Lifesaving Change in One of State’s Most Unhealthy Counties
While Mississippi still has some of the highest rates of obesity and heart-related illnesses in the country, Tallahatchie and the Wellness Center are making a difference there.
While Mississippi still has some of the highest rates of obesity and heart-related illnesses in the country, Tallahatchie and the Wellness Center are making a difference there.
A report from Hunger-Free America 2019 shows that Mississippi is the third hungriest state in the nation and around one in four Mississippians are food insecure. There are food banks and other programs designed to help alleviate the problem, but the Oxford Community Farmer’s Market (OXCM) wants to be a part of the solution, too.…