Mississippi Public Health Association

09/25/2025

September is Su***de Prevention Month.
It’s time to Shatter the Silence.

Know the signs. Start the conversation. Reach out.

Call, text, or chat 988 anytime.

Learn more on the Mississippi Department of Mental Health website: https://www.dmh.ms.gov/news/shatter-the-silence/

09/24/2025

💭📚😁We know you’re doing great work in Mississippi! Submit an abstracts of your work through our Call for Posters. Visit the annual conference section of our website (mspha.org) for more information.

09/10/2025

If you’ve visited our website or emailed us in the last few days, you may have noticed they were both down. They are both up and running now!

09/05/2025

Registration for our annual conference is OPEN! Visit the “annual conference” section of our website for more information. Our call for poster abstracts is also open (on that same website). Please help our advocacy efforts by donating items to our annual silent auction, and our call for board nominations is open through 9/22.

09/05/2025

MPHA joins the Association of Public Health Laboratories in recognizing our MS State Public Health Laboratory and their outstanding contributions to improving public health in MS.

09/04/2025

Are you working on a great public health project? Are you doing innovative research that public health professionals would find interesting? Do you want to share information about your program? Did you answer “yes” to any of these questions? If so, it could be a great education session at our 2025 annual conference. Scan the QR code in the image below, or visit https://forms.gle/XpAPRedChFWJCGua6 to fill out our speaker application form. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on September 15th.

08/29/2025

The MPHA Student Advisory Council meet for the first time today. They are up to great things!
Thanks UMMC-School of Health Related Professions William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine Jackson State University College of Health Sciences Ole Miss School of Applied Sciences Public Health at Southern Miss pictured: Latasha Cox (Chair), Bartool Mubashar (William Cary DO Program), Vincent Ooi (William Cary DO Program), Dylan Barker (UM School@of Public Health), Ciara Johnson (JSU SPH), Keimerra Lewis (USM SPH), and Lydia West (MPHA)

08/21/2025

We want you! MPHA has nominations open for our secretary and president-elect positions. Check out this invitation from MPHA Past President Kathy Burk. You can nominate yourself, a friend, colleague, or family member! Email execdir@mspha.org with your nominations or if you have any questions.

08/14/2025

Come join our team! MPHA has nominations open for our secretary and president-elect positions. Check out this invitation from MPHA Past President Ron Davis. Nominate yourself, a friend, colleague, or family member today! Email execdir@mspha.org with your nominations or if you have any questions.

08/06/2025

Happy National WIC Breastfeeding Week! August 1–7

Thank you to the Program for 50 Years of promoting and supporting breastfeeding in the U.S.

Happy National WIC Breastfeeding Week! August 1–7

In celebration of 50 years of WIC, we honor the incredible impact the WIC Program has made in promoting and supporting breastfeeding across the U.S.

Thanks to a proclamation by USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack, this week is officially recognized as National WIC Breastfeeding Week, aligning with World Breastfeeding Week to uplift breastfeeding as the best source of nutrition for babies.

Join us in celebrating WIC’s commitment to healthy starts and strong families! 💛

07/31/2025

Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2025 MILC Conference!
Join the Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition virtually on August 28–29, 2025, for the “Making an Impact in the Lactation Community Conference!”

Click the link below or scan the QR code on the flyer to register now: https://bit.ly/MILC2025

Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2025 MILC Conference!

Join us virtually on August 28–29, 2025, for the Making an Impact in the Lactation Community Conference!

Click the link or scan the QR code on the flyer to register now: https://bit.ly/MILC2025

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07/28/2025

Check out this great offer from our Nutrition Section. Join the MPHA Nutrition Section (visit https://www.mspha.org/membership-support/ for individualist and organizational membership info) and you can earn 1 hour of CEU credit while exploring how herbs, spices, and seasonings can boost both the flavor and nutritional value of meals.