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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Kaiser Family Foundation, 1330 G Street,=
 NW, Washington, DC
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:MEDIA ADVISORY	=0D=0AFor Wednesday, F=
ebruary 4, 2009=0D=0A=0D=0AContact:=0D=0ARakesh Singh, Kaiser, rsingh@kff.o=
rg, (650) 234-9232=0D=0A=0D=0ARSVP:=0D=0ABrandi Silverbook, bsilverbook@kff=
.org, (202) 347-5270=0D=0A=0D=0ANew Orleans=92 Recovery:  Review and Outloo=
k Three and One-half Years After Hurricane Katrina=0D=0A=0D=0ADC Briefing a=
nd Discussion Explores Recovery to Date and Challenges Remaining =0D=0A=0D=
=0AOn Wednesday, February 4, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a Washi=
ngton, DC lunch briefing to provide an update about the ongoing recovery of=
 New Orleans from the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina.  =0D=0A=0D=
=0AWith President Barack Obama taking office, there are signs that a renewe=
d effort to rebuild the Gulf Coast may occur.  On the first full day of the=
 new administration, Katrina was among the issues listed as part of the pre=
sident=92s agenda on the White House Web site.=0D=0A=0D=0AHow are New Orlea=
ns and its people doing today?  What parts of the recovery could be conside=
red successful?  What challenges remain?  What is the state of the health c=
are system in the city?  How has the national economic recession impacted r=
ecovery efforts?  These questions and many more will be explored with a div=
erse panel of speakers who have worked on New Orleans=92 recovery and broug=
ht attention to the many related public policy issues.  The briefing will i=
nclude a screening of an excerpt from the Frontline documentary, The Old Ma=
n and the Storm, which follows an African-American family for 18 months as =
they confront many challenges to rebuild their homes and their lives. =0D=
=0A=0D=0AWHAT:=0D=0ABriefing and panel discussion on the recovery of New Or=
leans three and one-half years after Hurricane Katrina=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN:=0D=
=0AWednesday, February 4, 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Eastern Time (registrati=
on at noon)=0D=0A=0D=0AWHO:=0D=0AJune Cross, Correspondent and Filmmaker, F=
rontline=92s The Old Man and the Storm=0D=0ADiane Rowland, ScD, Executive V=
ice President, Kaiser Family Foundation=0D=0AKim Boyle, JD, former member, =
Louisiana Recovery Authority and Bring New Orleans Back Commission; partner=
, Phelps Dunbar LLP=0D=0A=0D=0AModerated by Jackie Judd, Vice President and=
 Senior Advisor for Communications, Kaiser Family Foundation=0D=0AWHERE:=0D=
=0ABarbara Jordan Conference Center (Kaiser Family Foundation Office)=0D=0A=
1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC (one block west of Metro Center)=0D=0A=0D=
=0ARSVP:=0D=0AIf you wish to attend, please RSVP to Brandi Silverbook bsilv=
erbook@kff.org or (202) 347-5270. =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:New Orleans=92 Recovery:  Review and Outl=
ook Three and One-half Years After Hurricane Katrina
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