Events

March

Date

Location

Event

14-20th

Countrywide

Cover the Uninsured Week

Plan events and activities to raise awareness of and call for solutions for the 46 million Americans, including 9 million children, living without health insurance.

For more information on how you can help, click here.

18th

Ruston, LA Northern Medical Center, Health Fair

19th

Ruston, LA

Junior Auxiliary, Dinner & Movie

24th

Monroe, LA Monroe City Health Fair

April

Date

Location

Event

5th - 11th

Countrywide

National Public Health Week

We can create a ripple effect from coast to coast, if every one of us commits to promoting good health in our communities.

For more information on how you can help, click here.

5-6th Shreveport CHRISTUS Schumpert and local Medicaid staff will canvass 6 Shreveport Housising Authority Developments reaching over 600 families.
8th Gretna Thrusday, April 8, 2010 (10 -2p.m.) Bayou Region Covering Kids & Families will be at Wall Discount Store (455 Wall Blvd. Gretna, LA 70056) completing Medicaid applications with the Arabic families.
8th Delhi, LA Delhi Health Fair
9th West Jefferson Parish 10 - 2p.m., Bayou Region Covering Kids & Families will be in the Hispanic communities passing out LaCHIP/Medicaid information.
10th West Jefferson Parish 11-2p.m., Bayou Region Covering Kids & Families will be delivering applications to teh area business in West Jefferson.

10th

Monroe, LA

YMCA Healthy Kids

16th Caddo Parish

Caddo Parish La Covering Kids & Families Coalition, Health Symposium

The Caddo Parish La Covering Kids & Families Coalition will host a Health Symposium on Friday, April 16th 2010. This is collaboration with Caddo Community Action Agency Head Start Program. There are 13 Head Start sites in Caddo Parish with a total of 1400 children. This should be an informative day, CHRISTUS Schumpert Women's Care will discuss women health issues, Optometrist will be onsite to give eye exams and the local Medicaid office will be onsite for enrollment and questions.

For more information, please email yolanda.thomas@christushealth.org.

21st Monroe, LA Clark Elementary, Pre-K Round Up
22nd Monroe, LA Monroe Schools, Pre-K Round Up

24th - 30th

Countrywide

National Infant Immunization Week

Lets work together to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases.

For more information on how you can help, click here.

May

Date

Location

Event

12th

Statewide CKF Statewide Meeting