News Clips
Memphis Commercial Appeal Guest Column: Grant holds Promise for Mississippi Delta
Recently, a collaboration of community groups and schools in the Mississippi Delta, known as the Indianola Promise Community, won a Promise Neighborhood grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Over the next five years, the collaborative will invest $30 million in a cradle-to-career pipeline of programs for children and families. The Promise Neighborhood model seeks to leverage all of the resources in a community to improve an array of outcomes such as health, safety, family stability, access to learning technology and increased family engagement in children’s learning.
Indianola Comes Out On Top: Mississippi Municipalities Magazine
Indianola Mayor Steve Rosenthal got a welcome phone call right before Christmas — his city was the recipient of five-year $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. It all began four years ago when the city joined with the Delta Health Alliance and local community leaders to establish the Indianola Promise Community.
Sowing Seeds: Construction of Community Garden Underway from the Delta Business Journal e-newsletter
If you take a cruise down Fifth Avenue this week, you may witness the birth of a beautiful new life. Construction of the DSU Wiley Community Garden will be in progress during Delta State University's spring break. The property where the garden will be located was donated to the university by the Wiley family of the late Roy Wiley, who was a professor emeritus at DSU. The foundation was happy to run with the new Director of Facilities Management Robert Turner's idea for a community garden as the site's new purpose. "It's hard for me to think of the Delta without considering gardening because we're out here in this sea of agriculture," said Turner. As the old house was demolished and cleared for the garden plot, a team for the project naturally — and rapidly — formed.
Jackson Free Press - DHA Indianola Promise Community Announces RFP for IPC Summer Camps 2013 Funding Opportunity
Purpose: to establish innovative opportunities that support youth vocabulary and reading comprehension enhancement over the summer months, while school is not in session. The goals of the program are to foster vocabulary development, an appreciation for literature, improve reading comprehension skills, reduce dropout rates, and minimize loss of knowledge over the summer. This RFP is specifically looking for programs which utilize innovative, fun, and creative approaches to developing vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Greenwood Commonwealth Profile Ad - February 2013
Delta Health Alliance is one of just 17 organizations around the country working in tandem with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, a special office of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources, to identify cutting edge solutions to chronic health problems. The program is called Beacon and in Mississippi we are focusing on ways to reduce the incidence of diabetes and improve the care of people who have this disease. The physicians and clinics in Leflore County and surrounding areas who are our partners are using the latest technology to perform the examinations, track medications, and chart patient progress. These professionals are reducing hospital readmissions, improving care, and saving money. Patients are recording better cholesterol and blood sugar levels, losing weight, and getting healthier.
Delta Business Journal Ad - January 2013
Delta Health Alliance is one of just 17 organizations around the country working in tandem with the office of the National Coordinator, special office of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources, to identify cutting edge solutions to chronic health problems. The program is called Beacon and in Mississippi we are focusing on ways to reduce the incidence of diabetes and improve the care of people who have this disease. The physicians and clinics who are our partners are using the latest technology to perform the examinations, track medications, and chart patient progress. Our teams are reducing hospital readmissions, improving prescription drug treatments, and lowering cost of care.
Delta Health Alliance pushes onward; Delta Democrat Times 2012
GREENVILLE — In September, Delta Health Alliance closed several Delta clinics after the federal government informed DHA officials that the organization would not receive authorization to carry over funds from the previous fiscal year into the 2012-13 fiscal year.
Local Food Means Health in the Delta
Delta Health Alliance and Delta Fresh Foods Initative and other partners. News coverage by NBC News.
Delta Business Journal April 2012
Delta Health Alliance is helping Delta residents enjoy the healthy pleasures of gardening. In an effort to increase the production and consumption of healthy foods, our 21st Century Community Gardens project is creating a network of gardens all over the Delta. The Community Gardens project works with local healthcare organizations, civic entities, municipalities, schools, churches, and clinics to provide access to gardens within many Delta communities. The results are exciting – people are growing and eating fresh fruits and vegetables, enjoying the psychological benefits of nature, and learning an important skill and trade.
Delta Business Journal February 2012
Working uninsured have a low-cost option for their primary care. Through partnerships with local clinics in four counties (Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, and Washington), Delta Health Alliance is providing affordable primary care for workers and small businesses in a patient-centered medical home setting through DHA’s 21st Century Primary Care Model for Chronic Disease project.
Delta Business Journal January 2012
A Delta Health Alliance/Delta State University partnership is working to increase the number of nurses in the Delta. Funding from Delta Health Alliance has provided scholarships, faculty positions, and cutting-edge training equipment to DSU’s Robert E. Smith School of Nursing. The results are impressive: more students are enrolling in the nursing program and more highly trained nurses are entering the profession. Delt a Health Alliance proudly congratulates the 2011 class.
Delta Rising
New York Times article on the Delta Health Alliance's church and community gardens projects an how they are bringing healthy change to Deltans.
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