The House Resolution urges the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct comprehensive studies aimed at identifying the associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes. It highlights the sensitivity of women and unborn children to chemical toxicants and emphasizes the need for a precautionary approach to health monitoring. The resolution points out existing gaps in health surveillance, environmental monitoring, and research on the cumulative effects of chemical exposures, particularly in Louisiana, where there has been limited peer-reviewed research compared to neighboring states.

The resolution calls for the studies to focus on identifying high-risk areas, health disparities, and contributing risk factors, as well as improving environmental monitoring and health surveillance in various community settings. The findings and recommendations from these studies are to be reported to the relevant legislative committees by July 1, 2026, with the aim of informing future public health interventions and regulatory practices to reduce health disparities and mitigate the impacts of environmental risks on maternal health.