The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency after it "could not wait to take action" in response to rising infant mortality rates throughout the state, according ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) said the state is making progress in several key public health areas, but significant challenges remain. The ...

For the most up-to-date information, continue to monitor the MSDH website and official social media channels. CLOSED: Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, ...

The Mississippi Department of Health kicked off its first day of the Healthy Mississippi Conference at the Flowood Sheraton Hotel. More than 300 professionals connected there, discussing topics such ...

Abrupt terminations at the Mississippi Department of Health earlier this month removed the directors of about a dozen preventive health programs from their posts, according to staff members who were ...

The Mississippi Department of Health recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant deaths in an unusual move to help speed up efforts to cover gaps in care. Lowering the ...

Due to ongoing hazardous conditions caused by the ice storm, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is closing ...

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi is higher than it's been in more than a decade, state health officials say. - RyanJLane/E+/Getty Images The Mississippi health department declared a public ...

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 2024, the ...

COMING UP. >> SEE YOU AGAIN IN JUST A BIT, DAVID. THANK YOU. MORE INFANTS ARE DYING IN MISSISSIPPI THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THE PAST DECADE. >> THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JUST DECLARED THE ...