Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Healthcare Initiative

LCEF-HI in partnership with MusiCares, SMILE program and Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic, will be providing free dental services to music professionals.
Services include: Teeth cleaning, x-rays,  extractions and fillings.

This event is for Music Professionals ( musicians, music promotors, producers, sound engineers & roadies) only.
Registration and Appointment required. Music professionals will need to provide discography or 5 years in the music business verification to qualify.

Date: June 20, 2012
Time: 9am – 5pm 

To register and make an appointment call:
MusiCares 1-877-626-2748 or
LCEF-HI office 337-366-8970

LCEF-HI in partnership with Tipitinas and Lets Be Totally Clear, will be presenting a smoke free concert with great music, food and giveaways!

Where:
Artmosphere
902 Johnston St. Lafayette

When:
May 18, 2012
9pm – 2am

Who:
Free to the General Public

LCEF-HI is offering free lung cancer screenings for Acadiana musicians with funding provided by Benefit the Boogie.

Benefit the Boogie is an annual fundraiser that offers information about lung cancer and raises money to provide lung cancer screenings for Acadiana area musicians. The mission of Benefit the Boogie is to provide funds that will eliminate financial barriers between members of the local musical community and access to lung cancer information and screening tests, and also to create greater awareness of the risks musicians face to their health through workplace exposure to second hand smoke, with an emphasis on lung cancer risk factors, education, and early detection.

The screenings are ongoing and require an appointment. If you are a musician in the Acadiana area and you would like to schedule an appointment or get more information, contact LCEF-HI at 337-366-8970 and ask for Kathy or Julie, or email assist@culturaleconomy.org.

We offer general health screening tests for cultural workers and their families. We currently offer glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol tests.

No screenings currently scheduled; check back soon.

For further information: call 337-366-8970 or email assist@culturaleconomy.org.

The primary mission of the LCEF Healthcare Initiative is to support the total well-being of our cultural economy workers by facilitating access to primary and preventative healthcare and affordable prescriptions.

Our cultural workers enrich our lives and serve as  ambassadors of Louisiana to the world. But the majority of them are self employed and are either uninsured or under insured. This limits their access to healthcare and adds to their frustration of trying to navigate the maze of service options. A cultural worker’s health risks are often increased by the environmental nature of their work such as the medium of their art, smoke filled rooms and the increased stress from fluctuating income.

The LCEF-HI works to ensure that our culture stays strong. We do this by caring for our cultural workers and striving to keep them healthy.

Eligibility

All Louisiana cultural economy workers are eligible for assistance from LCEF-HI, including those working in visual arts and crafts, performing arts, culinary arts, design, traditional culture bearing, entertainment, literary arts and humanities and historic preservation.

Locations

The LCEF-HI main office is in Lafayette. We currently have medical partners serving the following parishes: Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Rapides, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermillion, however, our service is available statewide.

Services

• Assistance locating doctors and dentists
• Assistance accessing affordable prescriptions
• Facilitation of timely treatment
• Free health screenings
• Free educational seminars specific to cultural economy workers
• Information on other health-related programs
• Mental healthcare options

Payment

There is no fee for assistance from LCEF-HI. Upon visiting a doctor, participants will be charged based on income and ability to pay. Participants who need specialized treatment or testing will be referred to a medical facility or area specialist (if available). They will not have to wait in the ER to be enrolled in the LSU Healthcare Network.