ITTA BENA, Miss.— From new exercise equipment and free fitness classes to farmer’s markets, healthy food demonstrations and after-school programs—as its name suggests, Mississippi Valley State University’s Valley in Motion health initiative has been on the move.

Funded by a $374,155 grant from the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, Valley in Motion is a program designed to help increase healthy living outcomes on MVSU’s campus, local schools and surrounding communities.