I’m pleased to report that the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors recently honored two of my stories — “Katrina’s legacy: Moving beyond the storm” and “Katrina’s legacy: Rethinking disaster planning” — with the gold award in their best feature article series category.

I was afforded the opportunity to travel to New Orleans last year to do some first-hand reporting on how its recovery has progressed. I owe a debt to my editor, Damon Adams, for helping to make that happen. Click here for the slide show that ran online with the “Moving Beyond the Storm” story. And here’s a little music: