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August 18, 2011 | Program Result
A research team at the University of Southern Mississippi with collaborators at other universities, increased and disseminated knowledge and information about state and local public health financing and its impact on population health.
September 23, 2010 | Commentary
Substance abuse. Child abuse. Intimate partner violence. These are but some of the signs of emotional distress that public health officials suspect are on the rise in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as families nurse fears about the ...
July 15, 2010 | Program Result
Selected states with experience in public health assessment, accreditation and quality improvement continued this work and share their experiences through three phases of the Multistate Learning Collaborative (MLC).
May 18, 2010 | Program Result
Developing an accreditation system to encourage public health departments to measure their performance against national standards.
July 29, 2009 | Story
Mississippi has the highest rate of adult obesity in the country at 32.5 percent.
October 17, 2008 | Program Result
The Foundation for the Mid South engaged stakeholders in a planning process to launch the Mid South Health Initiative, designed to identify strategies that would improve the health of people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
May 13, 2008 | Program Result
Turning Point: Collaborating for a New Century in Public Health defined its mission as to "transform and strengthen the public health system in the United States to make the system more effective, more community-based and more collaborative."