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| Broken Levees, Broken Lives: A Post-Katrina Focus on Health |
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Watch and Share this Compelling New Video Short:
"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!
*** Please make comments and share this video
widely! ***
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TAKE ACTION at:
http://www.GuaranteedHealthcare.org
* Sign our online petition for HR 676
* Donate to NOLA's free health clinics
* Join the RNRN Disaster Relief Network
* Tell us your own healthcare story
TAKE ACTION at:
http://www.GuaranteedHealthcare.org
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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-o
ption-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-ka
trina-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-releas
es/2008/august/three-years-post-katrina-new-orlean
s-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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Tags : Katrina Hurricane New Orleans Broken Levees Trouble the Water CNA NNOC HR676 Single Payer Healthcare |
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Affichage : 2061
Durée : 271 s |
| Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Footage Hurricane Video Stock |
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Hurricane Katrina as it hits the Gulf Coast, shot
by Warren Faidley. Faidley, recently called
America's "Top Storm Chaser" by MSNBC, is one of
the few journalists and professional photographers
who has witnessed and survived both an F-5 tornado
and a category 5 hurricane. Warren is a
best-selling author, motion picture consultant
(Twister) and has appeared as a news consultant
for CNN and Fox News. He is recognized as one of
the top hands-on severe weather exerts. Unlike
most storm chasers, Faidley pursues extreme
weather for a living. 2007 marks his 20th. year of
storm chasing. His latest book, The Ultimate Storm
Survival Handbook, is a required reading for storm
spotters and chasers. (Used by permission of
stormchaser.com - release on file).
Tags : Hurricane Katrina hunters chasers chasing chaser Faidley video category journalist dangerous jobs occupations |
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Affichage : 311684
Durée : 599 s |
| Hurricane Katrina |
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Video taken during Katrina from the Beau Rivage
Casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I didn't
take it. It was one of many circulalted thru my
familys inboxes.
Tags : katrina |
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Affichage : 255151
Durée : 622 s |
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