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WDSU: HIV testing down amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Health officials across New Orleans say they are afraid of losing ground in all the progress made in reducing HIV rates here in Louisiana, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. New Orleans’ WDSU spoke with CrescentCare’s HIV Testing Manager, Joey Olsen. Watch below and read the full story here.

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CrescentCare team published in Oct/Dec 2020 Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Congratulations to CrescentCare’s Dr. Jason Halperin, MD, MPH, Dr. Isolde Butler, MD, Ms. Katherine Conner, MPH, and Mr. Christian Telleria, BS. They have co-authored, with Dr. Bruce Agins of the Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California at San Francisco, an article titled “The Vital Role of a Federally Qualified Community Health Center in…

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The Soapbox Collective @ CrescentCare!!

On Saturday, May 11th CrescentCare teamed up with Making Connections NOLA, one of our neighborhood partner organizations, to host their monthly Soapbox Collective! The Soapbox is an open mic series that usually convenes at safe spaces around the city. Not only was this special edition of The Soapbox held at CrescentCare Elysian Fields, but it also debuted our…

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CrescentCare’s Black Leadership Advisory Committee receives community service award

CrescentCare’s Health Educator Catrina Coleman represented CrescentCare at the Blacks in Government Conference this week, and the Central New Orleans Bogalusa District Lay Organization church chose CrescentCare’s Black Leadership Advisory Committee as the recipient of their annual community service award. They donated to the for HIV outreach. Catrina accepted the award on behalf of CrescentCare.