SUPPORT LA

Overview

In 2024, with support from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, the Supporting Pregnant People with Opioid Use Disorder in Louisiana (SUPPORT LA) project was launched by LPHI to coordinate efforts, identify opportunities, and elevate “bright spots” related to providing services and care to pregnant people with OUD across the state.

Support LA News and Highlights

News and Highlights

Fostering Bipartisan Support for Paid Parental Leave for Louisiana's Public School Teachers

REACHnet welcomes Sutter Health: Expanding patient populations and data-driven research possibilities

LPHI’s REACHnet team is excited to welcome Sutter Health as the newest partner in REACHnet, officially joining our Clinical Research Network as a PCORnet® Network Partner in 2025.

New Vaping Ordinance in Baton Rouge Protects Louisiana’s Youth

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council has approved its first local ordinance regulating vape and tobacco retailers to build stronger protections against youth vaping beyond the existing state permits and licenses.

Addressing Vaping in Northeast Louisiana Schools

The Ouachita Citizen recently spoke with TFL Regional Manager Jennifer Haneline about increases in vaping in middle and high school students

TFL Team Honors Service, Promotes Health

The TFL team partnered with 30+ community organizations and the Alexandria Veterans Center to provide education and resources during their annual Service Members, Veterans, and Families resource event.

LPHI Named as Finalists for $50 Million Challenge to Support a Safer, More Resilient, and Sustainable Future for the Gulf Coast Region

Advancing Research with Upgraded Common Data Model

Support LA Thought Leadership and Resources

Thought Leadership and Resources

Health Affects Us All: Addressing Cancer through Prevention and Equitable Access

Shelina Davis, MPH, MSW, CEO of the Louisiana Public Health Institute, emphasizes that cancer prevention, early detection, and equitable access to care are essential to building a healthier Louisiana, highlighting the importance of routine screenings, vaccination, and community-based solutions to ensure no one is left behind.

PCORnet®: An Infrastructure Supporting Innovation in Clinical Study Design

Thomas Carton, PhD, MS, Chief Data and Strategy Officer at the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), is a researcher on this article, published in Medical Care. It describes how PCORnet’s standardized data network and governance framework enable efficient, large‑scale clinical research by linking data across health systems and supporting diverse studies that address real‑world health questions.

Patient Voices Leading Change A Call to Action for Careful, Kind, and Connected Patient-Partnered Research in PCORnet®

This article, published in Medical Care, was authored in part by REACHnet, LPHI’s clinical research network. REACHnet serves as LPHI’s clinical research network within PCORnet®, enabling efficient, large‑scale studies that integrate patient engagement and real‑world health data to address critical health questions.

The CHI-RON Study: Using PCORnet® and Patient Engagement Strategies to Improve Diversity Among Research Participants in the Congenital Heart Initiative

Lindsey Rudov, MS, Analyst III on the Health Services Research team at the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), is a researcher on this article, published in Medical Care. The study describes how a targeted recruitment methodology that combined PCORnet® infrastructure with patient engagement strategies increased participant diversity in the Congenital Heart Initiative registry compared with traditional self‑enrollment approaches, demonstrating the value of combining data‑driven recruitment tools with meaningful patient partnership in research.

Preventable Differences in Recommended Outpatient COVID-19 Treatment Among Adults With COVID-19 in the United States

Thomas Carton, PhD, MS, Chief Data and Strategy Officer at the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), is a researcher on this article, published in Medical Care. The study uses PCORnet® data to describe outpatient antiviral prescribing patterns and highlights differences in treatment across patient groups that may be preventable.

PCORnet®: 10 Years of Research Innovation

Thomas Carton, PhD, MS, Chief Data and Strategy Officer at the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), is a researcher on this article, published in Medical Care. The study summarizes a decade of achievements by PCORnet®, the national patient‑centered clinical research network, highlighting its growth, expanded patient reach, and contributions to large‑scale, real‑world health research.

Peripartum Telehealth Care Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Hypertension Status, PCORnet®, 2018 to 2023

Thomas Carton, PhD, MS, Chief Data and Strategy Officer at the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), is a researcher on this article, published in Medical Care. The study examines patterns of telehealth use during pregnancy and the postpartum period using aggregated electronic health record data from PCORnet®, highlighting changes in care utilization and differences by hypertension status among pregnant women.