Building Heart-Healthy Communities
Even though heart disease is largely preventable, it’s still the leading cause of death in the United States, and in Mississippi, where we have the second highest rate of heart…
National Diabetes Month: Preventing Diabetes Problems
How many Mississippians do you know? Is it more than seven? If you said yes, then you probably know someone with diabetes. 1 in 7 Mississippians have diabetes. That’s about…
Creating a Culture of Health: Health Literacy Month
One of our goals for improving the health of Mississippi is to increase health literacy. Health literacy is a Social Determinant of Health, and improving it was one of the…
Creating a Culture of Health
Last month, we took a look at how UProot’s mission has evolved in the past couple of years. One important way to address the social determinants of health is to…
UProot Updates
Updates to the State Health Improvement Plan for 2024 Since the inception of UProot, our plan to improve the health of Mississippi has been transparent. Transparency is key to how…
Galloway Family Farm: Growing More Than Just Food
One of the pillars of our work at UProot (you can read about it in our State Health Improvement Plan) is to tackle Food Insecurity. Food Insecurity is when people…
Sun Safety for You and Your Community
School’s out, and so is the sun, all day long. While outdoor activity is important for good health, too much sun exposure can lead to skin cancer. Prevention is a…
Partner Spotlight: The Department of Mental Health and the Continuum of Care
2024 is the 75th anniversary of Mental Health Awareness Month. There are myriad connections between physical health, mental health, and the community. The social determinants of health, one of UProot’s…
Utica Food Club: Fighting a Food Desert with Community Organizing
Access to quality food is crucial to UProot’s highest priorities: obesity and the social determinants of health (SDOH). After a grocery store left Utica, Mississippi, residents organized to address the…
Operation Shoestring: Better Health through Listening
Nutrition, exercise, and mental health are critical when it comes to improving the health of your community. Sometimes, finding a place to safely exercise can be hard. In 1968, this…