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When the bell at the Find Family National Call Center finished ringing at 1:24 p.m. yesterday afternoon, 10 more missing people had been found, and the total number of people missing because of Hurricane Katrina had fallen to below 2,000.
Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,103 bodies. This is an increase from 1,102 recovered bodies reported on Feb. 8, 2006.
Childhood immunization rates at Louisiana parish health units increased for 2005. Based on data from parish health unit assessments, 66 percent of children ages 19 – 35 months were up to date on their immunizations. This is an increase from 2004, when the average was 54 percent.
In spite of the destruction of ninety percent of local agency warehouses, distribution buildings and food supply, and the loss of many staff members and clientele, the Louisiana Commodity Supplemental Food Program is resuming many of its pre-storm operations. The program, which is the largest of its kind in the nation, provides monthly food packages for qualified low-income people.
Health care stakeholders from Cameron, Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes will meet Thursday, Feb. 9, to develop regional health care plans and competitive funding proposals to access federal and state resources to rebuild the primary health care systems destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The Department of Health and Hospitals today reports two milestones have been achieved at the Victim Identification Center in Carville. According to Dr. Louis Cataldie, state medical examiner, the number of unidentified human remains is now less than 100, with one of the newly identified being the body of Mrs. Ethel Herbert.
The Department of Health and Hospitals – Office for Addictive Disorders will host a series of forums in different areas of the state to link treatment and prevention services providers with recipients.
Five months after Hurricane Katrina, staff at the Find Family National Call Center still receive new reports of relatives or loved ones missing almost daily. Over the past week alone, more than 80 people have called to report a missing person, taking the time to complete the lengthy Victim Identification Packet.
Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,103 bodies. This is an increase from 1,100 recovered bodies reported on Jan. 11, 2006.
ANSER Analytic Services, Inc., a public-service research institute, was recently assigned by the federal government to evaluate the operations at the Find Family National Call Center. The Call Center is the national collection point for information on missing family members or those who may have perished during Hurricane Katrina.
Louisiana experienced more West Nile virus cases in 2005 than it did in 2003 or 2004, but not because of hurricanes.
Statistics provided by the Find Family National Call Center continue to show that thousands of Louisiana citizens have been reported missing since Hurricanes Katrina.