what about Mississippi’s health I think you know this is our health statistics
you know this is our health statistics
you know this is our health statistics for many many years and it’s a flatline
for many many years and it’s a flatline
for many many years and it’s a flatline we’re either 49th or 50th and that’s a
we’re either 49th or 50th and that’s a
we’re either 49th or 50th and that’s a real problem but there are other
real problem but there are other
real problem but there are other problems that are associated with that
problems that are associated with that
problems that are associated with that that make it even more dire and that is
that make it even more dire and that is
that make it even more dire and that is if you look at the percentage of
if you look at the percentage of
if you look at the percentage of Mississippians who now have diabetes
Mississippians who now have diabetes
Mississippians who now have diabetes well over 30% and who are obese about
well over 30% and who are obese about
well over 30% and who are obese about 75% of our people are overweight and
75% of our people are overweight and
75% of our people are overweight and obese and you do the projections for
obese and you do the projections for
obese and you do the projections for those they’re pretty startling but the
those they’re pretty startling but the
those they’re pretty startling but the bigger projection is the one on the
bigger projection is the one on the
bigger projection is the one on the bottom there that is a disability rate
bottom there that is a disability rate
bottom there that is a disability rate in the state and that is an old number
in the state and that is an old number
in the state and that is an old number it’s now much higher but it’s not been
it’s now much higher but it’s not been
it’s now much higher but it’s not been released and when you have a quarter or
released and when you have a quarter or
released and when you have a quarter or a third of your population that is
a third of your population that is
a third of your population that is disabled you can’t make your budget work
disabled you can’t make your budget work
disabled you can’t make your budget work for the state so this is not only a
for the state so this is not only a
for the state so this is not only a personal issue of health but it is a
personal issue of health but it is a
personal issue of health but it is a future issue of the viability of the
future issue of the viability of the
future issue of the viability of the state so a group of us at UMC who were
state so a group of us at UMC who were
state so a group of us at UMC who were struggling with these issues after being
struggling with these issues after being
struggling with these issues after being there for a number of years and seeing
there for a number of years and seeing
there for a number of years and seeing no needle to move on anything asked what
no needle to move on anything asked what
no needle to move on anything asked what could we do in order to do anything in
could we do in order to do anything in
could we do in order to do anything in medicine especially in Mississippi you
medicine especially in Mississippi you
medicine especially in Mississippi you really have to look at the social
really have to look at the social
really have to look at the social determinants of health because that’s
determinants of health because that’s
determinants of health because that’s where the rubber meets the road and of
where the rubber meets the road and of
where the rubber meets the road and of the seven major social determinants of
the seven major social determinants of
the seven major social determinants of health we looked at what educators and
health we looked at what educators and
health we looked at what educators and clinicians could do and we picked out
clinicians could do and we picked out
clinicians could do and we picked out four of them now before we could get
four of them now before we could get
four of them now before we could get started on some kind of document to try
started on some kind of document to try
started on some kind of document to try to get some grant
to get some grant
to get some grant funding to do this because it’s all done
funding to do this because it’s all done
funding to do this because it’s all done on nights and weekends and we have to
on nights and weekends and we have to
on nights and weekends and we have to hire some help this happened and this
hire some help this happened and this
hire some help this happened and this was another hit to our health system
was another hit to our health system
was another hit to our health system because basically all healthcare from
because basically all healthcare from
because basically all healthcare from the coast to Jackson and including
the coast to Jackson and including
the coast to Jackson and including Jackson shut down after Katrina from
Jackson shut down after Katrina from
Jackson shut down after Katrina from short periods here in Jackson about a
short periods here in Jackson about a
short periods here in Jackson about a week to ten days
week to ten days
week to ten days fortunately the University and several
fortunately the University and several
fortunately the University and several of our hospitals had generators and fuel
of our hospitals had generators and fuel
of our hospitals had generators and fuel but the coasts the doctors left and they
but the coasts the doctors left and they
but the coasts the doctors left and they never came back so we were faced with a
never came back so we were faced with a
never came back so we were faced with a situation where we had a significant
situation where we had a significant
