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’