Impact of the Oil Spill on Children More Distressing than Katrina
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Dr. Irwin Redlener, President and Co-Founder, Children's Health Fund (CHF), sits down with NBC Nightly News to discuss findings from a new survey conducted by researchers at Columbia University's National Center for Disaster Preparedness, in collaboration with CHF and Marist Poll, and how children are showing 'more distress' from oil spill than Katrina. Video also features Donna Usner of Children's Health Fund's New Orleans program.
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