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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
Development News The health centers will be roughly 2,500 sq. ft. each, with full-time staffs that include primary care physicians and health coaches. Healthy Communities

Primary health care centers planned for Memphis area YMCAs beginning in 2024

High Ground TeamWednesday, August 9, 2023
Development News “Clinics, such as the one at College Park, are part of a growing trend to improve health and achieve health equity by connecting health and housing in affordable housing communities,” says Dexter Washington, CEO of Memphis Housing Authority. Healthy Communities

Grand opening celebration held for on-site healthcare clinic for senior residents of College Park

High Ground TeamFriday, July 21, 2023
Feature Story File photo / Brandon Dill (2022) Healthy Communities

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

MJ GalbraithFriday, April 28, 2023
Development News "MHC’s top priority is making mental health resources both accessible and affordable for all," says MHC CEO Pam Womack. Healthy Communities

Nonprofit celebrates opening affordable and accessible mental health clinic in Memphis

High Ground TeamThursday, April 13, 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) Healthy Communities

Afghan refugees get Memphis-style hospitality from World Relief Memphis

Chris JonesFriday, May 6, 2022
Feature Story Dr. Larita Taylor is the author of "Nurture for the Nurturer," a guide for new breastfeeding moms. (submitted) Healthy 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) Healthy 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) Healthy Communities

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

Friday, September 3, 2021
Feature Story UT Healthy Communities

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

Sarah RushakoffWednesday, April 14, 2021
Feature Story Kaila Matthews, owner of the new WhatTheDoula, is a native Memphian and birth doula. (Submitted) Entrepreneurship

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). Healthy 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) Healthy Communities

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

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyWednesday, September 30, 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) Healthy Communities

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

Cole BradleyFriday, August 21, 2020
Feature Story Frank Johnson looks towards North Memphis' Penn A Kem, LLC chemical plant on the left hand side of the road. On the right is Douglass High School. (Ziggy Mack) Healthy Communities

The Pandemics: Decades of environmental racism is making COVID-19 more deadly in Black communities

Baris Gursakal & Cole BradleyThursday, August 20, 2020
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