Mississippi State Department of Health

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government agency state health department

The Mississippi State Department of Health is the state agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health in Mississippi through disease prevention, health regulation, and community health programs.

Aliases (2)

MSDH ×1
Mississippi State Board of Health ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency → state health department →
abbreviation	Mississippi State Department of Health → surface form: "MSDH"
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Mississippi →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
employerOf	environmental health specialists → epidemiologists → health inspectors → public health nurses → state health officers →
fieldOfWork	chronic disease prevention → emergency preparedness → environmental health → epidemiology → health education → health inspections → immunization programs → infectious disease control → maternal and child health → public health → vital records →
fundedBy	State of Mississippi budget → federal public health grants →
hasDuty	administer vaccination programs in Mississippi → collect and analyze public health data in Mississippi → coordinate public health emergency response in Mississippi → develop state public health policies → enforce state public health laws → inspect food service establishments in Mississippi → maintain vital statistics records in Mississippi → monitor disease outbreaks in Mississippi → oversee drinking water safety programs in Mississippi → oversee sanitation standards in Mississippi → promote the health of Mississippi residents → protect the health of Mississippi residents → provide health education to the public in Mississippi → regulate health facilities in Mississippi → support local health departments in Mississippi →
hasOfficialName	Mississippi State Department of Health →
headquartersLocation	Jackson, Mississippi NERFINISHED →
operatesInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Mississippi →
partOf	Government of Mississippi →
responsibleFor	community health programs in Mississippi → disease prevention in Mississippi → health regulation in Mississippi → public health in Mississippi →
sector	public sector →
website	https://msdh.ms.gov/ →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mississippi State Department of Health → abbreviation → Mississippi State Department of Health →

this entity surface form: "MSDH"

Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health → appointedBy → Mississippi State Department of Health →

subject surface form: "Thomas E. Dobbs"

this entity surface form: "Mississippi State Board of Health"

Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization → associatedWith → Mississippi State Department of Health →

Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health → employer → Mississippi State Department of Health →

subject surface form: "Thomas E. Dobbs"

Mississippi State Department of Health → hasOfficialName → Mississippi State Department of Health →