HR 384 — HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes

HLSENROLLED 26RS-6119 ORIGINAL Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

384 BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER HEALTH:A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes and to report its findings by July 1, 2027.

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WHEREAS, women and the unborn areexquisitelysensitive to chemical toxicants, therefore, a precautionaryapproach is needed;

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and384 ENROLLED WHEREAS, life expectancy, reproductive, developmental, renal, immune, neurological, and other health outcomes need to be considered;

and WHEREAS, given the sensitivities of women and the unborn, there is a need to conduct real-time environmental monitoring in high-risk areas, expand health surveillance in emergency rooms, urgent care facilities, and OB-GYN clinics, as well as nurseries, daycares,and primaryschools,primaryschools,andconducta andcomprehensivestudyof conductassociations abetween comprehensive studyofassociationsbetween environmental risk factors and reproductive, developmental, and respiratory health outcomes;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copycopyof of this Resolution be transmitted to the dean of the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HR 384 Original 2026 Regular Session Miller Requests that the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences conducts research on the associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes and report its findings by July 1, 2027.

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