Louisiana 
Gulf Coast women reflect on 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina(0)
New Orleans LA–Who is listening to the women of the Gulf Coast? The
silence about their concerns is deafening in this week of fifth-anniversary commemorative events about Hurricane Katrina. The Katrina story—and now the BP disaster—has been a story focused exclusively on race, class and age, as if women and men, boys and girls are not [...]
Louisiana: DHH Sec Levine says healthcare reform could cost state taxpayers $6B over 10 yrs
Baton Rouge LA–Federal health care reform could cost Louisiana taxpayers in excess of $6 billion over 10 years once implemented, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine announced today in response to a report by Kaiser’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The Kaiser report, intended to provide an estimate of costs [...]
Louisiana: DHH reminds oil spill response workers and volunteers to take precautions to stay safe
Baton Rouge LA–The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is reminding oil spill response workers and volunteers to seek appropriate training and to be cautious when encountering wildlife while assisting the cleanup of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
“Receiving the appropriate training on what gear to wear, and how to stay safe [...]
Louisiana: Expanded H1N1 vaccine availability to begin on January 4
Baton Rouge LA–The 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine will be available to anyone in the general public starting Monday, January 4, 2010, State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry, M.D., announced today. The department has already alerted H1N1 vaccine providers statewide that they may begin offering H1N1 vaccinations to the general public after the New Year.
The vaccine has [...]
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