Magnolia Project participants are adding mountain pose, downward facing dog and more yoga poses to their repertoire of stress management and healthy living techniques. The first Yoga in the Streets class was held by the Project last week to help bring participants and the Health Zone 1 community at-large the benefits of Yoga. Research shows that Yoga… Read More
The Magnolia Project hosted the National Preconception Health Care Initiative: Improving Preconception Health, Every Woman, Every Time on May 20th. Clinical staff, insurance providers and organizations were trained on the Preconception Health Toolkit and Show Your Love. The National Preconception Health Care Initiative was designed to help primary care providers, their colleagues and their practices… Read More
Nine new community leaders graduated from the the Spring 2015 on May 13, 2015. The Leadership Academy is a 16-week “Grassroots” course design for community residents. Coalition member Rev. Tom Rodgers was the speaker and gave a spirited speech to encourage the graduates to make a difference in their community. The graduates were required during the 16… Read More
The landscape of infant deaths in Duval County has altered over the last few years, with rates improving in historically high areas of the city like Health Zone 1 and rising in three new zip codes: 32210, 32211 and 32218. Premature birth is the leading cause of death in all three zip codes. (Note: 2014 data is still provisional and… Read More
From providing youth life skills and cultural development to working with young men to sex education in the schools, more than 30 community members shared ideas and had an open discussion on how to prevent teen pregnancy and improve adolescent health. The NEFL Teen Pregnancy Task Force hosted “Undercurrents: A conversation on Adolescent Sexual Health”… Read More