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Mississippi, public health emergency and infant mortality

Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths. Here's what to know

Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health.

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Infant Deaths Spur Public Health Emergency in Mississippi

Health officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the highest it’s been in a decade. Data from 2024 show that for every 1,000 infant births in the state,

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Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate

The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state.

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Public Health Workers Criticize RFK Jr. After CDC Shooting

More than 750 public health workers sent a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, urging him to “stop ...

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Former Marin health official leads new statewide newsletter

Dr. Matt Willis, the county’s public health officer from 2012 until last year, is the new face of the free weekly California ...

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Outrage erupts over new 'head in the sand' provision that could jeopardize public health: 'I don't know how we're going to survive'

The practice has had its champions and its detractors — researchers at Cornell University, for example, encouraged New York ...

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Public health alert: High bacteria levels at 5 Washington beaches

As Seattle’s summer heat ramped back up, King County Public Health warned that several Washington beaches have returned high ...

Eight states, including Mass., met this week in a step toward public health independence from the federal government

A gathering in Providence of public health officials from eight states this week could lead to a new regional collaboration ...

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A public health expert keeps going viral on Instagram for delivering this very simple message

Knurick and other public health experts believe parts of Kennedy’s agenda could actually lead to more sickness based on the available evidence; falling vaccination rates, for example, have already led ...

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Austin Public Health seeking input from state on CDC, pediatrician vaccine fight

For the first time in decades, the American Academy of Pediatrics is deviating substantiallyfrom the Centers for Disease ...

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