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On finding 'ideas that work': How 300 Memphians came together to develop the More for Memphis plan

MJ GalbraithFriday, February 9, 2024
Feature Story File photo / Brandon Dill (2022) High GroundHealthy Communities

Q&A: On the importance of addressing childhood trauma early and often

MJ GalbraithFriday, April 28, 2023
Feature Story The EMployment and Economic Opportunity team at World Relief Memphis works to resettle refugees in Memphis. L to R: Oscar Herrera, Susannah Bland, Andy Kirk, Skarleth Tyler, Clarence Williams. (submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

Afghan refugees get Memphis-style hospitality from World Relief Memphis

Chris JonesFriday, May 6, 2022
Feature Story Mural by Jamond Bullocks in Frayser, part of Urban Art Commission's "Stand Up for Our Streets" project in 2019. (submitted) High GroundArts and Culture

Visual artists: Apply by Feb 18 to work with High Ground!

Friday, January 21, 2022
Feature Story Dr. Larita Taylor is the author of "Nurture for the Nurturer," a guide for new breastfeeding moms. (submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

A nurturing endeavor: Larita Taylor's book provides encouragement for breastfeeding moms

Deborah Gaddy-RobertsonThursday, December 9, 2021
Feature Story (Lisa Ferdinando, Wikimedia Commons) High GroundHealthy Communities

Need a COVID-19 test? Want to get your vaccine? Where to go in Shelby County.

Jeff Hulett and Sarah RushakoffThursday, September 23, 2021
Feature Story (Lisa Ferdinando, Wikimedia Commons) High GroundHealthy Communities

Over half of adults unvaccinated for COVID-19 fear needles. Here’s what’s proven to help.

Friday, September 3, 2021
Feature Story West Cancer Center is one of four oncology centers that are joining together with biotechnology firm Genentech to improve racial diversity in clinic research trials. (Meghan Aislin) High GroundHealthy Communities

Memphis-based West Cancer Center joins national alliance to close diversity gap in medical research

Meghan AslinWednesday, July 14, 2021
Feature Story UT High GroundHealthy Communities

UTHSC to host virtual addiction symposium for health care professionals and the public, May 4

Sarah RushakoffWednesday, April 14, 2021
Feature Story The doulas of Naturally Nurtured Birth Services are (left to right): Shanille Bowens, Tamera Stegall, Abeni Randle, Rhonda Okoth, andJacqueline Oselenin. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundHealthy Communities

Shanille Bowens is helping other Black women in Memphis craft their dream birth experience

Thursday, March 25, 2021
Feature Story Kaila Matthews, owner of the new WhatTheDoula, is a native Memphian and birth doula. (Submitted) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Women Working It: Doula Kaila Matthews helps expectant parents get what they want

Brandi HunterThursday, January 7, 2021
Feature Story Christine Jones and her mother Irma (behind) walk down the hall toward an exam room while being seen at the Guthrie Primary Care Clinic in Smokey City, North Memphis. (Andrea Morales, 2017). High GroundHealthy Communities

Healthcare has never been equitable and the pandemic is proof

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyThursday, November 12, 2020
Feature Story Kenzie Cleaves stands inside a vacant unit in her North Memphis apartment complex that she said has been unsecured for over a year. Unsafe housing conditions can increase COVID-19-related deaths. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundHealthy Communities

In poor communities, toxic housing is a risk factor for COVID-19 deaths

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyWednesday, September 30, 2020
Feature Story maskscovid High GroundHealthy Communities

The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?

Thursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story School nurse Patricia McCraw prepares medication for a student at A.B. Hill Elementary. McCraw is part of a school nurse pilot program facilitated by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Shelby County Schools, and Urban Child Institute. (Cat Evans) High GroundHealthy Communities

Money can't buy happiness but it can buy good health. Experts discuss health inequity in Memphis.

Cole BradleyFriday, August 21, 2020
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