Porter-Leath’s “Spoonfuls” Supports Healthy Eating
April 1, 2011
Porter-Leath has taken action to support healthy eating habits in Shelby County’s young children with their ”Spoonfuls” program.
ABCs of Formula
March 31, 2011
While breastfeeding has been widely cited as the best practice for feeding babies, some mothers may not have this option due to post-partum depression, inability to produce milk, lack of
Bottle Feeding and BPA
March 31, 2011
The health and well-being of children, and infants especially, are in large part determined by whether or not the child is receiving proper nutrition. The nutritional needs of babies are much different than those of adults, but they are fairly easy for informed parents to meet.
Nutrition has been called the single greatest environmental influence on babies in the womb and during infancy 1, and it remains essential throughout the first years of life.
The Perea preschool program is privately funded by Church Health Center and currently serves 128 at-risk students in North Memphis.
Domestic Violence (DV) is serious problem in Shelby County; among aggressive crimes in the City of Memphis, DV accounts for 16% of all murders, 39% of all aggravated assaults, and 60% of all simple assaults (Janikowski & Reed, 2009). Not only does domestic violence affect the individuals inv