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  • Building Alliances: How rural St. Landry Parish gave its Covid vaccination effort a boost

    Ty Baniewicz

    October 14, 2021 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana

    A pre-existing resource directory formed by a consortium of local groups addressing community health allowed St. Landry Parish to react quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic and deploy resources more effectively. The network was quickly mobilized and representatives from government agencies, the police, hospitals, and business owners met daily to coordinate care, answer questions and dispel misinformation, and eventually, ensure access to vaccines.

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  • Door-to-door vaccine outreach finds success in Lafayette's Latino community

    Ty Baniewicz

    July 26, 2021 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Acadiana, Louisiana

    Members of Asociación Cultural Latino-Acadiana and the Rotary Club of Lafayette North went door-to-door in neighborhoods that are home to Spanish-speaking households to find people eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. After compiling a list of unvaccinated residents who wanted the shot, they coordinated with the Department of Health to organize three vaccine events. The events were held within the communities, which eased transportation burdens and the inability to take time off of work. The presence of interpreters also helped ease residents’ concerns of being able to communicate with the medical providers.

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  • Coastal Louisiana tribes team up with biologist to protect sacred sites from rising seas

    Ty Baniewicz

    September 02, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

    Indigenous communities in Louisiana are working with scientists to restore wetland ecosystems and protect tribal mounds along the Gulf Coast through backfilling projects. Depleted oil wells and canals in the area are often abandoned, creating reservoirs of stagnant water that affects freshwater plants and animals. The group has started to identify priority canal sites to fill in and seek funding to kick off the project, which can be challenging to get.

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