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Paid Leave Policy: Recommendations For Mississippi, Harvard Law School
Paid Leave Policy: Recommendations For Mississippi, Harvard Law School
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Paid leave refers to a public or private program to compensate individuals when they miss time because of illness (paid sick leave), to tend to a newborn child (paid maternity and paternity leave), or to care for family members (paid family leave). As the law currently stands, the federal government provides unpaid leave in certain circumstances under the Family Medical Leave Act. Four states—New York, New Jersey, California, and Rhode Island—offer more comprehensive programs within their states. Mississippi not only offers no paid leave, but has a statewide policy limiting cities and towns from testing out their own paid leave …
Strengthening The Farm To School Movement In Mississippi: Strategies And Policy Goals, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project
Strengthening The Farm To School Movement In Mississippi: Strategies And Policy Goals, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project
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In recent years, Mississippi has seen increasing demand for locally grown food. Many consumers, policymakers, and advocates now see locally grown food as bringing health, economic, and environmental benefits to the local community. “Farm to school,” a means of building relationships between local farms and schools, has become increasingly popular, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among students and strengthening the local economy. In the last decade, farm to school in Mississippi has gone from a little-known concept to a state-supported approach adopted by school districts across the state. For example, through the Mississippi Department of Defense Farm to School Program, …
Promoting Access To Condoms For Youth In Mississippi Through Community Interventions, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project
Promoting Access To Condoms For Youth In Mississippi Through Community Interventions, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project
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This report is written in collaboration with Mississippi First to assist them in their efforts to increase access to condoms for adolescents and young adults in Mississippi, with a particular focus on the Delta Region. Spurred by high rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in the state, Mississippi First has long been working to empower Mississippi youth by giving them the knowledge and means to make informed decisions. In 2014, Mississippi First created the Mississippi Youth Council (“MYCouncil”) to “ensure that young people in Mississippi have a voice in the debate around their sexual and reproductive health, education, …
The Business Case For Breastfeeding, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project
The Business Case For Breastfeeding, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project
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Breastfeeding has the potential to decrease government spending and improve business practices. A 2014 CDC survey of breastfeeding rates nationwide found that Mississippi had the fourth-lowest breastfeeding rate in the country.2 Mississippi ranks lowest in the nation for six month exclusive breastfeeding.