Dr. Jennifer Bryan, left, and State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney speak to the media about the Mississippi State Department of Health’s 2024 Public Health Report Card at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Mississippi earned low marks for preventable deaths related to heart disease, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, and high marks for declining opioid overdose deaths and school-aged vaccination rates on its public health report card for 2024.
