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The Pulse: Maternal Wellness Rx Initiative
By ERIC J. SHELTON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,09/13/23-5:16PM , 483 Reads 11,562 Statewide
Jennifer Hopping, executive director of the American Heart Association, talks about the organization’s Maternal Wellness Rx initiative. The initiative focuses on supporting the health and well-being of pregnant and new moms through nutrition security, blood pressure regulation, emotional health support and infant CPR education.
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The Pulse: MSDH’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Justin Turner
By ERIC J. SHELTON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,08/09/23-2:52PM , 431 Reads 11,440 Statewide
Dr. Justin Turner, chief medical officer of the Mississippi State Department of Health, talks about his wife’s pregnancy issues and how other Mississippians have similar experiences.
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The Pulse: Black Men in Health Care Empowerment Summit
By ERIC J. SHELTON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,07/12/23-4:34PM , 750 Reads 11,348 Statewide
Over 100 middle and high school students visited the University of Mississippi Medical Center for a program aimed at attracting Black men to health care fields.
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Teresa Springs looks at the area where the Southern Agrarian Training Center will be built on TKO Farming’s land in McCool, Miss., Monday, May 1, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Attala County farmers open training center to teach farming to youth
By ERIC J. SHELTON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,06/28/23-1:36PM , 298 Reads 7,691 Statewide
Teresa Springs looks out at the farmland that her husband Kevin Springs inherited in 2016.

After Kevin’s mother’s health declined, she transferred over the 73-acre farm to him. The Springses had no plans of moving from Florida to McCool, Mississippi, and they had no experience in farming.
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