situation where we had a significant percentage of our population with no
percentage of our population with no
percentage of our population with no health care so one of the things that
health care so one of the things that
health care so one of the things that the university came up with was an idea
the university came up with was an idea
the university came up with was an idea with Public Broadcasting was to put
with Public Broadcasting was to put
with Public Broadcasting was to put someone on the on the radio who could
someone on the on the radio who could
someone on the on the radio who could answer everyday health questions and we
answer everyday health questions and we
answer everyday health questions and we ended up developing two of those people
ended up developing two of those people
ended up developing two of those people and it was such a success and so highly
and it was such a success and so highly
and it was such a success and so highly utilized that we put that into our
utilized that we put that into our
utilized that we put that into our working plan that we were developing for
working plan that we were developing for
working plan that we were developing for trying to address some of the issues
trying to address some of the issues
trying to address some of the issues that I showed you earlier on so we
that I showed you earlier on so we
that I showed you earlier on so we called this southern remedy radio
called this southern remedy radio
called this southern remedy radio programming to have a catchy name and
programming to have a catchy name and
programming to have a catchy name and our target audience was anyone with low
our target audience was anyone with low
our target audience was anyone with low health literacy and one of the biggest
health literacy and one of the biggest
health literacy and one of the biggest problems we’ve had is is that we are
problems we’ve had is is that we are
problems we’ve had is is that we are missing our target audience using public
missing our target audience using public
missing our target audience using public broadcasting and that was an issue from
broadcasting and that was an issue from
broadcasting and that was an issue from the very beginning the people who were
the very beginning the people who were
the very beginning the people who were calling in were the people who had just
calling in were the people who had just
calling in were the people who had just gotten back from the Mayo Clinic for
gotten back from the Mayo Clinic for
gotten back from the Mayo Clinic for their third consultation for hair loss
their third consultation for hair loss
their third consultation for hair loss and that just didn’t compute to where we
and that just didn’t compute to where we
and that just didn’t compute to where we wanted to go so we decided we’re going
wanted to go so we decided we’re going
wanted to go so we decided we’re going to
to
to man the radio show but we’re going to
man the radio show but we’re going to
man the radio show but we’re going to try to make it more focus and hopefully
try to make it more focus and hopefully
try to make it more focus and hopefully get it to podcasts and other social
get it to podcasts and other social
get it to podcasts and other social media where it would be more widely
media where it would be more widely
media where it would be more widely available and that we also should move
available and that we also should move
available and that we also should move to television but most importantly we
to television but most importantly we
to television but most importantly we should go we should get troops on the
should go we should get troops on the
should go we should get troops on the ground that’s where the action was
ground that’s where the action was
ground that’s where the action was troops on the ground so in 2016 we
troops on the ground so in 2016 we
troops on the ground so in 2016 we expanded our radio a programming to 5
expanded our radio a programming to 5
expanded our radio a programming to 5 hours of live radio dr. talk shows a
hours of live radio dr. talk shows a
hours of live radio dr. talk shows a week and doctors like me get hoarse
week and doctors like me get hoarse
week and doctors like me get hoarse about every other week because we we
about every other week because we we
about every other week because we we catch something from our patients so
catch something from our patients so
catch something from our patients so that also helped us to substitute for
that also helped us to substitute for
that also helped us to substitute for each other so that was a real backup but
each other so that was a real backup but
each other so that was a real backup but perhaps more importantly was the troops
perhaps more importantly was the troops
perhaps more importantly was the troops on the ground aspect and this is one of
on the ground aspect and this is one of
on the ground aspect and this is one of the lesser-known efforts of southern
the lesser-known efforts of southern
the lesser-known efforts of southern remedy but perhaps the most important
remedy but perhaps the most important
remedy but perhaps the most important one and that is is that we train lay
one and that is is that we train lay
one and that is is that we train lay individuals and certify them to take
individuals and certify them to take
individuals and certify them to take blood pressure what measure blood
blood pressure what measure blood
blood pressure what measure blood glucose measure BMI and do some basic
glucose measure BMI and do some basic
glucose measure BMI and do some basic dietary counseling on-site in churches
dietary counseling on-site in churches
