Health Landscapes in the South: Rurality, Racism, and a Path Forward

This conversation about health disparities in the South, with questions composed by the authors, incorporates the medical expertise of Brookshield Laurent and Jennifer Conner from the New York Institute of Technology’s Delta Population Health Institute at Arkansas State University, with the social science expertise of Raeda Anderson from the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and Meagan Rosenthal and Anne Cafer from the University of Mississippi.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/studythesouth/1004/thumbnail.jp

Our Body Tells a Story: A Pathway to Resilience and Wholeness (pre-recorded discussion)

Jennifer Conner and Brookshield Laurent present on how their training has taught them how to listen to the stories of our bodies, which inform their work in population health in the Delta. Conner and Laurent explore how the interconnectedness of place, time, and health are expressed in our bodies and can serve as the pathway for holistic healing for self and communities. This talk was prerecorded to serve as a complement to a virtual conversation and Q&A with Drs. Conner and Laurent moderated by University of Mississippi professors and co-directors of the UM Community First Research Center for Wellbeing and Creative Achievement (CREW), Dr. Anne Cafer and Dr. Meagen Rosenthal. Their discussion will expand upon this presentation and their work with the Delta Population Health Institute. SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) exploring the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. To learn more about the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the SouthTalks series, please visit the Center\u27s website

Our Body Tells a Story: A Pathway to Resilience and Wholeness (live Q&A)

This is a recording of the virtual SouthTalk, a live Q&A, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 with University of Mississippi professors and co-directors of the UM Community First Research Center for Wellbeing and Creative Achievement, Anne Cafer and Meagen Rosenthal, and Drs. Jennifer Conner and Brookshield Laurent of the Delta Population Health Institute. Their discussion expands upon the work of the Delta Population Health Institute available here for download by the same name. To learn more about the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the SouthTalks series, please visit the Center\u27s website