Paper Presentations 3: Education and Health Issues
Location
Cutrer Ballroom
Start Date
19-7-2019 9:30 AM
End Date
19-7-2019 10:45 AM
Description
Moderator: Eleanor Green, Good Food for Oxford Schools
STDs, Teen Pregnancy, and Circumstances Surrounding Safe Sex in Charleston, Mississippi
Levell Williams, Tougaloo College
Kristen Alley Swain, University of Mississippi
This qualitative study utilized in-depth interviews with residents of Charleston, Mississippi, to explore social and behavioral factors that contribute to poor sexual health statistics in the Mississippi Delta. Six African American adults who had experience working with Charleston youth were interviewed about barriers, opportunities, and social factors that impact sexual health among African American adolescents. Participants ranged from ages 19-45 and included educators, a recent high school graduate, and a minister. Interview transcript analysis, using the constant comparative method, highlighted perceived issues, perceived intervention possibilities, perceived barriers against intervention, and the role of relationships between teens and adults. Practical implications of this study include the development of a culturally appropriate safe sex intervention and awareness campaign in the Mississippi Delta and other rural communities.
Using Community Clinical Linkages to Combat Chronic Disease
Catherine Moring, Tallahatchie General Hospital
Jennifer Taylor, Tallahatchie General Hospital
The Tallahatchie General Hospital Community Clinical Linkage (CCL) Program was established in 2016 and has grown to include four clinics, a wellness center, and over 10 referring healthcare providers. The CCL is an excellent model for coordinated care and chronic disease management. Patients are referred to necessary services resulting in improved health status and reduced chronic disease burden. The program includes a Food RX program, a diabetes self-management (DSME) program, and the MASTER Program which provides participants with an array of options to improve health. To date, over 50 people have successfully put type 2 diabetes into remission or reversed pre-diabetes, and countless others have improved biometrics and lost significant amounts of weight. The DSME program uses a low-carbohydrate approach to address insulin resistance and inflammation. The average reduction in A1c is 2.2% which is quite substantial. This session will also cover best practices for chronic disease management programming.
Growth and Persistence of Place-Based Mortality in the United States: Implications for the Mississippi Delta
Hasna Khandekar, University of Mississippi
Ciarra Smith, Mississippi State University
Arthur Cosby, Mississippi State University
The objective of this work was to examine 47 years of US urban and rural mortality trends at the county level, controlling for the effects of education, income, poverty, and race. Utilizing data obtained through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER (Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research), the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, we found that rural-urban mortality disparities increased from the mid-1980s through 2016. Education, race, rurality and the interaction between a county’s percentage of poverty and percentage of rurality were strong predictors of county-level mortality rates. These findings indicate the largest mortality penalty was in high-poverty, rural counties like those found in the Mississippi Delta. This rural-urban mortality disparity is persistent, growing, and large when compared to other place-based disparities and suggests that targeted public health programs focused on high-poverty, rural locales are promising strategies for addressing these mortality disparities.
Ed You Cate
Johnny D. Jones, Mississippi Valley State University
This presentation is about focusing on the "you" in the title as a new acronym for education. I believe that framing the word metaphorically in this way will conceptualize the self-reflectionn the title as a new acronym for education. I process by internalizing our responsible purpose as educators and applying action-driven research to make systemic differences in the schools that surround our institutions of higher learning in the US and perhaps the Mississippi Delta. All of us are “you,” and our children will grow up to be us – if we make collaborative differences in their education in K-20. This proposed research will investigate the extent to which translational (action) research is applied in two separate settings in the Deep South of Mississippi – a state that continues to be challenged, troubled, and plagued by educational inequity and social justice.
Relational Format
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Green, Eleanor; Williams, Levell; Swain, Kristin Alley; Moring, Catherine; Taylor, Jennifer; Khandekar, Hasna; Smith, Ciarra; Cosby, Arthur; and Jones, Johnny D., "Paper Presentations 3: Education and Health Issues" (2019). Delta Regional Forum. 24.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/dr_forum/2019/Schedule/24
Paper Presentations 3: Education and Health Issues
Cutrer Ballroom
Moderator: Eleanor Green, Good Food for Oxford Schools
STDs, Teen Pregnancy, and Circumstances Surrounding Safe Sex in Charleston, Mississippi
Levell Williams, Tougaloo College
Kristen Alley Swain, University of Mississippi
This qualitative study utilized in-depth interviews with residents of Charleston, Mississippi, to explore social and behavioral factors that contribute to poor sexual health statistics in the Mississippi Delta. Six African American adults who had experience working with Charleston youth were interviewed about barriers, opportunities, and social factors that impact sexual health among African American adolescents. Participants ranged from ages 19-45 and included educators, a recent high school graduate, and a minister. Interview transcript analysis, using the constant comparative method, highlighted perceived issues, perceived intervention possibilities, perceived barriers against intervention, and the role of relationships between teens and adults. Practical implications of this study include the development of a culturally appropriate safe sex intervention and awareness campaign in the Mississippi Delta and other rural communities.
Using Community Clinical Linkages to Combat Chronic Disease
Catherine Moring, Tallahatchie General Hospital
Jennifer Taylor, Tallahatchie General Hospital
The Tallahatchie General Hospital Community Clinical Linkage (CCL) Program was established in 2016 and has grown to include four clinics, a wellness center, and over 10 referring healthcare providers. The CCL is an excellent model for coordinated care and chronic disease management. Patients are referred to necessary services resulting in improved health status and reduced chronic disease burden. The program includes a Food RX program, a diabetes self-management (DSME) program, and the MASTER Program which provides participants with an array of options to improve health. To date, over 50 people have successfully put type 2 diabetes into remission or reversed pre-diabetes, and countless others have improved biometrics and lost significant amounts of weight. The DSME program uses a low-carbohydrate approach to address insulin resistance and inflammation. The average reduction in A1c is 2.2% which is quite substantial. This session will also cover best practices for chronic disease management programming.
Growth and Persistence of Place-Based Mortality in the United States: Implications for the Mississippi Delta
Hasna Khandekar, University of Mississippi
Ciarra Smith, Mississippi State University
Arthur Cosby, Mississippi State University
The objective of this work was to examine 47 years of US urban and rural mortality trends at the county level, controlling for the effects of education, income, poverty, and race. Utilizing data obtained through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER (Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research), the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, we found that rural-urban mortality disparities increased from the mid-1980s through 2016. Education, race, rurality and the interaction between a county’s percentage of poverty and percentage of rurality were strong predictors of county-level mortality rates. These findings indicate the largest mortality penalty was in high-poverty, rural counties like those found in the Mississippi Delta. This rural-urban mortality disparity is persistent, growing, and large when compared to other place-based disparities and suggests that targeted public health programs focused on high-poverty, rural locales are promising strategies for addressing these mortality disparities.
Ed You Cate
Johnny D. Jones, Mississippi Valley State University
This presentation is about focusing on the "you" in the title as a new acronym for education. I believe that framing the word metaphorically in this way will conceptualize the self-reflectionn the title as a new acronym for education. I process by internalizing our responsible purpose as educators and applying action-driven research to make systemic differences in the schools that surround our institutions of higher learning in the US and perhaps the Mississippi Delta. All of us are “you,” and our children will grow up to be us – if we make collaborative differences in their education in K-20. This proposed research will investigate the extent to which translational (action) research is applied in two separate settings in the Deep South of Mississippi – a state that continues to be challenged, troubled, and plagued by educational inequity and social justice.
