dr. shirley fought just to practice medicine here. now at age 77, he's fighting for a new solution to the health care crisis. he thinks he's found it in a very old country, iran. >> come hell or high water, we'll have a health house up and running. >> reporter: the health house is an idea from iran where community health workers, not doctors, deliver screening and basic medical care. dr. shirley and his colleague james miller traveled more than 7,000 miles to see health houses first hand. iranian doctors came to mississippi to see if the idea could work in baptist towns. >> the community health worker doesn't wait for them to come to the health house. they go out amongst the community and knock on the doors. >> reporter: the world health organization commends the health house model and helped cut the infant death rate in iran by more than 70%. compared to the rest of this country, this state ranks at or near the bottom when this state comes to diabetes and infant morality. >> i would love to see a doctor to get a check-up. i don't hav

dr. shirley rain, president of university of memphis. walter pitt hyatt. i never knew that was your name. i just know pitt. chairman of the hyatt family foundation and melanie hudson president of the children's health forum and then a music selection from the middle baptist church choir and then we'll bring on the preacher. [applause] >> she was here early, too. on time. bless you. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> i'm here because i'm a memphisian. and because i represent the university of memphis. and i'm here on behalf of the entire university of memphis community on behalf of our dr. daphne mcferrin who's the director of the hooks institute. and i'm here because i'm a friend of maxine smith. and i am here because i am a friend of mrs. hooks. francis. i want you to know that the university of memphis is privileged to be the place where the hooks papers are stored. [applause] >> and we have beside our honored name the honored name of the benjamin hooks institute for social justice. [applause] >> and i promise to all here who have spoken and sung his

dr. shirley raines, president of university of memphis, walter pitt and melanie had sent the president offrom the greater mittal baptist church choir and then we will bring on the preacher. she was here earlier, too, on time. bless you. >> thank you so much. all i am here because i am from a man doesn't represent the university of memphis. and i am here on behalf of the entire university of memphis community. on behalf of our doctor dr. daphne mcfaren and i am here because i am a friend of maxine smith, and i am here because i am a friend of mrs. hooks, frances. i want you to know that the university of memphis is privileged to be the place where the hooks papers are stored. [applause] and we have beside our honored name the honored name of the benjamin hooks institute for social justice. [applause] and i promise to all here who have spoken and have done his phrases and preached his praises that we will keep alive the legacy of this giant of a man and civil rights leader and provide for prosperity a place where scholars to study his papers and his great work and we will keep alive what he