Extending the Reach of Healthcare Programs by Overcoming Obstacles to Use in New Orleans
The city of New Orleans, a finalist in the second round of the City Accelerator, is focused on increasing use of healthcare services by overcoming points of resistance through more effective public engagement.
This summary is a part of New Orleans' application to a City Accelerator cohort on engagement. Your feedback on the videos will inform final selection of the cities. Give the videos a star rating and leave comments below!
What is New Orleans proposing?
The city of New Orleans is focused on increasing use of healthcare services by overcoming points of resistance through more effective public engagement.
New Orleans seeks to increase the number of people using healthcare services under a Medicaid waiver program. Engaging residents would help New Orleans better understand why people don’t use the program today and how the city could address those issues. The City Accelerator would help the city adapt leading approaches to this work.
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NOLA Alive
On: 04-25-2015Mary is right, we have done amazing things since the storm. I object to us relying the Katrina card to tug on the heart strings of America for aid. New Orleans and Louisiana relies on public assistance like a 3rd world country. We build big beautiful buildings and refuse to provide operating dollars. New Charity may not even open! Funding for the clinics are under-attack by Jindal and the Legislature. Landrieu's answer is not to fight for us in BR but to ask for donations -- what a joke. It is time for us to take control of our needs.
Mary Kay Zamora
On: 04-20-2015New Orleans is doing amazing things for people who otherwise would not be covered by health care.
William M.
On: 04-17-2015This is a terrific idea to ensure that the health-related resources put in place to help the most vulnerable citizens thrive are used to their full extent. The New Orleans project has the potential to demonstrate that the concerted use of data coupled with the consistent provision of quality primary care is an important bridge in translating substantial health care coverage investment into dramatically improved health outcomes.
Enchante' Franklin, MSW, MA
On: 04-07-2015Great idea! Another route to closing system gaps in the healthcare arena. Moving New Orleans forward, using more collaborative treatment focused intervention models to treat those who otherwise would never receive adequate health and mental health treatment. Great proposal!
Anonymous
On: 04-07-2015Good Job!
Ariel
On: 04-06-2015Great ideas!
Anonymous
On: 04-06-2015Healthy people build stronger communities!!
Ishmael Amin
On: 04-06-2015Well done!
Tammy Broussard
On: 04-06-2015It is a worthwhile endeavor to explore ways to improve and expand services to the underserved and underprivileged. Move forward with this.
Anonymous
On: 04-06-2015I love the idea of promoting smaller, more personal and accessible clinics. Sort of takes you back to a time where hospitals weren't the only place that patients saw doctors once it is too late. The access to preventive care could help overcome so many health obstacles!
Anonymous
On: 04-04-2015Need to move forward
Leon Cornell
On: 04-04-2015Clear, concise, extremely well done!
Diana R
On: 04-04-2015A wonderful example of turning a negative into a positive.
Jean Fischer
On: 04-03-2015Without Charity Hospital and without the Federal Medicaid expansion, New Orleans without health insurance have nowhere to go without the neighborhood clinics, especially the Musicians Clinic.
Jean Fischer
On: 04-03-2015Without Charity Hospital and without Medicaid Expansion thanks to our governor, New Orleans is suffering without adequate services from our neighborhood clinics.
Heide
On: 04-03-2015It's remarkable how much has been accomplished in healthcare delivery in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. Increasing the number of people using healthcare services under a Medicaid waiver program is a crucial next step that will help ensure sustainable success.
Gavin
On: 04-03-2015Most informing video I've watched!
James Lavoie
On: 04-03-2015Great overview of the innovative and creative health care initiatives taken by the City of New Orleans since Katrina. Well done!
Carole B.
On: 04-03-2015This video tells the story of the great strides NOLA has made and is making. This grant will help continue the effort to serve and improve life for the people of New Orleans.
Jessica Riccardo
On: 04-03-2015A vital local issue that will be crucial to our continued growth and economic development
Melanie
On: 04-03-2015Can defiantly see the change in healthcare services and locations provided in the city. NOLA is making great strides in the rebuilding of not only the infrastructure but the rebuilding of a healthier lifestyle. We are getting stronger. The City is also taking great strides in preemptive measures such as providing citizens with information vital to a healthy living and supporting activity programs. Before NOLA was a very unhealthy place topping the list of healthcare problems, you can slowly but surely see the migration of people becoming healthier. The health department and the programs associated with the department are doing a wonderful job!
