"HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING" AT ITS BEST!

 

Clarksdale young people have two fantastic opportunities to eat smart and be more active these days.  Through a summer project at Clarksdale High School directed by HealthCorp teacher, Nathan Allen, teens are growing vegetables in their own hoop house and raised beds and selling some of it weekly at the Clarksdale Farmers Market. Healthy Congregations, Rock River Foundation, the Coahoma Community Health Council and Clarksdale Garden Club have partnered to support this project.  Information about the Clarksdale Farmers Market here:   http://clarksdale.locallygrown.net/


The Mighty Quapaw, under the mentorship of Quapaw Canoe Company owner John Ruskey, have the unique opportunity to gain the skills necessary to canoe the Mississippi River!  Check out Quapaw Canoe at http://www.island63.com

These fortunate young people are well on their way to healthy lifestyles!   

What can you do to give kids in your community the chance to be healthier?   

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COAHOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTHCOUNCIL 

Lela Keys, Chair & Regional Health Council member

Dennis Dupree, Superintendent of Clarksdale School District

Jean Light, Principal at Booker T. Washington Elementary

Jessica Hunt, North Central MS AHEC

Kathy Woods, Family Nurse Practitioner at Aaron E. Henry

Maci Flautt, MS Extension Service

Michael Campanova, PE Teacher at Friars Point

Nathan Allen, director of HealthCorp at Clarksdale High School

Pauline Rhodes, Superintendent of Coahoma County Schools

Robert Rhymes, Coahoma Community College

Shelley Ritter, Director of Delta Blues Museum

Sherry Coleman, Principal at Friar’s Point

Shirley Cole, Food Service Director for Clarksdale School District

Shirley Oldham, Coahoma County School District Nurse

Suzanne Walton, Principal at Kirkpatrick Elementary

Valeria Hawkins, Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Wilma Wade, former CMSD superintendent; director of the School of Excellence at 1st Baptist Church of Clarksdale