Health

• Regional: North America: United States: Health  (19)
• Regional: North America: United States: Regions: Appalachia: Health  (1)
• Regional: North America: United States: Regions: South and Southeast: Health  (14)

Mississippi State Department of Health   - Highly comprehensive resource on public health in Mississippi, including online documents, requests for public records, databases of public health advisories, program Web sites, and contact information.

Department of Health Division of Family and Children Services - Presenting contact information and descriptions for child abuse protection and foster care services.

Mississippi Board of Pharmacy - Organization to protect and promote the health of citizens by regulating and controlling the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of prescription drugs and devices.

Mississippi EMS - A division of the Department of Public Health. Organizes, regulates, and maintains a statewide program to improve emergency medical care. Administers tests and certifies the EMT's on all levels; and administers federal and state funding for local level EMS.

Mississippi Health Advocacy Program (MHAP) - A Sisters of Mercy Health System (SMHS) Advocacy Program aimed at improving health policies, practices and funding in Mississippi, especially for the poor and needy.

Mississippi Health Partners - Managaged care. Includes hospitals, physicians, and contact information.

Mississippi Health Sciences Information Network (MisHIN) - Serves as the state's infrastructure for access and delivery of health sciences information to health care practitioners. Comprised of health sciences and academic libraries and other health agency information providers.

Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency - Not-for-profit organization coordinates the recovery of human organs for transplantation by working with and providing education to medical professionals and donor families.

Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission (MWCC) - The workers' compensation system was created to provide a measured level of benefits to employees injured in the course of employment, without regard to negligence or fault, and, at the same time, to limit the liability of employers for these injuries.

North Mississippi Health Services - Offering a wide range of family medicine, internal medicine, and specialty clinics throughout 22 counties.

Professional Eyecare Associates - Offering eye exams, glasses and contact lenses in Jackson, Clinton, Canton, and Ridgeland.

Tobacco Industry Activity in the U.S. - Article titled "Political Reform and Tobacco Control Policy Making in Mississippi from 1990 to 2001".