Newsletter for February, 2017: 504K, American Heart Month, Get Yah Praise On, Landry-Walker, New England Journal of Medicine

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Don’t forget to sign up for the 504k!

Get into shape and help empower youth across New Orleans next month at Youth Run NOLA’s 504k. unnamed (4)

People of all athletic backgrounds, and from all neighborhoods are encouraged to lace up with hundreds of hard-working young runners!

As part of St. Thomas’s commitment to health access for all, we are proud to be the first-ever title sponsor of Youth Run NOLA’s largest annual fundraiser.

Click here to sign up to run or learn about other opportunites to get invloved.

February is American Heart Month

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Louisiana. If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholestorel or use tobacco, you may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. Warning signs such as chest pain, chest pressure, shortness of breath or leg swelling should not be ignored.

You don’t have to visit the emergency room for routine care. Make your heart health a priority this month by scheduling a visit with a heart & vascular specialist. Don’t wait until it’s too late!

A Number You Should Know

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Get Yah Praise On at Audubon Zoo this February 11th!

In celebration of Black History Month, Audubon Nature Institute will host the 8th Annual Get Yah Praise unnamed (5)

On Saturday, February 11.
The event is a hand clapping, foot stomping good time for the entire family! The gospel music showcase will feature a soul stirring line-up of local and regional gospel performers including this year’s headliner Bishop William Murphy, III.

St. Thomas Community Health Center is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s event. This event is included with zoo admission and free for Audubon members.

The Latest: In the News

Landry-Walker, Karr championship teams honored at City Hall

Member’s of our St. Thomas at L.B. Landry community clinic are winning big! The City Council named unnamed (6) December 10, 2016 Algiers Champions Day in honor of the West Bank schools’ state football titles. They celebrated the state titles with a parade on Saturday, January 14 that ended at Landry-Walker High School.

Read the full story here.

New England Journal of Medicine: Health Equity Must Be a Strategic Priority

Last month, we were honored to be featured in the New England Journal of Medicine’s online publication, NEJM Catalyst. The article showcased five organizations that make health equity a core strategy, including our mission to dismantle systemic racism as a part of IHI: Institute for Healthcare Improvement‘s plan.

“The structures, policies, and norms that perpetuate race-based advantage in health care, discriminatory care practices, and implicit bias in patient and staff interactions must be explicitly identified, addressed, and dismantled.”

Read the full story here.

Tell Us What You Think!

We are happy to bring the latest health news and information to your family. If you have any feedback on this newsletter, or requests for what to include in future issues, please let us know! Just reply to this email and we will take your suggestions into account.

Newsletter for January, 2017: Heart & Vascular Support, Message from our CEO, Cervical Health Awareness Month, Youth Run Nola, Child Psychiatry, Highest Value Health Score

By stthomaschc | Monthly Newsletters | Comments are Closed | 10 January, 2017 | 0

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St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Support

We are excited to introduce the addition of Heart & Vascular support offering a full-ran unnamed (1) ge of cardiovascular services five days a week from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. New Orleans native, Dr. Arthur “Chip” Grant, was named the Director of St. Thomas heart & vascular servicse.

Our highly specialized diagnostic and interventional care will include echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, stress testing, and ambulatory ECG monitoring.

A New Year’s Message from our CEO

This past year, our efforts to provide high quality, affordable health care in a convenient, respectful way has resulted not only in high patient satisfaction ratings but also recognition by HRSA for achieving the highest Health Care Value rating in our Statewide HRSA* region.“We are so grateful to have been able to spend another year helping to provide access to affordable healthcare in the Greater New Orleans region.

The world of healthcare is changing in ways difficult to predict. We have been in operation since 1987, and have been through numerous changes in the health care environment. As we head into the New Year, our plan is to continue to provide health care options for all people in the community, including those who may have limited health care options. Our goal remains to work to bring the highest-quality healthcare at the lowest cost to our community. Our patients are our number one priority, and the greatest honor is being able to help families enjoy quality health care regardless of their socioeconomic status or ability to pay.”

*HRSA is the Health Resources and Services Adminstration, the governmental agency responsible for funding and monitoring the quality of Federally Qualified Health Centers.

All of us at St. Thomas Community Health Center wish you a very happy and healthy New Year. Thank you for being a part of our community.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month.

Don’t forget to get screened for cervical cancer and receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

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Save the Date: Youth Run NOLA

Youth Run NOLA is empowering a community of healthy, young leaders through running. unnamed (2)

Their program works to combat the obstacles facing our youth – many of whom cope with unsafe, unhealthy, and unsupportive circumstance with positive, structured after-shcool engagement.

St. Thomas Community Health Center is proud to be the first-ever title sponsor of this year’s annual 504k, the organization’s largest benefit of the year.

Click here to sign up or learn how you can help.

St. Thomas Child Psychiatry

Is your child not listening? Are they having emotional difficulties, or do you feel like your child is unnamed (3) overmedicated from a previous doctor? Our behavioral health providers care about your children’s’ futures.
Whether it’s talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy or assistance regulating medications your child needs, our doctors and social workers will get to the root of the problem, and help your children have a brighter future.

St. Thomas Recognized as Receiving Highest Value Health Score

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Newsletter for February, 2017: 504K, American Heart Month, Get Yah Praise On, Landry-Walker, New England Journal of Medicine

Don’t forget to sign up for the 504k!