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Mississippi Delta Town Makes Way for Hope—and Better Health
Describes efforts to revitalize the rural Delta community of Drew, Mississippi, a recipient of the 2020-2021 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health prize. Discusses the work of community organizations to address persistent poverty, create safe housing, improve public spaces, and increase access to healthcare through mobile clinics.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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HIV Testing in 50 Local Jurisdictions Accounting for the Majority of New HIV Diagnoses and Seven States with Disproportionate Occurrence of HIV in Rural Areas, 2016–2017
Reports on HIV testing in 50 local jurisdictions where most new diagnoses of HIV infection in 2016 and 2017 were found and in 7 states with high rural rates of HIV. Includes rural-urban data on HIV testing for Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
Author(s): Marc A. Pitasi, Kevin P. Delaney, John T. Brooks, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 68(25), 561-567
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Factors Affecting the Development of Medicaid Hospital Payment Policies: Findings from Structured Interviews in Five States
Study examining Medicaid hospital payment policies with a focus on factors affecting payment mix and structure, the impact of state policies and financing methods, how states target hospital services or types such as rural hospitals, barriers to and drivers of change to payment methods, and more. Focuses on 5 states that made or are making significant hospital policy changes: Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Virginia. Appendix B includes state profiles.
Author(s): Thomas Marks, Kathy Gifford, Steven Perlin, Melisa Byrd, Timothy Beger
Date: 10/2018
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program Funding Opportunities
Lists funding opportunities available through the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to help implement Mississippi's approved RHTP initiatives and activities.
Sponsoring organizations: Mississippi State Department of Health, Office of Governor Tate Reeves
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Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Mississippi's Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. Presents an overview of approved initiatives, as well as links to program resources and upcoming community events.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organizations: Mississippi State Department of Health, Office of Governor Tate Reeves
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Mississippi Rural Health Association Blog
Explores topics related to rural health in Mississippi.
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi Rural Health Association
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Mississippi Statistically Automated Health Resource System (MSTAHRS)
Database providing vital records data for the state of Mississippi. Covers births, pregnancy, deaths, early elective delivery, infant deaths, population, marriage, and divorce. Data can be queried by year, age group, race, ethnicity, place of residence, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Mississippi Rural Health Association - Education & Events
Provides information on events hosted by the Mississippi Rural Health Association, including webinars, annual conferences, training, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi Rural Health Association
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South Central Telehealth Resource Center - Events
Provides information on events hosted by the South Central Telehealth Resource Center (SCTRC) and partner organizations related to telehealth policy, delivery, business, and more.
Sponsoring organization: South Central Telehealth Resource Center
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Cardiovascular & Cancer Rates for the Rural Delta Region
Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people in Delta Region counties/parishes. Allows users to compare rates by county, rural or urban status, to peer counties, to the national average, to national quartiles, by Health Resources and Services Administration regions, and by states.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Additional resources are available. See a full list of Mississippi Resources.