New Orleans Arkansas is a poor state. This is not shocking news to anyone who has ever been there. It should not come as a surprise either that a quarter of the people in the state outside of the range of federal health supports for children and elderly (between ages 14-64) have nada for health …
Category: Health Care
Home Child Care Workers Stepping Up
Baton Rouge Last week I was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa meeting with our team there pushing hard to organize thousands of home child care workers with SEIU. Similar drives have been pushing forward in New Jersey with CWA. Several weeks ago I met with SEIU 888 on their progress with these workers in Massachusetts. Plans to …
The Whole World in His Hands
New Orleans: Dr. Paul Farmer is a rarity. He’s a hero in his own time and a tireless advocate for better public health for all. He actually walks the walk and has proven that he will go the full distance through his work first in the impoverished area of central Haiti and now near the …