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The Vulnerable Populations portfolio creates new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts -- in our homes, schools and jobs.

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From Disaster to Housing

June 12, 2012 | Program Result

The Technical Assistance Collaborative provided capacity building, technical assistance, and policy support to social service organizations serving people with disabilities in need of permanent supportive housing following 2005's Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.

Using Self-Rated Health to Assess Health Risks

July 15, 2009 | Story

"The program gave me a chance to connect with other academics interested in the same things as I was," said DeSalvo. "I have built a strong set of academic and research networks and relationships."

Helping Restore the "Big Charity" in New Orleans

January 25, 2012 | Program Result

One casualty of Hurricane Katrina was the hospital known as "Big Charity" - which had provided care to thousands of uninsured New Orleans' residents. LSU Health Care Services Division is using "evidence-based design" to plan a new top-tier hospital.

After Katrina: Integrating Behavioral and Primary Health Care in the New Orleans Metro Area

January 11, 2012 | Program Result

The Louisiana Public Health Institute supported a learning collaborative, comprised of 81 clinics, aimed at integrating behavioral and primary health care in metro New Orleans, after the city's health care system was decimated by Hurricane Katrina.

After Katrina - Combating Mental Illness

April 15, 2011 | Program Result

From 2007 to 2010, the Rapid Evaluation and Action for Community Health in New Orleans, Louisiana (REACH NOLA) tackled the city's mental health crisis through its Health and Resilience Project.

New Curriculum for School Nurses Helps Them Deal With Students' Trauma Symptoms After Hurricane Katrina

April 26, 2010 | Program Result

Some 304 school health nurses and 199 other school health personnel, social workers and community partners received training using the "Trauma to Triumph" curriculum developed by Louisiana State University School of Nursing.

State Solutions: An Initiative to Improve Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs

October 15, 2009 | Program Result

State Solutions was designed to increase enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs).

Reducing Post-Hurricane Distress in Baton Rouge, La., with InCourage Mental Health Services

July 30, 2009 | Program Result

In 2006, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation created and implemented InCourage, a pilot program to provide mental health services to adults in Baton Rouge La., in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Five foundations provided support.

Intensive Outreach Spurs Increase in MSP Enrollment in Louisiana

February 10, 2009 | Program Result

State officials in Louisiana estimated that some 250,000 people were eligible for Medicare Savings Programs, but only 135,600 participated, according to a fall 2004 newsletter of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal

December 17, 2008 | Program Result

Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal seeks to reduce social isolation in distressed areas of Shreveport, La., and adjacent Bossier City and to disseminate its model of renewal to other cities.

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