FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jackson, MS (September 24, 2024) – The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health, We-Collab, and Healthy Places by Design brought together nearly fifty community leaders, public health professionals, and tobacco prevention advocates for the Mississippi Tobacco Prevention Symposium. Held on September 19, 2024, at the MS E-Center at Jackson State, the symposium provided a platform to share innovative strategies and solutions to reduce tobacco use and vaping in Mississippi.
Those presenting at the symposium included: Tasha Banks, MS Tobacco Free Coalition project director; Jamie Elliott, Healthy Places by Design; Mechelle Chane, Healthy Community Development, LLC; Dr. Sandra Melvin, CEO/Founding President, Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health; Henry Cooper, Partnership for a Healthy MS, and Darrius Moore, MS Department of Health.
For more information on tobacco inequities, visit www.minority-institute.org.
Media Contacts:
Dr. Sandra Melvin
iamh@advancingminorityhealth.org
(769) 572-5263
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The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health was established in 2019 to reduce health disparities among disadvantaged and underserved minority populations in Mississippi through the development of collaborative partnerships with community stakeholders and the implementation of evidence-based public health interventions with a particular focus on health equity.
