Future nurses are taking part in the Mississippi Kindergarten Hand Washing Campaign to incorporate a service learning aspect of the N300 Health Promotion Course. The campaign is a partnership between the Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi Nurses Foundation and the Mississippi Hospital Association’s Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Greater Jackson Chapter.
Researchers gather to explore solutions to Delta health disparities
Originally published by UMMC on Monday, July 23, 2018 About 4.4 million acres of alluvial floodplains make up “The Most Southern Place on Earth,” the Mississippi Delta. Shared by Louisiana and Arkansas and reaching north to Memphis, Tennessee, the area is also known for its health disparities. Three of the…