The Child and Youth Prevalence of Obesity Study (CAYPOS) has been conducted biennially from 2005 through 2017 by researchers from the University of Southern Mississippi, led by Principal Investigator Dr. Jerome Kolbo. The multi-year study uses school nurses to collect height and weight measurements on a representative sample of public school students statewide in grades K through 12 in order to determine the prevalence of obesity among public school students and examine trends. One of the key findings of the … Read more...
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Mississippi Medicaid Costs Attributable to Tobacco
The negative effects of tobacco usage on health have been well studied, and there is a growing body of evidence documenting the increased risk for specific diseases associated with tobacco use. This higher risk calculates into greater health care costs for treating these diseases, much of which is paid by public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy commissioned researchers with The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to review Mississippi Medicaid … Read more...
Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives: A Survey of Mississippi Health Care Providers
Women in Mississippi experience high rates of unintended pregnancy, which can be associated with the use of less effective methods of contraception. In an effort to better understand the role of health care providers in contraceptive access, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy engaged researchers at the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University to survey obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyn’s), family practice physicians, and nurse practitioners regarding their experience and opinions related to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
KEY FINDINGS
- Ob-gyn’s report
Mississippi Health Information Network (MS-HIN)
Mississippi Health Information Network (MSHIN) was dissolved in 2019 when it was not reauthorized by the State Legislature. To learn more about MSHIN while in operation please read our brief and to learn more about HIEs currently in operation visit SHIEC.
The shortfalls of documenting health care services in paper medical records were realized broadly after Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast in 2005. Mississippi has since enacted policies to promote electronic health information exchange (HIE). In 2010, the Mississippi … Read more...
Health Insurance Coverage & the ACA: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Mississippi Adults
In 2017, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy commissioned researchers at the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) at Mississippi State University to survey non-elderly Mississippi adults to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to health insurance and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This survey serves as a follow-up to similar studies conducted in 2013 and 2014-15. The Center has prepared an Issue Brief that summarizes the results of the 2017 survey and a Chartbook with a more detailed analysis … Read more...
