Raising New Orleans: Historical Analogs and Future Environmental Risks

New Orleans

From the Departments of Human Genetics, Biochemistry, and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Address for correspondence and reprints: Dr. Stephen Warren, Department of HumanGenetics, 615Michael Street, EmoryUniversity SchoolofMedicine, Atlanta, GA 30322. E-mail: [email protected] * Previously presented at the annual meeting of The American Society of Human Genetics, in New...

Crohn’s Disease and New Orleans

HEALing in New Orleans

A year ago Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi, leaving devastation in its wake—whole communities ripped from their foundations, the displacement of thousands of people from their homes, and a flood of contamination and potential health hazards to be faced. As part of environmental health teams that responded to the disaster, each of us was able to ...

Big charity in New Orleans.

In September 2005, Charity Hospital in New Orleans, the oldest continually operating hospital in the US and the safety net for the poorest patients in one of the poorest cities in America, was closed by a hurricane. It is closed for good. ‘Too far gone’ is the recurring phrase in the news. There is brave talk about rebuilding at another site, but the appetite in this country for public hospital...

Reducing Future Flood Damage in New Orleans Through Home Elevation and Land Use Changes

S ix years after the catastrophic failure of levees and other flood control structures during Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans continues to face the challenge of how to make the city more resilient and less vulnerable to future flood damage from the surge of water that can inundate cities and towns hit by major hurricanes. Past experience in New Orleans and other places has clearly shown that “st...