dietary counseling on-site in churches and civic organizations and because we
and civic organizations and because we
and civic organizations and because we were very fortunate and the medical
were very fortunate and the medical
were very fortunate and the medical school was very unfortunate and not
school was very unfortunate and not
school was very unfortunate and not having any nutrition in our curriculum
having any nutrition in our curriculum
having any nutrition in our curriculum in the medical school we were able to
in the medical school we were able to
in the medical school we were able to embed this into the curriculum of the
embed this into the curriculum of the
embed this into the curriculum of the medical school and the nursing school
medical school and the nursing school
medical school and the nursing school and now most of the other schools are
and now most of the other schools are
and now most of the other schools are coming on board and teach this southern
coming on board and teach this southern
coming on board and teach this southern remedy healthy living curriculum which
remedy healthy living curriculum which
remedy healthy living curriculum which was developed with a number of folks
was developed with a number of folks
was developed with a number of folks from our various disciplines who have
from our various disciplines who have
from our various disciplines who have expertise in this area and now we are
expertise in this area and now we are
expertise in this area and now we are training in every one of our medical
training in every one of our medical
training in every one of our medical students and every one of our nursing
students and every one of our nursing
students and every one of our nursing students most of our PT students and the
students most of our PT students and the
students most of our PT students and the dental students and so forth in the
dental students and so forth in the
dental students and so forth in the first
first
first year when they’re anxious to get their
year when they’re anxious to get their
year when they’re anxious to get their hands on patience but don’t have the
hands on patience but don’t have the
hands on patience but don’t have the skills to do it we’re giving them a
skills to do it we’re giving them a
skills to do it we’re giving them a skill set that they can go into
skill set that they can go into
skill set that they can go into communities and help with screening
communities and help with screening
communities and help with screening because 50% of diabetes and about 50% of
because 50% of diabetes and about 50% of
because 50% of diabetes and about 50% of hypertension and Mississippi is
hypertension and Mississippi is
hypertension and Mississippi is undetected and by the time we get the
undetected and by the time we get the
undetected and by the time we get the patients we have end-stage disease and
patients we have end-stage disease and
patients we have end-stage disease and that’s why dialysis units in Mississippi
that’s why dialysis units in Mississippi
that’s why dialysis units in Mississippi are growing faster than dollar stores
are growing faster than dollar stores
are growing faster than dollar stores they’re literally everywhere and they’re
they’re literally everywhere and they’re
they’re literally everywhere and they’re just getting started and one of the
just getting started and one of the
just getting started and one of the reasons we were able to do this is the
reasons we were able to do this is the
reasons we were able to do this is the federally qualified health center
federally qualified health center
federally qualified health center movement which started in Mississippi
movement which started in Mississippi
movement which started in Mississippi came out of Freedom Summer and has been
came out of Freedom Summer and has been
came out of Freedom Summer and has been perpetuated here and we have more of
perpetuated here and we have more of
perpetuated here and we have more of these community health centers in rural
these community health centers in rural
these community health centers in rural areas in our state per capita than any
areas in our state per capita than any
areas in our state per capita than any other state and we also have them in in
other state and we also have them in in
other state and we also have them in in urban areas and they charge people on a
urban areas and they charge people on a
urban areas and they charge people on a sliding scale so really there’s nobody
sliding scale so really there’s nobody
sliding scale so really there’s nobody in Mississippi that doesn’t have access
in Mississippi that doesn’t have access
in Mississippi that doesn’t have access to health care they just don’t know they
to health care they just don’t know they
to health care they just don’t know they have it so we have incorporated
have it so we have incorporated
have it so we have incorporated connecting our individuals to those
connecting our individuals to those
connecting our individuals to those community health centers which by the
community health centers which by the
community health centers which by the way the president administration has not
way the president administration has not
way the president administration has not funded as of this hour and the funding
funded as of this hour and the funding
funded as of this hour and the funding for which will go zero by the first of
for which will go zero by the first of
for which will go zero by the first of the week if it doesn’t get funded but
the week if it doesn’t get funded but
the week if it doesn’t get funded but we’re hopeful that that that will occur
we’re hopeful that that that will occur
