Author: Signe A. Shackelford, MPH, MBA
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Sex-Related Education | 2016 Issue Brief
Can Evidence Be Used to Make It More Effective? Although there is no general consensus on the definition of “evidence-based,” the term is usually used to describe a policy, law, or practice whose efficacy is supported by a body of research. Typically the research will be academic, and the most…
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Rural Hospitals | 2015 Issue Brief
Economic and Health Implications in Mississippi For the print-friendly version, click here. In 2015, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy commissioned a study by researchers from the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) at Mississippi State University to examine the economic impact of rural hospitals on Mississippi communities. This issue brief…
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Health Insurance Coverage & the ACA | 2015 Issue Brief
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Mississippi Adults This brief summarizes results from a survey conducted in 2014-2015 of nonelderly Mississippi adults related to their health insurance coverage and the Affordable Care Act. It serves as a follow-up to a similar survey conducted in the fall of 2013 with the addition…
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Childhood Immunizations | 2014 Issue Brief
Mississippi’s Mandatory School Immunization Law Download the print-friendly issue brief here. | Download the references here. Mississippi law mandates that all children attending school must be vaccinated against certain diseases. All states have similar laws but vary in the number and type of exemptions allowed. This Issue Brief summarizes the…
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Health Insurance Coverage & the ACA | 2014 Issue Brief
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Mississippi Adults This brief summarizes results from a survey conducted in September and October of 2013 of non-elderly Mississippi adults related to their health insurance coverage and knowledge of new options available beginning in 2014, as well as components of the Affordable Care Act.
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Medicaid Expansion | 2012 Issue Brief
An Overview of Potential Impacts in Mississippi To download the print-friendly version, click here. | To download the report, click here. | To download the presentation, click here. A more recent report has been published by the center in 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2012 decision that upheld the…
