On Wednesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health held its quarterly meeting and officials addressed staff reductions.

Mississippi’s Health Department fired employees working on preventive health and health equity issues, people familiar with the personnel decision told Mississippi Today. An employee who was ...

Funding for federal programs administered by the state Health Department could dry up and employees could be furloughed, says ...

This month is National Safe Sleep and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month. The State Department of Health is ...

The 2025 Mississippi State Fair will open on October 2, 2025, in Jackson. Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) said the agency has inspected all food booths to ensure safe ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) declared a public health emergency because of a rising infant mortality rate. The report brings attention to OB deserts, also referred to as maternal ...

At least $500 million is expected to flow into Mississippi over the next five years as a part of a major federal investment ...

The Mississippi State Board of Health outlined its top priorities and shared with the public the issues most impacting ...

October is National Safe Sleep and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. According to the Mississippi State ...

According to an MSU Press Release, Daniel Peterson has been named head of Mississippi State’s Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion.