The three-day clinic provides free eye and dental care to anyone. Good idea in theory Critics of the council system agree with the theory behind it, just not how it has been implemented. She is director of the health advocacy group Families in Action, serves on the Rural West Tennessee Minority Health Coalition and works on special projects with the M.V. Lynk Society, a group of black doctors in West Tennessee. Neither a doctor nor a health professional, she said she has never been asked to be a part of the Madison County health council. I know they are trying to get more people involved from this diverse population.
Health care is one of the biggest problems in the African-American community.
Each council is mandated to be reflective of its community, Morris said. Shirley Kee, a black member of the Fayette County health council, said she's never heard the criticism that there are too few blacks on the councils. Lauderdale has a population that is 33 percent black, and its council is 20 percent black. Health councils in each county were hand-picked by Morris and his counterparts across the state. People that were involved in health care delivery.