As March comes to an end, we wanted to celebrate National Nutrition Month! How have you created connections to your food and your community during #nationalnutritionmonth?
Happy Women's History Month! Dr. Jocelyn Elders was the first African American and only the second woman to serve as the Surgeon General of the United States. She was born in 1933 in a poor, rural, and segregated neighborhood of Arkansas. Jocelyn never considered becoming a doctor until she heard Edith Irby Jones, the first African American to attend the University of Arkansas Medical School (UAMS), speak. In 1956, Jocelyn enrolled at UAMS. After graduating, she went on to also receive a master's degree in biochemistry and spent the next couple decades in medical practice and research, advocating for public health. In 1993, President Clinton appointed Jocelyn U.S. Surgeon General where she served until 1994. Today, she is a professor emeritus at the UAMS.
Join GVPH and other community partners today at the Oxford Boys & Girls Club! There will be free resources and information on the effects of social media as well as food, games, and more! We will be out from 11am-2pm!