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GeauxHealth!

Health Resources for the New Orleans Area

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    • Adults
    • Pediatrics
    • Adolescents
    • Women’s Health
      • Abortion Services
      • Pre-Natal and Peri-Natal Support
  • Dental
    • Adult Dentistry
    • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Medications/Supplies
    • Durable Medical Equipment
    • Hearing Aids
    • Pharmacies
  • Maternal/Infant
    • Breastfeeding Support
    • Diaper Banks
    • Maternal/Infant/Early Childhood Support
    • NICU Resources
    • Special Needs
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      • Abuse Reporting
      • Domestic Violence
    • Mental Health
      • All Ages
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    • Insurance
    • Nutrition Resources
    • Substance Use
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    • Useful Phone Numbers
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    • Links in Spanish and Additional Resources
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Maternal / Infant

Maternal Resources

Special Needs

Breastfeeding Resources

Diaper Banks

Maternal / Child Insurance

Infant Nutrition


Maternal/Infant/Early Childhood Support

Nurse Family Partnership

  • Free support services for first-time moms and families from pregnancy until child’s second birthday
  • Phone:  844-637-6667
  • Website:  Nursefamilypartnership.org

Parents as Teachers

  • Free services and support for expectant or parenting families from pregnancy until child enters kindergarten
  • Phone:  504-568-5777
  • Website:  www.parentsasteachers.org

Children’s Hospital Parenting Center

  • Location:  938 Calhoun St, New Orleans, LA 70118
  • Phone:  504-896-9591

Partners for Healthy Babies

  • Confidential helpline available 24/7. Connects families to resources and information. Live chat on website
  • Phone: 1-800-251-2229
  • Website: partnersforhealthybabies.org OR aliadosparabebessanos.org (for Spanish)

Plaquemines Community CARE Center

  • Location:  115 Keating Drive Belle Chasse, New Orleans, LA 70037
  • Phone:  504-393-5750

Hispanic Resource Center

  • Location:  4312 Florida Ave, Kenner, LA 70062
  • Phone:  504-469-2570

Child Care Assistance Program

  • Child care assistance for children less than 13 years old or less than 18 years old with disabilities. 
  • Phone: 877-453-2721
  • Website: louisianabelieves.com

Families Helping Families 

  • Provides peer-to-peer support, resource connections, assistance with system navigation as well as health and school transitions. All youth and families eligible.
  • Phone: 504-888-9111

Family Resource Center

  • Provides community referrals, resource connections and transition support as well as peer support. All families eligible
  • Phone: 504-896-1340
  • Email: BFH-FamilyResourceCenter@la.gov


Special Needs

Early Steps- Early Intervention Services

  • Evaluation for developmental delays: speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy as well as special instruction for children under 3 years of age. 
  • Phone: 504-595-3408 (New Orleans); 504-496-0165 (Jefferson)
  • Website: ldh.la.gov/earlysteps

Child Search Educational Assessments        

  • Special education pre-k-12th grade; speech, occupational and physical therapies for ages 3+. This assessment is conducted by public school system
  • Phone: EJ: 504-349-8677. Orleans: 504-304-4988. Plaquemines: 504-595-6055. St. Bernard: 504-301-2000. WJ:504-349-7912

Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities

  • eligibility/needs assessments, family supports and services and waiver services
  • Phone: 504-599-0245 (New Orleans); 504-838-5357 (Jefferson)

Exceptional Lives

  • Online disability services and benefits linkage
  • Phone: 844-354-1212
  • Website: exceptionallives.org    

Louisiana Vocational Rehab

  • Career development program for individuals with disabilities
  • Phone: 985-857-3652
  • Website: laworks.net

Hands and Voices/Guide By Your Side

  • family/peer support for children who are deaf/hearing impaired
  • Phone: 504-388-5712
  • Website: lahandsandvoices.org
  • Social Security Benefit
  • Phone: 800-772-1213


Breastfeeding Resources

Kids First TigerCare

  • Call ahead to request lactation consultation appointment.
  • Location:  2633 Napoleon Ave Suite 707, New Orleans, LA 70115
  • Phone:  504-299-9980

Touro Lactation Center

  • Location:  1401 Foucher St, 2nd Floor, Touro Main Hospital, NOLA 70115
  • Phone: 504-897-8130
  • Email: babies@touro.com

New Orleans Breastfeeding Center

  • Location:  6100 Canal Blvd, Suite 205, NOLA 70124
  • Phone:  504-515-1243
  • Website: nolabreastfeedingcenter.org

Ochsner Lactation Services

  • Location: Ochsner Baptist: 2700 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans 70115
  • Phone: 504-842-5210

EJGH- The Breastfeeding Center

  • Location: 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
  • Phone: 504-503-4323

Louisiana Breastfeeding support

  • Enter zip code to find list of breastfeeding resources near you
  • Website: labreastfeedingsupport.org


Diaper Banks

Access Pregnancy Center

  • Location:  921 Aris Ave. Suite B, Metairie, LA 70005
  • Phone:  504-832-1503
  • Days/Hours:  Tuesdays-Thursdays

Community Center for Life

  • Location:  539 Lafayette St, Gretna, LA 70053
  • Phone:  504-227-9090

Access Health Louisiana (clients only)

  • Location:  3300 S Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70125
  • Phone:  504-309-5061
  • Website:  accesshealthla.org

CASA New Orleans (clients only)

  • Location:  1340 Poydras St #2120, New Orleans, LA 70112
  • Phone:  504-522-1962 
  • Website:  www.casaneworleans.org

Covenant House (clients only)

  • Location:  611 Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70112
  • Phone:  504-584-1111 
  • Website:  www.covenanthouse.org

St Thomas Community Health Center (clients only)

  • Location:  1020 St. Andrew St, New Orleans, LA 70130
  • Phone:  504-529-5558

Ultimate Health, Inc (clients only)

  • Location:  651 Leson Court, Harvey, LA 70058
  • Phone:  504-378-4800

Unity of Greater New Orleans (clients only)

  • Location:  2475 Canal St #300, New Orleans, LA 70119
  • Phone:  504-821-4496


Maternal/Child Insurance

LaMOMS

  • Website:  https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/231
  • Phone:  1-888-342-6207

Medicaid

  • Website:  www.healthcare.gov
  • Phone:  1-888-342-6207

LaCHIP or LaCHIP Affordable Plan: 

  • Website:  www.healthcare.gov 
  • Phone:  1-888-342-6207


Infant Nutrition

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

  • Website:  https://louisianawic.org/

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

  • Website:  http://www.dss.state.la.us/page/93
  • 1-888-524-3578

Second Harvest Food Bank

  • Location:  700 Edwards Ave, New Orleans, LA  70123
  • Phone:  504-734-1322
  • Website:  https://no-hunger.org/
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