The Mississippi Delta is a place region in Mississippi that is a melting pot of Southern culture, history that has set the standards for all things considered good and bad. Althougth Mississippi has been considered the hospitality state that is known for it’s soul food, music and abundance of history. At one point in time the Mississippi Delta was known for cotton that was fertile and a dominate part of society that made it cash crop for that region. Unfortnauley the cotton fields were manned whites and harvested by slaves until the late 1900’s. This is one of the reasons Mississippi Delta has another, less kindly reputation. The Civil War and the civil rights struggle left deep wounds and, even today, some of America's most brutal, entrenched poverty and racism thrives there (MDSC06). Agriculture jobs have been drying up since mechanization replaced human labor, and foreign competition continues to drive out other local industries.
Since 1940, the Delta's population has shrunk by nearly half (MDSC06). As a result in 2010 Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact (MSDC) formed a (36) member committee with representations from all 18 counties in the …show more content…
By doing this research they were able to do a comparison with the health disparities in other areas regions. As result of their findings they were able to start to promote prevention of diseases and attempt to advise at risk or vulnerable on population in the region on how to sustain their wellness. This step was basically set-up to help the prevention of unwanted pregnancies, STD’s and the spread of contagious diseases through educated the population about the risk factors as well as providing protective measures free or at lost cost. Long term if this was method was in place in could possibly have a long-term affect that would possibly promote longetivity in the Mississippi
Since 1940, the Delta's population has shrunk by nearly half (MDSC06). As a result in 2010 Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact (MSDC) formed a (36) member committee with representations from all 18 counties in the …show more content…
By doing this research they were able to do a comparison with the health disparities in other areas regions. As result of their findings they were able to start to promote prevention of diseases and attempt to advise at risk or vulnerable on population in the region on how to sustain their wellness. This step was basically set-up to help the prevention of unwanted pregnancies, STD’s and the spread of contagious diseases through educated the population about the risk factors as well as providing protective measures free or at lost cost. Long term if this was method was in place in could possibly have a long-term affect that would possibly promote longetivity in the Mississippi