Ochsner, Lourdes seek community input on Acadiana’s health challenges
The hospital systems, with the assistance of United Way of Acadiana, are conducting a community survey to assess health needs.
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Health Equity
Food as medicine? Acadiana doctors to start prescribing fruit and veggies
Through a new program, 600 families will receive debit cards loaded with $40 each month, for six months, which they can use to purchase fruits and vegetables.
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Want to improve Louisianan’s health? Raise the minimum wage, group argues
Louisiana’s perennially poor health rankings can be blamed on poverty, childhood trauma and a lack of investment in women’s health, according to a report for the LA40by30 initiative.
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Louisiana ranks dead last on health nationwide — a new initiative aims to change that
LA40by2030’s plan is to raise Louisiana’s ranking to 40th in the nation by 2030.
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Black women share stories of breast cancer survival, urge others to monitor early and often
Expanded health insurance access has been shown to reduce the racial mortality gap in other states. But in Louisiana the disparity persists.
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Bring it to the barbershop: Black nurses power a grassroots response to addressing health gaps
Using direct, compassionate and accessible language, the Acadiana Black Nurses Association has worked to improve health literacy from the ground up.
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Trust, representation and access are big hurdles for vaccine distribution in Lafayette’s Black community
The proportion of African Americans who’ve gotten their first vaccine shot continues to fall short both nationally and in Lafayette Parish.
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