Skin Cancer Screening Information:
A visual exam will be performed by a physician. Available to those who have not had a physician perform a skin screening in the past 12 months.
Colorectal Cancer Screening Information:
Easy-to-use take home screening kits will be distributed. Men and women age 50 and older who have not been screened for colorectal cancer in the past 12 months are eligible. Does not replace a medical examination or other screening procedures.
Breast Cancer Screening Information:
Free clinical breast exams will be performed by a physician or nurse practitioner for women 18 and older. Screening mammograms will be available for women 40 and older who do not have a doctor and have not had a mammogram in the past 12 months. Insurance will be billed for mammograms; there will be no charge for women without insurance.
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February 4 - Baton Rouge – 07:30 am – 12:30 pm
Free Skin and Colorectal Cancer Screening
February 10 - Mandeville – 9:00 am
Free Breast Cancer Screening
Kmart
3555 Hwy 190
Mandeville
9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
February 14 - Baton Rouge – 10:00 am
Free Breast Cancer Screening
February 20 – Baton Rouge – 05:00 pm – 07:00 pm
Free Breast Cancer Screening
February 23 – Baton Rouge – 9:00 am
Free Breast Cancer Screening
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February 29 – LaPlace – 9:00 am
Free Breast Cancer Screening
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.
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.
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.
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.
If you are an Orleans parish cultural worker, and can not afford needed prescription medications or primary care, then please explore the 504HealthNet resource page. 504HealthNet is a non-profit organization comprised of 15 community health service providers representing the primary care safety net for Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. Together, we are working ... read more →
We have partnered with Mayor of New Orleans Mitch Landrieu’s Office of Cultural Economy on health screenings in Orleans parish for cultural workers.
The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy works with cultural businesses and workers, who fuel our city’s tourism industry and our creative economy. This Guide provides details on low and no pay healthcare resources such ... read more →
On March 1, 2011 LCEF-HI partnered with MusiCares (a division of the Grammy Foundation) to provide 26 musicians with free dental healthcare. Services included X-rays, teeth cleanings, extractions and up to three fillings.
Ten dedicated dental professionals including dentists, hygienists and X-ray technicians provided services from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. to make sure everyone got their treatment. No ... read more →
The LCEF-HI celebrated the opening of its newly renovated office in the Acadiana Center for the Arts with a ribbon cutting ceremony by the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony was held on December 6 in conjunction with the MusiCares dental event. Pictured from left to right: Chamber member Brad Gaubert, Chamber President Rob Guidry, ... read more →
Louisiana, The State We’re In: Interview with Kathy Richard of the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation to discuss healthcare assistance for Louisiana artists.
The music has stopped. The people have gone home. And for the most part, downtown Lafayette is empty. Compared to what this area has been like since Festival International began on Wednesday, downtown Lafayette looked like a ghost town Sunday night. As performers head back home, they do so with a clean bill of health, and that’s thanks to a local organization.
If you need assistance with your health issues call Healthcare Initiative Director, Kathy Richard at 337-366-8970 or email kathy@culturaleconomy.org.
Please know that help is just an email or phone call away. You are important to us.
If you would like to help us in this important work, please donate to the the LCEF Healthcare Initiative.
