The Hirtzel Institute
The Hirtzel Institute on Health Education and Aging educates policymakers, civic leaders, educators, consumers, providers and the caregiver workforce on strategies to effectively engage the impact of the aging population on health care, workforce preparation, academe, communities and families.


Nursing Student Insight Survey, click here.

View the "State of Grandfamilies in Louisiana" report.

See our "Wear A Scrub...Get A Career" project inspiring minority youth to pursue health careers. Go here.

Check out the Institute’s innovative “North Star” project with PANPHA. Get a glimpse of the future of long term care. Click here: www.panpha.org/northstar