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State Program: Mississippi
Capacity Building
The Mississippi State Department of Health began receiving funds from
CDC in 1998 to support a state heart disease and stroke prevention
program, entitled the Mississippi Cardiovascular Health (MCVH) Program.
Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke
- Heart disease is the leading cause of
death in Mississippi, accounting for 9,061 deaths or approximately 31%
of the state's deaths in 2002. (National Vital Statistics Report
2004;53(5)).
- Stroke is the third leading cause of
death, accounting for 1,926 deaths or approximately 7% of the state's
deaths in 2002. (National Vital Statistics Report 2004;53(5)).
- According to Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
survey results, adults in Mississippi reported having the
following risk factors for heart disease and stroke:
In 2005,
- 33.3% had high blood pressure
- 37.6% of those screened reported having high blood cholesterol
In 2006,
- 10.9% had diabetes
- 25.1% were current smokers
- 66.7% were overweight or obese (Body
Mass Index greater than or equal to 25.0)
- 31.1% reported no exercise in the prior 30 days
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate collaboration among public and private sector
partners, such as managed care organizations, health
insurers, federally funded health centers, businesses,
priority population organizations, and emergency response
agencies.
- Define the burden of heart disease and stroke and assess
existing population–based strategies for primary and
secondary prevention of heart disease and stroke within the
state.
- Develop and update a comprehensive state plan for heart
disease and stroke prevention with emphasis on heart–healthy
policies development, physical and social environments
change, and disparities elimination (e.g., based on
geography, gender, race or ethnicity, or socioeconomic
status).
- Identify culturally appropriate approaches to promote
heart disease and stroke prevention among racial, ethnic,
and other priority populations.
- Use population-based public health strategies to
increase public awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart
diseases and stroke, the urgency of early treatment for
heart disease and stroke,
and the need to call 9–1–1.
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State Highlights
- Mississippi is part of the Delta States Stroke Consortium funded by
CDC. The Consortium is led by the Arkansas Department of Public Health
and also includes Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee.
- Several legislative bills developed through the work of Mississippi
Chronic Illness Coalition (MCIC) partners were passed creating the Task
Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. The Task Force on Heart
Disease and Stroke has been instrumental as a conduit to report
cardiovascular disease and its effects on the state to the legislators.
- Mississippi Cardiovascular Health (MCVH) Program works through
faith-based settings with African-American priority populations to
increase awareness of heart disease and stroke risk factors. District
health educators are utilizing the American Heart Association’s Search
Your Heart materials with this priority population.
- MCVH Program staff and the MCIC developed and implemented the Know
Your Numbers (KYN) media campaign. The KYN campaign materials promote
monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and body mass index.
KYN materials are in English and Spanish, and media messages for
Hispanic populations will be used in specific geographic areas in the
state.
For more information on the MCVH Program, visit the Mississippi State
Health Department Web site at
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/43,0,297.html.*
To view county–level
data, visit our interactive map site at
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/maps/statemaps.htm.
*Links to non–Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
Page last reviewed: March 17, 2008
Page last modified: March 17, 2008
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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