Transforming Community Health
Rebuilding a Healthier New Orleans
Ten years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina roared across the Gulf of Mexico and over the city of New Orleans. The Category 5 storm brought well-chronicled devastation to the Big Easy. Less well chronicled has been the city’s incredible comeback in the decade since.
Ten years after the devastating storm, and two years after being named a RWJF Culture of Health Prize winning community, a growing body of evidence affirms the advances that New Orleans has made. Just three years ago, the city ranked 60th out of 64 Louisiana Parishes in the 2012 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps. Today, New Orleans ranks 42nd in the state.