Disparities in minority health continue to be a major health care issue in Memphis, but a determined group of health care, academic, government and faith-based entities is working diligently to address those disparities.

2. Consortium Promotes Minority Health Equity - Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Consortium for Health Education, Economic Empowerment and Research is wrapping up a three-day regional conference held at Memphis’ Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St., focused on promoting health equity among minority communities.

3. UTHSC Hosts Health Equity Conference - Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The Consortium for Health Education, Economic Empowerment and Research (CHEER) will host a regional conference to promote health equity among minority communities June 20-22 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

4. Nichols Navigates Way to Firm’s Memphis Business Tax Group - Thursday, March 03, 2011

The key to any good planning might be plenty of quiet time to think and ponder through obstacles and challenges before arriving at a clear course of action.

For tax attorney Jack Nichols, 32, that time begins with the daily hour-plus commute from Oxford, Miss., to the offices of Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC at the Crescent Center in East Memphis.

5. UTHSC Receives Health Research Grant - Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The National Institutes of Health’s National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center a $1.3 million grant to study health disparities in Memphis and Shelby County.

6. Conference Focuses on Alternative Crops - Friday, November 14, 2008

About 150 people involved in agribusiness came to Memphis this week for an alternative crops conference, including a sizeable contingent of farmers.

The two-day “Planting Seeds for the Future” conference was a first-time event sponsored by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at the University of Memphis.