Helpful Links & Phone Numbers

• Nutrition
• Medicaid and Financial Assistance
• Women’s Services
• Family Services
• Breastfeeding
• Smoking and Substance Abuse
• Safety Information
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) and HIV Information
• Nurse Family Partnership Program
• Information for Fathers
• General Information

Nutrition

Federal WIC Program (Federal Women Infant and Children supplemental food program)
www.fns.usda.gov/wic

Weight Gain/Nutrition Issues
www.womenshealthchannel.com/nutrition/index.shtml
www.babycenter.com/pregnancy/pregnancynutrition/index

Medicaid and Financial Assistance

LaMOMS
Provides Medicaid coverage for pregnant women.
1-888-342-6207
www.dhh.state.la.us/offices/?id=137

LaCHIP
Provides Medicaid coverage for children and youth up to age 19.
1-877-LaChip (252-2447)
www.dhh.state.la.us/offices/?id=119

Women's Services

Volunteers of America — Caring Alternatives
Provides maternity and adoption information to helpline callers.
1-800-535-9646
www.caringalternatives.org

Planned Parenthood
Links callers to the nearest Planned Parenthood clinic.
1-800-230-PLAN
www.plannedparenthood.org

Family Services

Catholic Social Services, LIFELINE
A counseling service for unplanned pregnancies and adoption.
1-800-256-7222
www.csswashtenaw.org/services.htm

Bethany Christian Services
A Christian social service helpline, it provides pregnancy counseling, adoption information, foster care information, marriage/family counseling as a crisis pregnancy hotline.
1-800-238-4269
www.bethany.org

Breastfeeding

LaLeche
Organization to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education.
1-800-LALECHE
www.laleche.org

National Women's Health Information Center: Breastfeeding
www.4women.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm

Louisiana Breast Feeding Support Helpline
225-924-8239

Smoking and Substance Abuse

Great Start
Perinatal Smoking Cessation Support & Helpline
1-866-66-START
www.americanlegacy.org/greatstart/html/home.html

Louisiana Smoking Cessation Hotline
1-800-quitnow (784-8669)

Freedom From Smoking Clinics (statewide locations)
www.louisianalung.org/ffs_program.htm

Counsel on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
An information, education and referral helpline for those seeking treatment for alcohol or drug abuse. Does provide chemical dependency assessment in the office for a small fee.
1-800-749-7444
www.cadagno.org

Safety Information

National Domestic Violence Hotline
An information and referral hotline for victims of domestic violence. Provides crisis intervention, information on domestic violence, sexual assault and prevention programs, as well as referrals nationwide.
1-800-799-SAFE
www.ndvh.org

Metropolitan Battered Women's Program
Provide shelter and counseling to battered women and child. Capable of providing referrals statewide, but mainly in the River Parishes, Orleans, Jefferson area.
1-888-411-3333
504-837-5400

KIDLINE (formerly, Parent's Anonymous Helpline)
Provides information and referrals for any parenting related service, including crisis intervention information. Also provides information for new parents.
1-800-CHILDREN (244-5373)
www.pcal.org

Child Abuse Hotline
Provides information on prevention, treatment and research related to child abuse. Provides support for both children and parents.
1-800-422-4453
www.childhelpusa.org

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/maternalchild/suddeninfant/index.html

Louisiana Poison Control
Provides information on poison and drug safety, medical information.
1-800-256-9822
www.lapcc.org

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and HIV Information

NO/AIDS Task Force
Provides anonymous help and information related to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including where to get tested, referrals to the Delgado Clinic and other clinics statewide, information relating to specific STDs, as well as information on other social services.
1-800-992-4379
www.noaidstaskforce.org/noaids.htm

National AIDS Hotline
Provides information on STDs, including medications available, symptoms, free and anonymous testing sites, resources for HIV+ persons, and hotlines for other social services.
1-800-342-2437
1-800-344-743 (Espanol)
www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/index.html

Nationally Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline
Provides information on STDs, including medications, symptoms, risks, prevention, nationwide referrals to STD clinics, counseling services, as well as case managers and support groups for those suffering from HIV/AIDS.
1-800-227-8922
www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/index.html

HIV Information for Louisiana
Provides information on education, prevention and resources available in Louisiana.
www.deltaaetc.org/laresources.html
www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/HIVAIDS/

STD Information Louisiana
www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/sexuallytransmitted/page58c5.html?page=369

Nurse Family Partnership Program

This is a Nurse home visiting program for first time moms that begins during pregnancy and continues through the child's second birthday. Many areas of the state are covered.

For more information or to enroll contact:
Cheryl Williams
337-463-4486
cwilliam1@dhh.la.gov
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=267&detail=6345

Download a list of NFP Supervisors here.

Information for Fathers

www.babycenter.com/pregnancy/expectingdads/index

General Information

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
Web site with general information on many pregnancy related issues. Some examples are eating during pregnancy, substance abuse, breastfeeding, oral health, and a section for dads-to-be.
www.hmhb.org/pregnant.html

ParenTalk
Web site with lots of information about how to stay healthy, prenatal care, pregnancy concerns, preparing for a baby, how your baby is developing, and many more areas.
www.tnpc.com/parentalk/pregnant.html

4Women
The National Women's Health Information Center has lots of information for moms and moms-to-be, including a pregnancy calendar, breastfeeding, financial assistance and many more topics.
www.4women.gov/pregnancy/index.cfm

KidsHealth
Web site with information for kids, teens and adults on a wide range of health-related topics.
www.kidshealth.org/index.html

March of Dimes
Organization focused on improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Lots of information related to these topics.
www.modimes.org/Louisiana

Parish Health Units
For a list of parish health units located throughout Louisiana, click here.

Child Health Consultants
Child health consultants can provide information on health, safety, and nutrition. For a list of child health consultants located throughout Louisiana, click here.