Baton Rouge Health District Awarded Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation Grant for #COVIDSAFE Campaign
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BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Baton Rouge Health District received a $50,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation - Community Crisis and Disaster Response Grant program. This funding will help expand the Health District s recently announced #COVIDSAFE campaign to promote COVID vaccination among Baton Rouge area healthcare workers as well as associated community outreach. While the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines is hopeful, we know some people are hesitant, said John Spain, Baton Rouge Health District board chair and executive vice president for the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. That s why our area healthcare workers are leading by example to roll up their sleeves and share their stories in this campaign. We are excited to partner with the Blue Cross and Blue
Baton Rouge Health District encourages locals to get vaccinated via new campaign
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A Baton Rouge healthcare employee receives boxes of COVID SAFE T-shirts.
BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Health District announced Friday (Jan. 8), that it will begin encouraging citizens to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by means of its new COVID SAFE campaign.
The Health District described the initiative as a coordinated outreach effort among its member healthcare institutions that will focus on COVID-19 vaccine promotion and engagement, with healthcare providers and caregivers showing leadership in the community as vaccines roll out.
SHOWCASING LOUISIANA: Baton Rouge woman runs 50 miles to raise money for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
SHOWCASING LOUISIANA: Marathon Runner By Rick Portier | December 9, 2020 at 4:44 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 3:47 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Galloping footsteps break the quiet of the LSU Lakes on a chilly Sunday morning. The geese gliding across the glassy lake barely notice.
The sun is barely up, and itâs raining, but Corrie Mackey already has five miles of blacktop beneath her feet.
âThe night before, I get excited,â said the Baton Rouge distance runner, âlike itâs Christmas morning.â
Today, itâs an 18-mile training run with a few dedicated partners. Sheâs gearing up for the longest run of her life.