News

• Recap of the kick-off the HEAL, Phase II Project on October 22, 2011
• SOPHE’s highest honor, the Distinguished Fellow Award, was presented to Dr. Leonard Jack, Jr.
• "Addressing childhood asthma and the millions that have it”, Dr. Floyd J. Malveaux, MD, PhD,  Huffington, 6/30/11.
• “Rebuilding the Health of New Orleans' children from the ground up”, Dr. Floyd J. Malveaux, MD, PhD,  Huffington Post, 8/30/11

Media

The following are media placements resulting from outreach around the HEAL partnership:

• Associated Press wrote a brief about the partnership entitled “Xavier Expands Childhood Asthma Education Program,” that was distributed by the following outlets:
  • NOLA.com (Times Picayune online)
  • NECN.com (New England Cable News)
  • WJTV.com (CBS Jackson, MS)
    
    
• COX4 New Orleans “Cox Connexions”aired a segment on 10/19 that featured DCSNO President & CEO Michael Griffin and Dr. Denise Woodall-Ruff discussing the health fair and HEAL, Phase II program; click here to view segment.
  
  
• http://www.mcanonline.org/pdf/HEALIIpartnershiprelease.pdf/

• Louisiana Weekly: http://www.louisianaweekly.com/youth-asthma-initiative-expands-coordination-partnerships/

• Children’s Health Fund: http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/blog/chf-partnership-aims-heal-new-orleans-kids-suffering-asthma

• http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/tmca-pda101911.php

•  http://www.necn.com/10/24/11/Xavier-expands-childhood-asthma-educatio/landing_health.html?&apID=8d70cea4d5c9427083b996a58aa1b878