Press Releases
Leland Medical Clinic Changes Hands: Delta Health Alliance is the New Owner
(Leland, MS) – Delta Health Alliance is the new owner of the Leland Medical Clinic, taking over from Dr. Ned Kronfol. According to Kronfol, “I had been looking to take my career in a different direction but didn’t want to just close the clinic and leave my patients without a convenient place to receive care.
Indianola Promise Community announces IPC Summer Camps 2013 Funding Opportunity
(Stoneville, MS) – Delta Health Alliance Indianola Promise Community (IPC) is providing local youth an opportunity for enrichment and fun with the announcement of IPC Summer Camps 2013 funding opportunity.
Delta Health Alliance Receives $30 Million Grant for Indianola Promise Community
(Stoneville, MS) – Four days before Christmas, Delta Health Alliance (DHA) was notified by the U.S. Department of Education that its proposal for a grant to support the work of the Indianola Promise Community (IPC) was selected for approval.
Delta Health Alliance receives $10 K for Indianola Mayor’s Health Council
(Stoneville, MS) The Mississippi State Department of Health’s Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative recently awarded Delta Health Alliance $10,000 for the development of an Indianola Mayor’s Health Council.
Delta Health Alliance Receives Grant to Improve Care of Hospitalized Patients
(Stoneville) – Delta Health Alliance announced today that it had received $26,234 in grant funding from the Cardinal Health Foundation to improve the care of patients with chronic diseases who have been treated and released from the South Sunflower Hospital in Indianola.
Delta Health Alliance announces Parents as Teachers program kick-off in Greenwood
(Stoneville, MS) –Mothers in Leflore County now have a new resource for education, support and encouragement during pregnancy and early childhood. It’s called Parents as Teachers™ and it’s a new program sponsored by Delta Health Alliance in partnership with Mississippi Valley State University.
Team from the Mississippi Delta Joins National Effort to Reverse the Obesity Epidemic
(Stoneville, Mississippi)– With obesity levels in the United States at all-time highs and the Mississippi Delta ranking most obese, regional healthcare leaders are working together to make local improvements through “Collaborate for Healthy Weight”.
Greenwood’s Model Diabetes U Student
(Stoneville) - Versie Triplett is determined to manage her diabetes because she has seen some of her immediate family members affected by the disease. Her brother who lives in Kansas City had to have a foot amputated as a result of not managing the condition properly. Triplet knew that in order to fight the condition, she had to go back to school-Diabetes U in particular. This three-month long course held at the Leflore County Health Center is sponsored by the Delta Health Alliance’s Team Sugar Free Project. Temesa Crawford, nurse educator for the Greenwood class,instructed Triplet on nutrition, physical fitness and glucose A1C or blood sugar monitoring.
Diabetes U graduation on Delta State’s Campus
(Stoneville) - People around the Delta State campus have become accustomed to commencement ceremonies happening in May and December. However, the latest graduating class received their credentials in late February at the Community and Economic Development Center.
OP-ED: Delta Health Alliance Means Better Health
Late last year, Delta Health Alliance was awarded a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand our telemedicine initiative in the Delta. Funding from the USDA will help link rural critical hospitals with the state-of-the-art critical care center operated by the University of Mississippi Medical Center through secure electronic connections...
W.K. Kellogg Assists Work in the Indianola Promise Community
(Stoneville) - Indianola Promise Community Director Eligah Johnson often describes the long range community improvement initiative as having “several moving parts.” No other partnership within IPC exemplifies this statement quite like organizations that comprise the W. K. Kellogg Foundation grant partnership. This three year $5 million initiative began in July 2011 and brings together the resources and expertise of several different organizations to improve the lives of Indianola’s citizens. Partnering organizations include Mississippi Center for Education Innovation (MSCEI), Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Parents for Public Schools of Jackson (PPSJ), Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute and the Indianola Public School District.
Delta Health Alliance and City of Indianola: Working Together to Bring Fresh Food to the Community
(Stoneville, MS) – Delta Health Alliance is partnering with the City of Indianola for an initiative that will provide residents with year-round fresh produce through a city-wide community garden. Groundbreaking activities for the Indianola Community Garden will be held on February 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the garden’s location between Jefferson and Oak Streets (next to Carver Elementary School). The community is invited and is encouraged to attend as community members are the key players in the success of the garden.
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