Dr. Rebekah Gee, Dept. of Health (2016)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-09-19
Duration: 00:27:57
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Gee, Rebekah E. | Louisiana. Department of Health | Floods, 2016 | Natural Disasters | Zika virus | MEDICAID | Health Care
Contributors:
- Gee, Rebekah Speaker
Description
A speech by Dr. Rebekah Gee before the Baton Rouge Press Club on September 19, 2016. Dr. Gee is the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. She discusses: her department’s response to the historic flooding in south Louisiana in August; the lessons learned from the storm, including the need for emergency prescriptions during a natural disaster; the status of the Zika virus and mosquito abatement in Louisiana; and an update on Medicaid expansion. She also answers questions from the audience.