Hope
On: 04-03-2015New Orleans really could benefit from this!
Jeffrey Rouse, M.D. New Orleans Coroner
On: 04-03-2015I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this project towards increasing access to healthcare services for New Orleanians. After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has rebuilt our healthcare infrastructure, expanded our healthcare workforce,and re-imagined our entire healthcare delivery system. Yet more work remains to be done to connect citizens with our new system. I sign countless death certificates for our fellow New Orleanians who die from preventable, treatable conditions. Let's keep closing the gap!
JT
On: 04-03-2015Love it! We need this in New Orleans.
Anonymous
On: 04-03-2015engagement and utilization of services to reduce poor health outcomes can be replicated across the country.
Marseyas
On: 04-03-2015The City's approach is pot on. Using a data driven approach to expand access is the best way to ensure equality in the process. I support this effort and truly wish the City is granted the opportunity to build on its successes of the past.
Cynthia
On: 04-03-2015Great job!....Very informative, interesting and engaging video. Well done!
T. Comeaux
On: 04-02-2015Healthcare in New Orleans is ahead of the curve.
NOLA Proud
On: 04-02-2015This looks like a great idea!
Sharon
On: 04-02-2015Very innovative idea for a city that really needs it.
David
On: 04-02-2015Great video, great project!
April
On: 04-02-2015Health access is so important, and the City Accelerator can make a huge impact to the citizens of New Orleans.
Ann Meese
On: 04-02-2015Quality Healthcare is so essential to all of us. Yet in New Orleans the funding for our neighborhood clinics which were created after Katrina is under attack in our state legislature. It is so essential to the well being of our families so that they can lead productive lives.
Michelle
On: 04-02-2015New Orleans has a great networks of free and low-cost clinics. The system works and deserves as much support as it can get!
Germain Bruno
On: 04-02-2015Congratulations! Now that we have a good Healthcare system, I hope all our constituents find the care they need. The video was Awesome.
James
On: 04-02-2015Incredible idea that will benefit many people.
gdleblanc
On: 04-02-2015Support this to support our musicians health and well being. They are the best promotion that our city has.
acanafax
On: 04-02-2015very good - I really liked the video.
Laura Mellem
On: 04-02-2015This would be so beneficial to our city!
Anonymous
On: 04-02-2015Hope you are a winner! I think you are.
Anonymous
On: 04-02-2015Best city in America!
Anonymous
On: 04-02-2015Great!
Zoe Glick
On: 04-02-2015I think this is an incredible opportunity for the City of New Orleans.
Pia
On: 04-02-2015Wonderful presentation and a great way to get healthcare and coverage to the masses
Alex
On: 04-02-2015Innovative concept from New Orleans!
Lawrence E. Goettz
On: 04-02-2015Great video on how we need to help the community.
anonymous
On: 04-02-2015I love New Orleans and their care for their residents!
Mike
On: 04-02-2015A much needed service that helps save lives
Anonymous
On: 04-02-2015This is a great program, let's all hope it gets the funding it needs.
Sheila
On: 04-02-2015New Orleans is a city of neighborhoods. People here are proud of where they live and most want to shop, enjoy recreation and interact with family and friends in their neighborhood. Having access to healthcare close to home means that people will go to the facility when they first become sick. Otherwise if they have to get on a bus to go to a not so convenient clinic, they probably will not go until the illness has progressed further making them sicker. Because the clinics treat patients regardless of ability to pay, the city workforce becomes healthier, more productive and our city prospers.
bebe
On: 04-02-2015this is a clear comprehensive explanation of the health needs of the low income citizens of New Orleans.
glinda mantle
On: 04-02-2015I am a patient at one of these healthcare centers; this program is important for not only myself but so many others in our community. Without it, I would have minimal access to healthcare.
A. Elder
On: 04-01-2015The New Orleans Health Department does incredible work to improve the health and safety of our citizens. Please support the City in expanding its ability to impact even more of the New Orleans population that is still recovering from the aftermath of the Hurricanes Katrina and Isaac and the Gulf Coast oil spill.
Natalie Mitchell
On: 04-01-2015desperately needed in New Orleans!
Tarana
On: 04-01-2015I support this project in honor of the late B.J. Crosby and all New Orleans musicians who are struggle to pay their medical expenses.
