation tools and resources to help them reach their tobacco free goal by developing a thorough assessment plan and action steps. For more information, call 985-543-4333 or check out the website at http://www.fphsa.org for a full list of locations.
835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, LA 70401
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Folsom Community Farmers Market
Folsom Community Farmers Market provides a link between the Folsom community and area growers and producers, and an enjoyable venue for purchasing fresh, local food directly from the grower. Farmers Market ensures local consumers have a opportunity for fresh, healthy food which is harvested nearby. Open March through November, every third Saturday of the month …
Railroad Avenue, Folsom, LA 70437
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Food Addicts Anonymous
Food Addicts Anonymous, a free weekly support group to provide fellowship for men and women willing to recover from the disease of food addiction, meets every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Lane Regional Medical Center.
6300 Main Street, Zachary, LA 70791
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Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana
The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana seeks to battle hunger and increase the wellness of our community by securing food and providing it to partner agencies that feed the hungry; fostering public awareness; and managing direct distribution programs. There is more than enough food in America to feed every man, woman and child, yet here …
4600 Central Avenue, Monroe, LA 71203
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Forsythe Park
Forsythe Park on the Ouachita River in Monroe attracts kids, grown-ups and dogs. Events such as the annual “Bark in the Park” fun run fill the park with canines as well as their companions, and Forsythe’s Fourth of July festivities include live music from the bandstand and kid-friendly crafts and games. Forsythe Park offers plenty to …
2300 Sycamore Street, Monroe, LA 71201
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Fort Buhlow
Fort Buhlow is a popular venue for many sports, from bass fishing in the Red River to cross-country track events to disc golf tournaments. Other features and facilities at the Fort Buhlow Recreation Area include: three lane boat launch boat dock picnic shelters, tables and grills hiking trails cross country course playground lighted ball-field, bleachers, scoreboard, …
200 Airport Road, Pineville, LA 71360
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