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Broken Levees, Broken Lives: A Post-Katrina Focus on Health
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"Broken Levees, Broken Lives"...the Post-Katrina Focus on Health
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the people of New Orleans are still waiting...
Even though flooding only occurred in the basement, which was cleaned up and ready to reopen in October of 2005, the famous Charity Hospital in New Orleans remains closed in 2008 as the Louisiana State University (LSU) systems office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) squabble over plans to build a newer, prettier hospital—a project which would take years and millions of dollars to complete while Charity stands empty.
Meanwhile, the people of NOLA rely heavily on free health clinics, or wait in long lines to be seen at smaller remaining hospitals while their health deteriorates. Many Americans are unaware that Charity is the second-largest hospital in the nation, and had been serving as the primary trauma center for all of southern Louisiana. They also may be unaware, as Dr. James Moises highlights in the video, that there is a national trend to close public hospitals like Charity, marking the end of our public health safety net as we know it.
Will America be ready for the next disaster?
"We're still not prepared," says Kim Lange, a New Orleans native and nurse practitioner featured in the video. "We need a national healthcare system that has the capability of stepping in at the time of impact and providing the healthcare services needed."
Regardless of age, socioeconomic status, religion, cultural background, or race, we all must face the fears of illness, aging, and death. Guaranteed universal healthcare for everyone in America is the only compassionate solution!
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Related News:
Fixing Charity is the faster, cheaper option, study says
But state supporting brand-new hospital
The Times-Picayune 08/21/08
http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/in-the-news/2008/august/fixing-charity-is-the-faster-cheaper-option-study-says.html
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New Orleans braces for hurricane Gustav on Katrina anniversary
Times Online 08/28/08
http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/in-the-news/2008/august/new-orleans-braces-for-hurricane-on-katrina-anniversary.html
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Three Years Post-Katrina, New Orleans in Healthcare Crisis and Bracing for Gustav - Nurses release anniversary video documenting the crisis
CNA/NNOC Press Release 08/28/08
http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/press-releases/2008/august/three-years-post-katrina-new-orleans-faces-growing-healthcare-crisis.html
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A CNA/NNOC Presentation
Colette Washington, Producer / Director
Jay Johnson, Cinematographer / Editor
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Length: 271
Rating: 4.80 (13 ratings)
Tags: Katrina Hurricane New Orleans Broken Levees Trouble the Water CNA NNOC HR676 Single Payer Healthcare
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Gustav Strengthens, New Orleans Braces
The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary. (Aug. 28)
Length: 117
Rating: 3.60 (7 ratings)
Tags: tropical weather gustav strengthens orleans braces
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Barack Obama in New Orleans, LA
Barack addressed a crowd of 3,500 supporters at Tulane University on February 7, 2008.
Length: 466
Rating: 4.70 (732 ratings)
Tags: barack obama new orleans louisiana katrina
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Kalypso's New Orleans
A New Orleans 5th grader explains Hurricane Katrina 6 months after the flooding and why New Orleans is so unique.
Length: 740
Rating: 4.70 (189 ratings)
Tags: Katrina New-Orleans Mardi-Gras
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::Exclusive Video:: Forever New Orleans
Amazing jazz performance from New Orleans, check it out.
Check out more at http://www.foreverneworleans.com/24
Length: 161
Rating: 4.80 (49 ratings)
Tags: travel jazz new orleans
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New Orleans: The day the music died
The New Orleans video: The day the music died
Length: 705
Rating: 4.70 (415 ratings)
Tags: New Orleans Katrina hurricane
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Hurricane Katrina: The Drive: New Orleans Lower 9th Ward
A painful irony of post-Katrina New Orleans is how few
people throughout the country understand the extent of
what has happened to the city. Many people do not
realize that, nearly 10 months later, things are not
back to normal in New Orleans. As America's attention
fades from Hurricane Katrina's impact, a disabled New
Orleans continues to struggle for survival.
In many respects, New Orleans is alive and kicking.
People are moving home, schools are opening, cultural
activities have returned and, in some neighborhoods,
life has a sense of near normalcy; however, all it
takes is a short drive outside of the French Quarter
or Uptown to witness extensive loss and devastation.
The magnitude of flooding was incomprehensible and New Orleans still has many challenges to overcome.
The only way to really get a sense of the magnitude of
the post-Katrina destruction is to physically walk or
drive through the affected areas. With this in mind,
NOVAC presents The Drive. The Drive provides a raw
visual and narrated tour through four of the most
devastated neighborhoods in New Orleans and is
supported with extensive footage, maps, interviews,
digital imagery, and an original musical score by Emmy
nominated composer, Gil Talmi.
Through this community-based documentary project, we
present stories from a local point-of-view. We hope
this effort will garner continued support for the
rebuilding of a great American city.
Length: 957
Rating: 4.70 (574 ratings)
Tags: Hurricane Katrina: NOVACDOC Orleans Drive NOVAC Lower 9th Ward documentary Gustov Obama McCain
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