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The Power of Play
Education Dr. Catie Davis Education Dr. Catie Davis

The Power of Play

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate-Spartanburg allows children to play, grow their skills, and prepare for school, which in turn supports our community’s future leaders, thinkers, creators, and change-makers. Through play, we are reinforcing our community’s early childhood development efforts and helping prepare students for success in kindergarten and beyond.

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Maternal Mortality
Public Health JaLisa Jordan Public Health JaLisa Jordan

Maternal Mortality

Our community health workers in the AccessHealth program, and those strategically located in areas where the need was the greatest have now become change agents in reducing racial health disparities. This is equivalent to the individualized care and support that community doulas provide to women as they go through their pregnancy, labor, birth, and the most critical time frame for both mom and baby: postpartum.

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