Category: Blog
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Freestanding Emergency Departments and Micro-hospitals
Two Models that May Help Mississippi Communities Affected by Rural Hospital ClosuresIn a recent report by Navigant Consulting, 48% of Mississippi’s rural hospitals were rated as a high financial risk.
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A Quick Look at Contraceptive Access in Mississippi
Are Mississippians Limited in Their Birth Control Options?Women in Mississippi give birth to around 38,000 babies per year on average (though the number is declining in step with birth rates around the region and nation).
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Mississippi Highlighted in the Plan to Eradicate HIV/AIDS
Advancements and Allocations Present New Opportunities for Individuals with HIVIn the Trump administration’s most recent fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget approximately $291 million dollars has been allocated to defeat the HIV/AIDs epidemic in America. With the advancements in HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications…
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Welcome To Policy Points
Serving as a catalyst for healthy policy debate through facts and evidence-based policy.Data, always key in the Center’s work, have been the cornerstone of successful public health interventions since John Snow saved the lives of hundreds in London’s 1854 cholera outbreak through the data-informed removal of the handle from a…