Press Releases
Delta Health Alliance receives $750,000 grant to reduce teen pregnancy across the Mississippi Delta
Delta Health Alliance has been awarded a two-year $750,000 grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services to implement a Teen Pregnancy Prevention program in the Delta counties of Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, and Washington. According to Karen Matthews, Delta Health Alliance CEO, this new grant has two features that make it
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Bringing Physical Education to Delta Schools
In most schools, structured physical education is a fundamental offering. But in a region of the nation where obesity is prevalent and preventive healthcare is hard to find, such curricula shouldn’t seem like a luxury. “Some schools don’t even have P.E. teachers,” said Leslie Johnson, a program director for the Delta Health Alliance. “Hard to
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