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When it comes to weight, we are a nation of extremes. Childhood obesity has doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years. Mississippi is the unhealthiest of them all, particularly impoverished African Americans in the state struggling to make ends meet and put dinner on the table. Unfortunately, poverty and healthy groceries do not go hand in hand. Yet...
Rebel Global Connections reaches out to underprivileged elementary students by joining national and international students together to teach a diverse world-view. Rebel Global Connections is a new group on campus that helps build connections between local students and international students. The goal of this group is for both international and U.S. students to come together...
Courtney Davis, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), is working to improve diabetes patients’ care through a national, multi-site program called Project IMPACT: Diabetes. The purpose of the program, funded by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation, is to implement better diabetes care in areas...
