Category Archives: Health
PSA for NOLA Women: Free Wellness Program
Feb 25
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“This Tuesday’s Women’s Wellness Program session is our monthly cooking class, held down the street at Algiers United Methodist Church on Opelousas. All women are welcome! This month we’re focusing on healthy snacks.” ~Via Common Ground’s FaceBook Page
V-Day Pileup: On Silence and Violence
Feb 14
There are two links in this post I urge you to contribute to, one being the fund for the recovery of the Garden District robbery and rape victim, the other for the Metropolitan Center for Women and Children. Read on to see why. More and more, I’m finding it cannot be avoided, no matter how […]
dinner conversation
Oct 10
Last night I was at dinner in someone’s home and the following is the abridged version of a portion of dinner conversation. I say abridged because I was so mad that one, the guest had the audacity to discuss politics in a room of people this person had never met, save one, and two I […]
PSA: Free City-Wide Baby Shower Friday!
Aug 2
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Citywide Baby Shower Date: 08/03/2012 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Location: Daughters of Charity Health Center-Carrollton Third Floor, Community Room 3201 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans LA 70118 Contact Information: Stephenie Marshall stephenie.marshall@dcsno.org (504) 874-0053 In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, Daughters of Charity Health Centers (DCHC), in collaboration with Amerigroup, Kiwanis Club of the Westbank Konnection, […]
Assault on Local Home Health Nurse Precipitates Fundraiser/Outreach Program
May 17
The HALO Foundation Holistic Healing for Violent Crime Victims in Healthcare On Thursday, January 26, 2012 the crime that persists in the City of New Orleans shocked us again. And this time it hit very close to home. One of our own, a home health nurse, who has dedicated her life to home care service, […]
Guest Blogger: Bayou Creole on A New Nursing Home Trend
Apr 9
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New Nursing Home Trend Many moons ago, the only people living in nursing homes were the elderly. If your parents or grandparents needed 24 hour care, you could put them in a home where there would be nurses and aids there 24-7 to assist them. But, there’s a new trend going on( here in Louisiana for […]
How The Affordable Care Act Will Affect You
Nov 29
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The Supreme Court is gearing up to hear challenges to The Affordable Care Act soon. Access to affordable healthcare is an issue that impacts virtually every person in this country and one we should all be concerned about, whether you’re already covered under a plan or are uninsured. There are so many people in dire […]
“The Big Fix” Premieres Friday Hosted by The New Orleans Film Festival
Oct 12
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The Big Fix premieres this Friday as part of the New Orleans Film Festival. This documentary film details the massive government cover-up which has taken place in the wake of the BP oil spill. There will be a press conference at 2 pm at the Contemporary Arts Center before the film is shown. The entire […]








