The Garden Farmacy – Homegrown Food for a Homegrown Economy
In 2010, Taylor Yowell graduated from Jones County Junior College and was working at a garden center in Hattiesburg when […]
Healthy Kids Running Series Inspires Kids to be More Active
Healthy Kids Running Series (HKRS) is a 5-week program that keeps kids active by introducing them to the world of […]
FAT to Fit Olympic Games Makes Health Fun
In 2004, Jefferson County was reported as the most obese county in America. In 2010, Janell and Anthony Edwards attended […]
Take the Community Input Survey for State Health Assessment
Four years ago, we started an effort to learn about how Mississippians perceive our state’s health. That effort led to […]
American Cancer Society “Trains the Trainer” on Cancer Prevention
“We hope to prevent people from ever hearing the words ‘you have cancer,” says Beth Dickson-Gavney of the American Cancer […]
Mothers’ Milk Bank of Mississippi Gives Vital Support to Premature Infants
If you’ve ever visited a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), you’ve seen babies who can fit into the palm of […]
How to Have a Healthy Tailgate
Southerners know the first sign of autumn isn’t the changing of the leaves, but the running of the ball. Football […]
Delta Health Center Puts Childhood Obesity on the Mend
At the Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou, teens and their parents are learning how to eat better and […]
The UPside, Episode 2: Preventative Medicine and Health Education with Joshua Mann, MD, MPH
The UPside is a series in which we learn how state agencies, businesses, and other organizations in Mississippi are helping […]
Nurses Save Lives—and Educate Communities
When it comes to feeling better, antibiotics aren’t always the answer. Although the introduction of the drugs revolutionized the […]
