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Mississippi Department of Health
Office of Preventive Health
Victor Sutton, Director
Making it possible for all Mississippians
to achieve their health potential!
Preventive
Health
Victor Sutton
Health Services
Danny Bender,
Director
Oral
Health
Dr.Nicholas Mosca
Women,
Infants, and
Children
Kathy Burk
Women’s
Health
Child and
Adolescent
Health
Louisa Denson
Geneva Cannon
Office of Women, Infants and Children
Kathy Burk, Director
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and
Children
 Farmer's Market Nutrition Program
 The Commodity Supplemental Food
Program
 Breastfeeding Program
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Office of Child and Adolescent Health
Geneva Cannon, Director
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First Steps – Early
Intervention
Program
MS Childhood Lead
Poisoning Program
Children’s Medical
Program
Children’s Health
Insurance Program
(CHIP)
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Prenatal High-Risk
Management
Early and Periodic
Screening,
Diagnosis and
Treatment
Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome
Office of Child and Adolescent Health
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Vaccines for Children
 Genetics Program
 Child Abuse Hotline
 Infant Mortality Task Force
 The Early Intervention Library
 Medicaid For Children
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Office of Women’s Health
Louisa Denson, Director
Perinatal HighRisk
Management
Infant Service
System (PHRM)
 Pregnancy Risk
Assessment
Monitoring
Survey (PRAMS)
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Breast and
Cervical Cancer
Program
 Family Planning
 Domestic Violence
Program
 Osteoporosis
Screening
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Office of Oral Health
Dr. Nicolas G. Mosca, Director
Public Water Fluoridation Program
 Preventive Dental Sealant Program
 School Fluoride Mouth Rinse
Program
 Dental Corrections Program
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Office of Preventive Health
Victor D. Sutton, Director
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Cardiovascular Health
Community Health
Diabetes Prevention and Control
Comprehensive Cancer Control
Child Occupant Protection
Fire Prevention
Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
School Health Nurses for a TobaccoFree Mississippi
Office of Preventive Health
Preventive Health
Director
Injury
Violence
Prevention
Chronic
Disease
Tobacco
Fire
Prevention
Community/
School
Health
Diabetes
Injury
Program
Health
Educators
Cancer
CVH
Preventive
Health
Nurses
Cardiovascular Health Program
Tennille Howard, Director
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Develop and Coordinate Partnerships
Develop Scientific Capacity to Define the
CVD Burden
Develop an Inventory of Policy and
Environmental Strategies
Develop a State Plan
Provide Training and Technical Assistance
Develop Population Based Strategies
Develop Culturally-Competent Strategies for
Priority Populations
CVH Priority Areas
Control High Blood Pressure
 Control High Cholesterol
 Know Signs and Symptoms; Call 911
 Improve Emergency Response
 Improve Quality of Life
 Eliminate Disparities
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CVH Current Activities
1. Health Promotion/ Education
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Coordinated School Health Mini-Grants
Stroke and Heart Attack Signs/Symptoms
Public Awareness Campaigns
2. Professional Education
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Annual CVH Seminars
Advanced Stroke Life Support
3. Health Disparities
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Federally Qualified Community Health
Center Mini-Grants
CVH Current Activities, Continued…
4. Quality Improvement
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Get With The Guidelines
Primary Stroke Center Certification
Chronic Disease Management
5. CVD Surveillance
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Community assessments
Burden Documents
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
Survey
CVH Program Partners
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Information and
Quality Healthcare
MS Primary Health
Care Association
Delta States Stroke
Consortium
MS Department of
Education
MS Hospital
Association
Methodist Rehab
American
Heart
Association
Mississippi Chronic
Illness Coalition
MS Alliance for School
Health
Jackson Heart Study
MS Diabetes Prevention
and Control Program
Tobacco Policy and
Prevention
Bureau of EMS
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Cassandra Dove, Director
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Increase Required Clinical Testing
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Foot Examinations
Eye Examinations
Flu/Pneumococcal Vaccinations
HgA1c Testing
Reduce Health Disparities
Establish Success Wellness Programs
Establish Measurement Procedures to
Track Progress
DPCP Current Program/Activities
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PAAC – Partnership with African American
Churches
LEAP – Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention
Community Health Center Support (Diabetes
Collaborative
Community Based Initiatives
Statewide Diabetes Public Health Performance
Assessment
Diabetes State Plan
Continuing Education
 IQH Symposium
 DFM Symposium
Tobacco Control Program
Tanya Funchess, Director
Reduce Tobacco Related
Morbidity/Mortality
 Tobacco Use Prevention
 Youth Cessation Programs
 Reducing Environmental Tobacco
Smoke Exposure
 Identifying/Reducing Tobacco Use
Disparities
Tobacco Control Activities
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Reducing Health Disparities
Increasing Public Awareness of
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Dangers of Second Hand Smoke
Advantages of Smoke-Free
Worksites/Homes
Health Disparity Data Collection
Tobacco Control Strategic Plan
Tobacco Nurse Program
Youth Tobacco Survey
Cessation Grant (IQH)
Tobacco Control Partners
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Partnership for a
Healthy Mississippi
American Heart
Association
Information and
Quality Health Care
Mississippi Alliance
for School Health
American Cancer
Society
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American Lung
Association
Local Health
Departments
Tobacco Nurses
Community Youth
Programs
ACT Center
Mississippi State
Social Science
Research Center
School Health Nurses for a
Tobacco-Free Mississippi
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51 School Districts Across the State
Have a Nurse
Utilize Tobacco Prevention Curriculum
Implement Tobacco Awareness
Activities
 Red Ribbon Week
 Great American Smoke-Out Week
Comprehensive Cancer Control
Mina Li, Director
State Plan for Cancer Prevention
and Control
 Annual Cancer Professional
Education Seminar
 Survivor/Caregiver Conference
 Mississippi Partnership for
Comprehensive Cancer Control
(MP3C)
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Injury/Violence Prevention Branch
Roderick Richardson, Coordinator
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Child Occupant Protection Program
Car Seat Distribution Program
 Child Passenger Safety Guidelines
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Fire Prevention Program
Smoke Alarm Installation Program
 Remembering When Fire/Fall Prevention
Program
 Fire Academy For Kids
 Fire Prevention Awareness
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Community Health Branch
John Hester, Director
Advocates Community Awareness
 Policy Development
 Public Health Education
 Focus on Environmental Factors
 Coordinated School Health Education
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Community Health Strategies
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Preventive Screenings
Community Engagement
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Schools, Worksites, Civic Organizations, Healthcare
Providers
Seminars
Continuing Education
Healthy Choices
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Nutrition
Physical Fitness
Safety -Avoidance of Risky Behaviors
“The doctor of the future will give no
medicine, but will interest his patients in
the care of the human frame, in diet, and
in the cause and prevention of disease.”
Thomas Edison
Contact Info:
Victor D. Sutton
Office of Preventive Heath
(Ofc 601-576-7781)
(Fax 601- 576-7444)
[email protected]
www.HealthyMS.com