Part 2 discusses the farm bill, the crop subsidies and the obesity rate in Mississippi. The crew also visits Egypt Plantation in the delta and Dita McCarthy, a manager of 2 farmer markets on the Mississippi gulf coast. Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) continue their partnership on [...]
Learn about the Mississippi Healthy Schools Act and an elementary school in Walls Mississippi that has seen its number of obese students cut in half. Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) continue their partnership on Southern Remedy by bringing the popular radio show to MPB TV and MPB Online. [...]
Frank Howell of Delta Council interviews Josh Davis of Delta Health Alliance about the recent visit from Project Hope to see how they can aide Delta Health Alliance in providing humanitarian health assistance to the Mississippi Delta.
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