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SUMMARY:Author Event: "Ripples of Hope in the Mississippi Delta" with Debra Bingham in Honor of David K. Jones
DESCRIPTION:This will be an in person presentation in our Keys Community 
 Room by Debra Bingham of Milton and Nicole Huberfeld of Boston University 
 about the book by Debra's son and Nicole's former colleague called:"Ripples 
 of Hope in the Mississippi Delta" written by David K. Jones of Milton\, who 
 was an Associate Professor of Health Law\, Policy and Management at Boston 
 University School of Public Health.  He was also the author of "Exchange 
 Politics: Opposing Obamacare in Battleground States."\n\nProfessor Jones 
 was tragically killed in September 2021 in a preventable accident that 
 occurred due to lack of investment in public infrastructure.  His death 
 underscores the main point of his book: people suffer\, even die\, when 
 society does not uphold its values to protect each other.  \n\nThe 
 Mississippi Delta consistently ranks as having some of the worst health 
 outcomes in the United States.  Even with this stark reality\, researcher 
 David K. Jones (1981-2021) found "ripples of hope."  For four years\, Jones 
 turned to residents and local leaders to learn firsthand the intricate 
 connections between race\, place\, and health in the region.  Using an 
 innovative mix of photovoice\, policy and social science research\, Jones 
 weaves their insights with data analysis to show how local\, state\, and 
 national policies and structures\, whether or not intentional\, constrain 
 or expand daily choices that affect health.  He describes how a 
 community-led\, goal-oriented approach to creating health equity policies 
 is needed not only in the Mississippi Delta\, but throughout the United 
 States\, and that everyone benefits when we ensure that all people can 
 pursue a healthy\, fulfilling life.  \n\nDebra Bingham is the founder and 
 CEO of the Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement\, LLC and is the 
 mother of Professor Jones.  She\, along with co-editors Nicole Huberfeld 
 and Sarah Gordon\, has been carrying on her son's work on this topic on 
 behalf of David's beloved wife Sarah Sacuto and his three children who also 
 live in Milton.  The family is honoring David's wishes to donate 100% of 
 the proceeds they obtain from the sale of his book to local individuals and 
 organizations working to improve health in the Mississippi Delta. You can 
 learn more about the book at: www.HealthEquityPolicy.com\n\nNo advance 
 registration is required to attend this program.   It is kindly sponsored 
 by the Friends of the Milton Public Library and is free and open to 
 all.\n\nQuestions?  Call the Reference Dept. at (617) 898-4964 or Email 
 jhlady@milton.ocln.org  \n\nPlease join us\,
LOCATION:Keys Community Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Jean Hlady":MAILTO:jhlady@milton.ocln.org
CATEGORIES:Library Program
CONTACT;CN="Jean Hlady":MAILTO:jhlady@milton.ocln.org
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