The second annual Diabetes Expo and Forum will be held Saturday, November 11, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., at the Pennington Research Center Auditorium, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge. Presented by Healthy Baton Rouge, this is a free interactive event that will focus on diabetes prevention and education. This event is open to the general public and activities include health screenings, healthy cooking demonstrations and discussion and Q & A with a panel of medical experts. For more info

LAC’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Breakthrough Leader in Nursing, Erica Joseph, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NP-C, speaks about her experiences as a mental health nurse practitioner in an article published on the Campaign for Action website. Joseph is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner with the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System. Read the interview