we’re hopeful that that that will occur so we can offer people health care even
so we can offer people health care even
so we can offer people health care even if that they have no resources we’ve now
if that they have no resources we’ve now
if that they have no resources we’ve now done a number of health documentaries
done a number of health documentaries
done a number of health documentaries and the real value in these we think is
and the real value in these we think is
and the real value in these we think is not the television run times that we get
not the television run times that we get
not the television run times that we get but they are all put on our website put
but they are all put on our website put
but they are all put on our website put into blog sites put into social media
into blog sites put into social media
into blog sites put into social media and you may though that our
and you may though that our
and you may though that our chicken nugget one actually has broken
chicken nugget one actually has broken
chicken nugget one actually has broken national records for replay so you know
national records for replay so you know
national records for replay so you know that’s where people’s interest is it
that’s where people’s interest is it
that’s where people’s interest is it will go there we we have now trained
will go there we we have now trained
will go there we we have now trained 1500 community health advocates and our
1500 community health advocates and our
1500 community health advocates and our tooling up to train a lot more if you’re
tooling up to train a lot more if you’re
tooling up to train a lot more if you’re interested we want to work with you give
interested we want to work with you give
interested we want to work with you give me a call we can send you a medical
me a call we can send you a medical
me a call we can send you a medical student to set up a screening work with
student to set up a screening work with
student to set up a screening work with your people to train folks whatever you
your people to train folks whatever you
your people to train folks whatever you need that’s what we want to do and we
need that’s what we want to do and we
need that’s what we want to do and we also have picked up a couple of trophies
also have picked up a couple of trophies
also have picked up a couple of trophies for these documentaries along the way so
for these documentaries along the way so
for these documentaries along the way so what are the challenges the biggest
what are the challenges the biggest
what are the challenges the biggest challenges challenge in any community
challenges challenge in any community
challenges challenge in any community service activity like this is
service activity like this is
service activity like this is communication communication between
communication communication between
communication communication between those who serve and those who need the
those who serve and those who need the
those who serve and those who need the service and we’ve been very fortunate
service and we’ve been very fortunate
service and we’ve been very fortunate the university has supported us and
the university has supported us and
the university has supported us and other similar efforts with a website
other similar efforts with a website
other similar efforts with a website called give gap that allows us to
called give gap that allows us to
called give gap that allows us to communicate back and forth with groups
communicate back and forth with groups
communicate back and forth with groups and with those who serve and accumulate
and with those who serve and accumulate
and with those who serve and accumulate how many hours of service they get
how many hours of service they get
how many hours of service they get because they get that as academic credit
because they get that as academic credit
because they get that as academic credit so that’s a nice stimulant for the
so that’s a nice stimulant for the
so that’s a nice stimulant for the learners and we can also provide that to
learners and we can also provide that to
learners and we can also provide that to churches and other groups who want to to
churches and other groups who want to to
churches and other groups who want to to use those we have a lot of problem with
use those we have a lot of problem with
use those we have a lot of problem with continuing education of those folks we
continuing education of those folks we
continuing education of those folks we train that we haven’t broken through and
train that we haven’t broken through and
train that we haven’t broken through and turnover but like all community efforts
turnover but like all community efforts
turnover but like all community efforts since we’ve decided to go off of funding
since we’ve decided to go off of funding
since we’ve decided to go off of funding from agencies where we end up spending
from agencies where we end up spending
from agencies where we end up spending all of our time writing grants its
all of our time writing grants its
all of our time writing grants its finances fortunately Mississippi Public
finances fortunately Mississippi Public
finances fortunately Mississippi Public Broadcasting in the university have
Broadcasting in the university have
Broadcasting in the university have continued to support us and we’re very
continued to support us and we’re very
continued to support us and we’re very grateful for that and we hope that
grateful for that and we hope that
grateful for that and we hope that you’ll get involved thank you
you’ll get involved thank you
you’ll get involved thank you [Applause]
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