July 03, 2006
Health Disparities in the Mississippi Delta
Earlier we posted a story about health disparities in Milwaukee. This story focuses on health disparities in the Mississippi Delta region.
Here is an excerpt of that report.
The Mississippi Delta, the poorest region of the poorest state, has extremely high measures of health disparities, obesity, diabetes and the complications from diabetes," Bouldin said.
Bouldin, a Clarksdale native and one of four sons of acclaimed artist Marshall Bouldin Sr., said the obesity and diabetes have a direct correlation.
"A third of our school children in Mississippi are obese," Bouldin said. "We're talking about being 30-40 percent overweight."