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Program Description                      Contact PersonType of PositionSpecial Studies / Capstone OpportunitiesMaximum # of Volunteers
City of New Orleans rapid population assessmentEstimation of population change through household surveys and other techniques. Nancy MockVolunteer / Grant pending for stipends1-3 credits / Culminating Experience optionnone
Post-Katrina Stress Projects at the Tulane Xavier National Center of Excellence in Women's HealthActivities include conducting focus groups and interviews, transcribing focus group tapes, and reviewing post-disaster stress literature. Looking for students fluent in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Antor Ndep OlaVolunteer    
Tutors for McDonogh 15, Pre-K through 8th GradeThe school, located in the French Quarter, needs tutors for enrichment classes such as dance, art, drama, band, and PE, and for academic classes, after-school tutoring groups, and a Saturday program. The school also needs library volunteers to help children check out books and re-shelve books. Komal BhasinVolunteer    
Treme nutrition and community center / neighborhoodsPartnership with Second Harvest Food Bank and St. Augustine Church. A food pantry is the entry point with wrap-around nutrition/health education and information services. Program pilot may expand to other neighborhoods. Erin BertschyVolunteer / Grant pending for stipends1-3 credits / Culminating Experience option50
Community field assessments and information systemsCommunity observational and household monitoring in historically low-income neighborhoods. Includes development of neighborhood GIS. Erin BertschyVolunteer / Grant pending for stipends1-3 credits / Culminating Experience optionnone
Save the Children mental health monitoring and evaluationTeacher training in mental health to be monitored and evaluated. Students will complete baseline, monitoring, and follow-up probability survey. Lena Sinha    20
Vietnamese/English Fluent Students NeededStudents fluent in both Vietnamese and English to help with some health assessments in Spring 2006 semester Mark Vanlandingham    3-5
Rebuilding Louisiana CoalitionPaid internship in emergency preparedness (stipend $5,625). Visit website for more info. Russell Henderson
504.616.4563
      
South Central IMPACT ProgramContact Maya Begalieva for more information. Maya Begalieva 
504.988.2673
      
Addiction Recovery Resources of New OrleansContact Karyn Talbot for more information. Karyn Talbot
      
Kingsley House - Health Care for AllField staff that go door to door assessing the needs of families that have returned to the city, trained Medicaid enrollment specialists. Luanne Francis      
Kingsley House - Adult ServicesProgram monitors elderly participants' health and assists with medication management. Monique Hurst       
Louisiana Office of Public Health Internship ProgramMore information. Maya Begalieva
504.988.2673
      
Americares -- Community Foundation of AcadianaMental health grant round, primary care grant roundRaymond Hebert
337.266.9692
        
Americares -- Baton Rouge Area FoundationMental health grant round, primary care grant round, assist with evaluation of the effectiveness of ABC counseling services Gerry Hobdy      
Louisiana OPH / Family Planning Program    Francoise Grossman-Kendall       
Archdiocese of New Orleans   Sr. Anthony Barczykowski
504.615.7100
      
Jefferson Parish Human Services AuthorityElectronic database for mental health, addictive  disorders, and developmental disabilities services. Bob Beter      
Jefferson Parish Human Services AuthorityCreating a system for helping Medicare recipients choose a drug benefit program Lee Tynes
504.838.5215
      
City of New Orleans Health DepartmentMore information. Evangeline Franklin
504.658.2516
      
Louisiana Public Health Institute, Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free LivingMore information. Becky Majdoch
504.301.9843
      

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