Community Members Find Creative Solutions To Address New Orleans' Health Care Needs
Main Category: Public HealthAlso Included In: Mental Health
Article Date: 27 Aug 2009 - 4:00 PDT
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Four years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and its' health care system. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on health care reforms in the city since Katrina: "Out of the woodwork, in unorthodox places, the community is responding." CNN reports on the Lower Ninth Ward Health Clinic, which was started by two former nurses at Charity Hospital, and Project Rising Sun, which organizes free therapeutic drumming sessions to help with mental health needs in the city.
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