key findings: HEALTH
In 2003, 15% of children ages 10-17
nationwide were overweight, compared to
18% of children in Mississippi.
(The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)

Visit the Mississippi section of the National KIDS COUNT Data Book

Obesity:
Breastfeeding and Reduced Risk for Obesity
http://www.healthpolicy.msstate.edu/publications/bfreducedobesity.pdf

Obesity among Mississippi’s Children
http://www.healthpolicy.msstate.edu/publications/childobesity.pdf

Promising Policies: Addressing Obesity in MS
http://www.healthpolicy.msstate.edu/publications/promisingpolicies.pdf

Oral Health:
Children’s Oral Health in Mississippi: Addressing a Silent Epidemic
http://www.healthpolicy.msstate.edu/publications/childrensoralhealth.pdf

Secondhand Smoke:
Secondhand Smoke: Household Practices and Attitudes of Mississippi Adults
http://www.healthpolicy.msstate.edu/publications/secondhandsmokems.pdf

Other:
Assessing Quality of Mississippi Medicaid Medical Homes: Baseline Measures of Child Immunization Rates
http://www.healthpolicy.msstate.edu/publications/mmmhquality.pdf