Dignity Period Oxford Helps Women and Girls Reclaim Their Self-Esteem
The year-old organization provides information and feminine-hygiene products and underwear to women of all ages. It started out as a chance meeting. The two women—Kate Roos was in Knoxville and Bloom, a Mississippi native, was working in Memphis —met at a women’s interfaith meeting a year ago after both women had relocated to…
Northeast Mississippi Birthing Project Helps Babies Get a Healthy Start
Breastfeeding is a vital way to ensure the health of newborn infants and their mothers, offering benefits from lowering the likelihood of infant death to better ensuring a child’s long-term physical, social and academic success. But data shows African-American mothers in Mississippi do not breastfeed their children as often as Mississippi moms of other races…
How one of the healthiest companies in Mississippi makes workplace wellness easy
Kellye Smith is a resource specialist for Ross & Yerger, one of the largest privately owned insurance agencies in Mississippi with offices in Jackson, Tupelo, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. In Jackson, Ross & Yerger employs 116 individuals who have on-site access to a gym, on-the-clock half hour per week to exercise, quarterly health and…
MasterChef Finalist Katie Dixon Supports UProot!
MasterChef Finalist and Mississippian Katie Dixon is supporting the efforts of UProot by helping spread the word of our goal to create a culture of health for ALL Mississippians! Check out Katie’s message: You can also learn more about Katie and how she’s helping UProot create a culture of health for Mississippi’s school children here….
MasterChef Finalist Katie Dixon Supports UProot!
MasterChef Finalist and Mississippian Katie Dixon is supporting the efforts of UProot by helping spread the word of our goal to create a culture of health for ALL Mississippians! Check out Katie’s message: You can also learn more about Katie and how she’s helping UProot create a culture of health for Mississippi’s school children here….
Extra Table Strengthens Mississippi’s Food Pantry Network
Challenge In 2009 a local area food pantry contacted Hattiesburg, MS restaurateur Robert St. John in a panic. They were set to receive 800 food insecure individuals in two days but had no food left in their pantry. St. John then called a representative from food services company Sysco, who agreed to deliver leftover food…
HealthWorks Teaches Health Education to Kids Through Play
Challenge With 22% of children overweight and 21% obese, Mississippi has the highest population of overweight and obese children in the nation. This is due in large part to poverty and a lack of education. Education has a significant impact on health and health literacy, the ability to obtain and process health education. Unfortunately, Mississippi…
Food Hub Keeps Local Produce In Mississippi
In 2014 a group of restaurant owners and chefs came together to create Soul City Hospitality, which brings local, Mississippi-grown produce to the state’s restaurants, grocery stores, schools, and farmers markets in order to support Mississippi agriculture and create a culture of health through locally-sourced natural ingredients. Challenge Prior to the creation of the Up…
UM Named Among ‘Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces’
UM Named Among ‘Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces’
UM Named Among ‘Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces’
UM Named Among ‘Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces’