Paper Presentations 4: Building Human Capital for Community Development
Location
Lewis 301
Start Date
19-7-2018 3:50 PM
Description
Moderator: Lynn Woo, University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies
Increasing Education.....Increasing Success / Lakisha L. Butler, Delta State University/Delta Educational Opportunity Center
Delta Educational Opportunity Center (DEOC) is a federal TRIO program designed to increase the number of adult participants, ages 19 and older, who enroll in postsecondary education institutions by providing services to 1,000 participants in 12 Delta counties. TRIO is a series of educational support programs that emerged in 1964 as a result of former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty legislation. As there were initially three programs, Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services, the name TRIO was coined. DEOC provides counsel and instruction on secondary education completion, financial planning skills, college admissions, career opportunities, and more. DEOC also provides services to residents younger than 19 who cannot be adequately served by a Talent Search project, another federal TRIO program designed to assist middle school and high school students pursue a postsecondary education. Presentation will include a power point outlining history, objectives, services, and eligibility requirements of DEOC. Audience will also be provided with take-away materials.
Cumulative Spatial Disadvantage and the Role of Human and Social Capital: A Spatial Analysis of Income and Poverty in the Multi-State Delta Katrina Alford. University of Mississippi, Center for Population Studies
Understanding how space impacts development is crucial when examining inequalities. Uneven development further highlights disparities in power that are rooted in spatial design and relations. Geography and history have long-term influences on development, yet are not easily changeable within a community. There are, however, locally-modifiable characteristics, like human and social capital, that can be cultivated to increase a community’s agency, even in the face of disadvantage. This study takes a spatially-oriented approach to sociology to evaluate income and poverty when accounting for geographical, historical, and locally-modifiable characteristics. By analyzing secondary data using OLS linear regression, I identify patterns regarding income and poverty as they relate to spatial disadvantage and locally-modifiable community capitals at the county level in the multi-state Delta. By identifying these characteristics and their relationships to space, I hope to equip leaders with the tools necessary to inform efforts to achieve better quality of life in their communities.
Improving Community Outreach and Engagement: A Role for Community Health Advocates / Tammy Dempsey. University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Office of Academic Affairs; Debbie Minor. UMMC School of Medicine; Penny Rogers. UMMC School of Health Related Professions; Josie Bidwell. UMMC School of Nursing; Lisa Haynie. UMMC School of Nursing; Rick deShazo. UMMC School of Medicine; Alan Penman. UMMC School of Population Health
Over the past 30 years Mississippi has experienced an epidemic of obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension (HT), and end-stage renal disease; low-income, medically underserved groups are disproportionately affected. Early screening and referral to health professionals for formal diagnosis and treatment could prevent complications. The state, however, has one of the lowest ratios of health professionals per capita in the US. Since it is unlikely that adequate numbers of formally trained health professionals will be available in the near future to address this epidemic, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Community Health Advocate Training Program was developed as a community-based program to train lay individuals to screen populations for obesity, T2D, and HT. Since its inception in 2011, over 2,500 individuals from churches, civic organizations, and other groups across the state have been trained. Here we review the development of the program and explore possible future directions.
Relational Format
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Presenters, Multiple, "Paper Presentations 4: Building Human Capital for Community Development" (2018). Delta Regional Forum. 28.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/dr_forum/2018/schedule/28
Paper Presentations 4: Building Human Capital for Community Development
Lewis 301
Moderator: Lynn Woo, University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies
Increasing Education.....Increasing Success / Lakisha L. Butler, Delta State University/Delta Educational Opportunity Center
Delta Educational Opportunity Center (DEOC) is a federal TRIO program designed to increase the number of adult participants, ages 19 and older, who enroll in postsecondary education institutions by providing services to 1,000 participants in 12 Delta counties. TRIO is a series of educational support programs that emerged in 1964 as a result of former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty legislation. As there were initially three programs, Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services, the name TRIO was coined. DEOC provides counsel and instruction on secondary education completion, financial planning skills, college admissions, career opportunities, and more. DEOC also provides services to residents younger than 19 who cannot be adequately served by a Talent Search project, another federal TRIO program designed to assist middle school and high school students pursue a postsecondary education. Presentation will include a power point outlining history, objectives, services, and eligibility requirements of DEOC. Audience will also be provided with take-away materials.
Cumulative Spatial Disadvantage and the Role of Human and Social Capital: A Spatial Analysis of Income and Poverty in the Multi-State Delta Katrina Alford. University of Mississippi, Center for Population Studies
Understanding how space impacts development is crucial when examining inequalities. Uneven development further highlights disparities in power that are rooted in spatial design and relations. Geography and history have long-term influences on development, yet are not easily changeable within a community. There are, however, locally-modifiable characteristics, like human and social capital, that can be cultivated to increase a community’s agency, even in the face of disadvantage. This study takes a spatially-oriented approach to sociology to evaluate income and poverty when accounting for geographical, historical, and locally-modifiable characteristics. By analyzing secondary data using OLS linear regression, I identify patterns regarding income and poverty as they relate to spatial disadvantage and locally-modifiable community capitals at the county level in the multi-state Delta. By identifying these characteristics and their relationships to space, I hope to equip leaders with the tools necessary to inform efforts to achieve better quality of life in their communities.
Improving Community Outreach and Engagement: A Role for Community Health Advocates / Tammy Dempsey. University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Office of Academic Affairs; Debbie Minor. UMMC School of Medicine; Penny Rogers. UMMC School of Health Related Professions; Josie Bidwell. UMMC School of Nursing; Lisa Haynie. UMMC School of Nursing; Rick deShazo. UMMC School of Medicine; Alan Penman. UMMC School of Population Health
Over the past 30 years Mississippi has experienced an epidemic of obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension (HT), and end-stage renal disease; low-income, medically underserved groups are disproportionately affected. Early screening and referral to health professionals for formal diagnosis and treatment could prevent complications. The state, however, has one of the lowest ratios of health professionals per capita in the US. Since it is unlikely that adequate numbers of formally trained health professionals will be available in the near future to address this epidemic, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Community Health Advocate Training Program was developed as a community-based program to train lay individuals to screen populations for obesity, T2D, and HT. Since its inception in 2011, over 2,500 individuals from churches, civic organizations, and other groups across the state have been trained. Here we review the development of the program and explore possible future directions.
