Cultivating Adolescent Leadership Development in the Arkansas Delta to Combat Health Disparity

• In Event: Evening Extravaganza: Taste of Brussels Reception, Author Meet & Greet, Lifetime Achievement Awardee and Keynote Meet & Greet, & Hosted Poster Session
  In Poster: Leadership Scholarship Display Posters

Short Description

Multi-generational poverty, shortened life spans, and increased disease rates plague the American Mississippi River Delta. Memphis, a central Delta hub city, received the highest ranking possible for disconnected youth. Cross-sector collaboration initiating locally based sustainable food production systems cultivate adolescent youth leadership development opportunities and combat health disparity.

Participant

• Emily L. Harris, University of Central Arkansas