Liz Kosmopoulos
On: 04-01-2015What a wonderful video and program. This is so needed. Even with insurance it can be hard to see a doctor in nola
Dana
On: 04-01-2015Governor Jindal has chosen not to expand the Affordable Care Act for political reasons. New Orleans does not support Jindal. 362,000 state residents will be without health coverage at all because of this man. 56 percent of those have jobs in food service, salons, sales and other low-paying fields. My point is, people with jobs rely on the kinds of services described in the City Accellerator. We are literally forced to provide these kinds of services to prevent marginalized populations from slipping further into poverty. People matter. What happens here is unlike the rest of the country. It's as disgraceful as it was after Katrina and we need help to fix it.
Laura Stell
On: 04-01-2015I'm a nurse who moved to New Orleans after Katrina. I volunteer at a free clinic in Central City. I am amazed at the resilience and warmth of the people of this city. I also see huge health needs, and people here working together to address them, but with few resources. City Accelerator could provide some of these resources so our clinic system can deliver care to more people, more effectively.
Anonymous
On: 04-01-2015NOLA needs and deserves this!
MBG
On: 04-01-2015These clinics are vital for the medically underserved and for the health of our city.
Jeff Y
On: 04-01-2015Great proposal for a deserving city.
Elizabeth Ferry Pekins
On: 04-01-2015Love that it is neighborhood centered and includes behavioral health as well! Hope the NOLA model is taken to other cities. Yeah New Orleans! Such a great program.
JT Sides
On: 03-31-2015NOLA needs it!!
Mark Uddo
On: 03-31-2015Smart. The healthcare industry is evolving and New orleans has and can evolve with it. Thank you City Accererator for recognizing New Orleans need and ability to implement a neighbor-based healthcare delivery system.
Derek S
On: 03-31-2015I like the approach here. Well done NOLA!
Curt Bruss
On: 03-31-2015New Orleans is a great city with a true need for better access to health care. Great idea.
Pat Latino
On: 03-31-2015So proud to call my New Orleans HOME. We are the role model for overcoming obstacles and leading the way to meet the needs of our awesome and unique citizens. Healthcare has changed drastically over the past years, and this program will enable NOLA to, once again, set an example of out-reach to ensure that each and every citizen receives proper medical care, no matter the issue.
CSS
On: 03-31-2015Innovation with the interests of the most vulnerable in mind - thumbs up
Great
On: 03-31-2015Amazing!! Totally support
Knesha Rose
On: 03-30-2015Greater New Orleans Community Health Connection Medicaid Waiver is essential to provide primary care services for the disadvantaged and underserved. Without this safety net of services, what good can be done with our providers to serve the population in need in their communities. Let's keep the Medicaid waiver and move health care access ahead for those most in need.
Max Niedzwiecki
On: 03-30-2015Yes, let's keep this going, New Orleans. We are not there yet.
Diana Meyers
On: 03-30-2015We've come a long way in improving the health of our community...let's keep it going!
Stakeholder Engagement Essential to Program Management
On: 03-29-2015Love this proposal. Stakeholder engagement is resource intensive but will ensure that the program is meeting more of the needs of NOLA residents.
Dr. Shondra Williams, CEO, Jefferson Community Health Care Centers, Inc.
On: 03-27-2015Excellent depiction of what our citizens are facing in the Greater New Orleans areas. There are 56,000 reasons why we must support this endeavor.
Doretha G. Augustus
On: 03-27-2015Good, informative presentation.
Page McCranie
On: 03-26-2015Congratulations! This is wonderful!
Anonymous
On: 03-26-2015This is great ! New Orleans is in need!
Anonymous
On: 03-26-2015Sounds like a great idea.
E.M. Cala
On: 03-26-2015Great project and purpose: to streamline healthcare to all residents of the city. Hopefully this can lead to tending the many tourists that visit too. New Orleans is a compact city to put this project into practice.
Valerie M
On: 03-25-2015I love my city! It's time to make healthcare accessible for all.
Dani Galloway
On: 03-25-2015This is a wonderful project!
C. Elliott Perkins
On: 03-25-2015This is a great projects that deserves to be funded.
Brenda Edgerton-Webster, Ph.D.
On: 03-25-2015We at Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) encourage all of our community partners and clients to VOTE for NOLA!!! Great way to demonstrate the importance of integrating primary care and mental health services - one of our top agency goals.
Anonymous
On: 03-25-2015This city is the perfect place to try out new and exciting programs like this.
Eric Pickeirng
On: 03-25-2015Great program
Anonymous
On: 03-25-2015Always looking for creative ways to increase access to healthcare. Good job!
Anonymous
On: 03-25-2015This program can make such a big difference in New Orleans and cities across the country!
