JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency over the rising infant mortality rate in the state. On Thursday, MSDH reported that ...

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The infant mortality rate in Mississippi has reached its highest level in more than a decade, prompting state health officials to declare a public health emergency. The move will enable state health ...

(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 ...

Mississippi health officials declared a public emergency last week in response to the state’s growing infant mortality rate. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 9.7 infant deaths per 1 ...

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 ...

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 ...