The 2024 Sugarplum Ball, presented by Lemoine and themed “How Sweet It Is’, will be held at Mardi Gras World’s River City Ballroom Saturday, March 23 On the evening of […]
Category: Health Care
Orleans Parish Families With Newborns to Receive Free Nurse Home Visits
August 3, 2023On Tuesday, the New Orleans Health Department announced a new program that will provide new mothers and their infants with additional support after birth. The Families Connect New Orleans program will offer free home visits from registered nurses to parents in New Orleans in order to ensure they have access to the resources they need.
Bayou Road Block Party To Reintroduce Louisiana Abortion Fund on May 27
May 25, 2023Reproductive rights advocates and community members will gather Saturday, May 27 to celebrate the Louisiana Abortion Fund’s (LAAF’s) new chapter. Formerly known as the New Orleans Abortion Fund, the re-energized […]
Students From Travis Hill School, Inside JJIC, Win Contest To Address Local Issues, Cite Mental Health
April 17, 2023Seven high school students from Travis Hill School, the school inside the New Orleans juvenile jail (JJIC), entered a contest sponsored by the Aspen Institute and Bezos Family Foundation. The […]
Black Families Suffer More Childbirth Deaths
February 22, 2023Racial health disparities still exist for Black women who have recently become mothers and their newborns. New research published in January 2023 by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows […]
Gay and Bi-Sexual Men Now Able To Become Blood Donor
January 31, 2023The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently proposed policy revisions which will more reasonably protect blood recipients while respecting would-be donors. Though still not fully grounded in data, the revised policies proposed are a step in the right direction and will help save lives.
RISE St. James Has Full Agenda To Combat Environmental Racism in 2023
January 11, 2023In 2018 Sharon Lavigne was just an every-day special education teacher at St. James High School who was tired of the foul odors in her St. James Parish neighborhood when […]
New Orleans Mental Health System Is Broken, but There Is a Solution
January 5, 2023However, research shows most people with mental illness are not violent and they are more likely to be victims of crime.
State Senate Panel Accuses Medical Board of Obstructing Access to Medical Marijuana
December 9, 2022The committee called on the attorney for the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME) to testify regarding the board’s refusal to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana during a telehealth visit without an in-person visit.
RISE St. James Brings Awareness About Chemicals With Monthly Series
October 6, 2022CHEMICAL OF THE MONTH -Benzene A service program of RISE St. James; Caitlion O. Hunter, Juris Doctor, Class of 2022, Past President, Loyola Environmental Law Society; Tim Schütz, PhD Researcher, […]
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