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Charles and Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130], Monte de los Olivos Lutheran Church 4430 David Dr., Kenner, LA 701165
[edit] Common Ground Health Clinic: Latino Health Outreach Project
| Contact
| Catherine Jones
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| Phone
| 504-377-7281
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| Email
| cjones@tulane.edu
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| Address
| Lee Circle St. Charles and Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130, Monte de los Olivos Lutheran Church 4430 David Dr., Kenner, LA 701165
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| Website
| cghc.org
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| Initiatives/Programs
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| Volunteer Needs
| Fluent Spanish speakers, project coordinators, fundraisers, drivers (with vehicles), childcare workers, carpenters, electricians, filing clerks, patient greeters, patient advocates, front desk workers, intake workers, custodial workers, outreach activists, cooks, kitchen managers, 1st through 3rd year medical students to help out at front desk and other support capacity, students in Public Health programs to give health-education talks or to update resources, social workers
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| Other Information
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| Potential SL/CBR Internship Site
| yes
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[edit] Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (CADA)
| Contact
| Castillo Duran (manager of multi-cultural programs)
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| Phone
| 504-362-4272
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| Email
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| Address
| 3520 General Degaulle Dr. #5010, New Orleans, LA 70114
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| Website
| www.councilonalcoholism.org
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| Initiatives/Programs
| Project Alert at Theodore Roosevelt Middle School in Kenner, LA (a 14-week drug prevention program that is a research-based model program); other prevention-education programs in English and Spanish on violence and substance use and abuse at other schools in Jefferson and Orleans Parishes; mini-conferences; presentations in the media; other activities for young people, such as coordination of the Teen Institute, an annual youth-leadership training camp
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| Volunteer Needs
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| Other Information
| CADA is a United Way nonprofit agency that provides substance abuse prevention, education and assessment services in English and Spanish to individuals and families
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| Potential SL/CBR Internship Site
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[edit] Daughters of Charity (DCSNO)
[edit] FACES/Children's Hospital
| Contact
| Oscar Salinas
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| Phone
| 504-821-4611
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| Email
| oscar.salinas@cox.net
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| Address
| 200 Henry Clay, New Orleans, LA 70118
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| Website
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| Initiatives/Programs
| focus on Hispanic patients who are HIV positive
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| Volunteer Needs
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| Other Information
| case management; mental health; health education; outreach; transportation for women, children and families; drugs and housing assistance for those with proof of diagnosis; free referrals
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| Potential SL/CBR Internship Site
| yes
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[edit] National Alliance for Hispanic Health
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| Phone
| 202-387-5000
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| Email
| [1]
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| Address
| 1501 16th St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20036
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| Website
| www.hispanichealth.org
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| Initiatives/Programs
| Launched a "safe summer" campaign June 21 (the first day of summer). The campaign emphasizes the dangers of skin cancer and heat stroke and provides information to prevent both. The Alliance's "Mobile Summer Hispanic Health Campaign" offers a national toll-free bilingual hotline: 1(866) SU-FAMILIA. The hotline operates weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, CDT. People with questions about summer sun protection, skin cancer or other topics can call and receive free, confidential advice from health information specialists. Representatives of the hotline can refer callers to local health care providers or even provide them with reading material on topics relating to their questions.
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| Potential SL/CBR Internship Site
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[edit] Neighborhood Health Partnership
| Contact
| James M. Deshotels
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| Phone
| 504-482-0084
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| Email
| [2]
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| Address
| PO Box 979, Harvey, LA 70059
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| Website
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| Initiatives/Programs
| St. Jerome Hispanic Outreach, 2400 33rd St., Kenner, LA 70065, Mondays 10:00-3:00
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| Volunteer Needs
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| Other Information
| The Neighborhood Health Partnership is a collaborative effort of DSCNO, Catholic Charities, UNITY for the Homeless, and others. Services delivered: primary care outreach, basic care and prescriptions, referrals, first aid, immunizations for everyone - men, women and children of all ages with special preference for migrants and people who are homeless, but we'll see anybody and try to get them into the appropriate 'medical home.' Delivery date for services: ongoing. Parishes served: Orleans, Jefferson, occasionally others in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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| Potential SL/CBR Internship Site
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[edit] NOAids
| Contact
| Josh Segley (CAN Project Coordinator: see re internships or work study), or Allison Vertovec (Volunteer Coordinator: see re volunteering)
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| Phone
| 504-945-4000 Josh Segley's extension: 106, Allison Vertovec's extension: 111
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| Email
| Josh Segley: canproject1@noaidstaskforce.org, Allison Vertovec: canvolunteer@noaidstaskforce.org
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| Address
| 507 Frenchman, New Orleans, LA 70116
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| Website
| www.noaidstaskforce.com
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| Initiatives/Programs
| HIV testing and counseling, condom distribution. NOAids will be developing more Latino-focused programming to serve increasing need.
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| Volunteer Needs
| Spanish translators for HIV testing and counseling, condom distribution, etc.
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| Other Information
| Latino Support Group for people who are HIV positive
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| Potential SL/CBR Internship Site
| yes
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