Mississippi State Department of Health

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program

  [close]

Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death in Mississippi, accounting for over a third of all deaths in the state. Mississippi's CVD mortality rate remains the highest in the nation.

Heart Health

About the Program

The Mission of the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program is to promote and protect the cardiovascular health of the citizens of Mississippi.

Objective

To prevent, manage, and reduce the risk factors associated with heart disease and stroke by implementing health system interventions to improve effective delivery of care, community-clinical linkages to support prevention and management of high blood pressure and diabetes, and collecting and analyzing data to guide work.

Priorities

Activities

Documents and Resources



Links referenced on this page
Heart Health    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,240,html ok
Heart Attack Signs and Symptoms    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,430,html ok
Stroke Awareness and Prevention    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,429,html ok
High Blood Pressure    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,431,html ok
Salt Intake    https://www.cdc.gov/salt/index.htm
Fact Sheets and Information    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,77,html ok
Reports    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,63,html ok
Publications    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,185,html ok
Maps: Cardiovascular disease risk factors and health insurance, 2018    https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/maps/gisx/mapgallery/MS_CVDRiskFactors.html
More resources and links    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,77,html ok

Find this page at https://msdh.ms.gov/page/43,0,297.html

print  close