Anonymous
On: 03-25-2015Say Yes to NOLA! We need this.
Anonymous
On: 03-25-2015I couldn't agree more--increased access to care is only going to be fully optimized when those with coverage use it for preventive services. Great video demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health of the people of New Orleans.
Linda
On: 03-24-2015Big Charity should have reopened and, if it had, more people would be more comfortable attempting to access healthcare. But since it isn't open, I guess we need to do whatever possible to overcome obstacles to program use. Including phone systems that allow a potential user to get through to clinics.
Anonymous
On: 03-23-2015great idea, what's the point of having access if it isn't utilized?
Don Erwin
On: 03-23-2015The City Accelerator will help more people in the New Orleans area have the benefits of the effective health care network that continues to be developed.
James Comeaux
On: 03-23-2015Healthier people make healthier cities! That's a win win for all
Susan Todd
On: 03-23-2015Access to primary care and mental health services is a fundamental building block for developing and sustaining healthy communities.
Anonymous
On: 03-21-2015Excellent, well thought out.
Lara Mossler
On: 03-20-2015Yes!
Karen Johnson
On: 03-20-2015Primary health care could not be a more urgent need for all NOLA neighborhoods. Musicians, in particular, are close to my heart, and I know the Musicians Clinic is a lifesaver. The City Accelerator will provide an invaluable tool to the City, and the Mayor, to provide timely community outreach necessary, so all citizens may access health resources they richly deserve, in a manner of dignity, updated by the era of the Affordable Care Act. Keep the people dancing! Keep the musicians energetic! Keep everybody secure and happy, in the beautiful NOLA family!
Trenton Sheridan
On: 03-20-2015Innovative thinking! Great work!
Nancy Sanders
On: 03-20-2015This program is so needed in New Orleans!
Mike Flowers
On: 03-20-2015Well scoped and targeted.
rose mancini
On: 03-19-2015Healthcare is a precious commodity to help New Orleans to continue to rebound from Katrina and to grow. People need the clinics in their neighborhoods for ease of access. Outreach must include having the patients return after being seen one time to help keep them healthy and to reduce the reliance on emergency rooms for non-acute situations.
Elaina Thompson
On: 03-19-2015New Orleans is one of the most unique cities in the world. To keep it strong, to keep it functional, to keep it special.... funding, support and great management of resources are key!
Oliver
On: 03-19-2015Very exciting!
Allison Reinhardt
On: 03-19-2015We need GNOCHC!
Barry
On: 03-19-2015Everyone deserves health care.
Maxwell Ciardullo
On: 03-19-2015New Orleans needs this!
Denise
On: 03-19-2015I think this pieces speaks well to the need but fails to highlight how the information will be used to engage the disengaged ?
Stacey
On: 03-19-2015Without GNOCHC I wouldn't have been able to receive care. It is important to keep the people and the culture of New Orleans alive.
Amelia
On: 03-19-2015Nola Forever!
Betty
On: 03-19-2015Great Job New Orleans!!
Melody
On: 03-19-2015The New Orleans pitch is great, beautiful done and true to the culture of NEw Orleans!!
Erica Dudas
On: 03-19-2015An important movement in health care. Help sustain the clinics that serve the heart and soul of New Orleans!!
Bethany Bultman
On: 03-19-2015An excellent overview of the needs of the patients served by GNOCHC
svetlana Chernyak
On: 03-19-2015Super
Observer
On: 03-18-2015Getting citizens healthcare is a valiant task. And, it is definitely a step in the right direction. It would be great to see how the city also plans to engage a younger ages, creating new patterns in the youngest citizens in an attempt to prevent future generations from facing a similar issue in the years to come.
Lauren
On: 03-18-2015Enjoyed the history and future thoughts
Anonymous
On: 03-18-2015great way to get insurance coverage to the masses
Anonymous
On: 03-18-2015Inspiring and so important!
C. Knight
On: 03-18-2015Very Inspiring to see my city making great strides in Health Care, it is vital and absolutely necessary : )
Anonymous
On: 03-18-2015The City is making greats strides!
Liz
On: 03-18-2015Great story of collaboration and innovative ideas.
Julie
On: 03-18-2015Inspiring!
Julie
On: 03-18-2015Inspiring!
Andrew
On: 03-18-2015This is a great goal and initiative!
Anonymous
On: 03-18-2015It seems like a good way to get insurance coverage to the masses since the Governor is against it!