Healthy Community Development Policy Forum was held at the Mississippi E-Center on Nov. 17, 2015. Professors Andre HInes, and Jae-Young Ko served the event as session panelists. The forum was designed to develop policy agendas of health community development for City of Jackson. Local experts from Children's Defense Fund, Mississippi Center for Justice, Bike Walk Mississippi, Mississippi Housing Partnership, and City of Jackson introduced their ideas, based on their experiences and expertise on their fields for healthy community. Based on their reports, selected students from JSU depts. of Political Science, and Urban and Regional Planning developed policy agendas. Professors Andre HInes, and Jae-Young Ko joined another group of panelists who gave comments on the policy agendas. The event was moderated by professor Joan Wesley at Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning, and Dr. Sam Mozee at Mississippi Urban Resear Center. The event was hosted by the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative-Jackson, City of Jackson, and Instute of Government at JSU. During the event, PPAD students (Ms. Sheryl Bacon (PhD) Ms. Sequica James (PhD), Ms. Prisca Patrick (MPPA), and Dr. Udensi Udensi (PhD )) also reported their onoing research on community development.
The picture (from left to right) shows Professor Hines, Professor Ko, Mr. Melvin Priester, Jr., (Jackson City Council, Ward 2), and Ms. Silbrina Wright (Mississippi Conference of Black Mayors).
