Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after releasing data showing the state's infant mortality rate has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. In Mississippi ...

First responders gathered in Jackson on Tuesday for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's inaugural Behavioral Health Deflection Summit. The summit's purpose was two-fold: to provide first ...

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) -Public health professionals from around the state gathered at the Sheraton Hotel to kick off the 11th Annual Healthy Mississippi Conference. The 3-day conference is hosted by ...

Mississippi earned low marks for preventable deaths related to heart disease, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, and high marks for declining opioid overdose deaths and school-aged vaccination rates ...

RICHTON, Miss. (WDAM) - Residents of Richton were given the opportunity Friday to consider options when it came to their health. The Mississippi Public Health Institute and the Domestic Abuse Family ...

Cuts to public health and mental health funding in Mississippi have doubled – reaching approximately $238 million – since initial estimates last week, when cancellations to federal grants allocated ...

(CNN) — The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in ...

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has declared a public health emergency following a troubling rise in infant mortality across the state. According to MSDH’s 2024 data ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant mortality rates across the state. According to the agency, ...

Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade. In 2024, the state had 9.7 infant deaths for every 1,000 births, health ...

The Mississippi State Health Department declared a public health emergency in August following a dramatic surge in infant mortality in the state. According to MSHD data, Mississippi’s infant mortality ...