The JPHDS Releases Call for Submissions for Special Issue on Violence Prevention
Journal of Public Health in the Deep South Call for Submissions for a Special Issue: Integrating Population and Public Health in Healthcare-related Curricula: Bridging Levels of Care from Individual and Beyond.
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The Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) released a statement on August 18th expressing concern over recent federal executive actions proposing changes to the national childhood immunization schedule. This statement emphasizes that Mississippi’s vaccination policies must remain rooted in rigorous scientific evidence and expert medical guidance. Click here for the full statement.
The Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 5, Number 3 of the Journal of Public Health in the Deep South (JPHDS).
This issue contains commentaries, research articles, and case studies related to various aspects of public health. Click here to view the full release.
MPHA held our 2025 Business Meeting virtually on December 2, 2025. You can view the recording on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLKouiZustjVqLr0RibNE_w and subscribe to our channel: @mpha-1937. Click here for a copy of the presentation.
Don’t forget: our 2025 Board of Directors elections are open through December 9th. Click here for more information: MPHA 2025 Elections. Voting is open to members only. If you need to renew your membership or check your membership status, visit Mississippi Public Health Association Membership. Email Lydia West (execdir@mspha.org) if you need to check your membership status.
Journal of Public Health in the Deep South Call for Submissions for a Special Issue Violence Prevention.
The Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lydia West, MPH, RDN, LD, SNS, as its new Executive Director, effective July 1, 2025. Click here for the full news release.
Journal of Public Health in the Deep South Call for Submissions for a Special Issue Maternal Mortality
The Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) is pleased to announce that we have two members who will be receiving national awards at the upcoming American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference during the Council of Affiliates luncheon on October 26, 2024, in Minneapolis, MN. The two award recipients are Dr. Tanya Funchess and Dr. Kina White.
The Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Public Health in the Deep South (JPHDS) focused on healthy aging. Guest co-editors for this special issue are Kina White, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE, Director of Community Health Improvement, MS State Department of Health and State Lead for Age-Friendly Mississippi and Kimberly C. (Kim) Tarver, MD, Division Chief, Geriatrics and Director of Clinical Services for the MIND Center, University of MS Medical Center.
This issue contains commentaries, research articles, and case studies related to various aspects of healthy aging. We encourage public health professionals and others who are interested in the health of the aging population to read this issue. You can access this free, online issue of the JPHDS at this link:
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jphds/vol4/iss1/
MPHA, in partnership with Mississippi State University (MSU), initiated the JPHDS in 2018. The JPHDS is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal focused on disseminating high-quality research and/or effective applied techniques to academicians, educators, and practitioners. The JPHDS is the first publication to specifically focus on public health issues in this geographical space and with an appeal to both research and applied public health professionals and educators with emphases on research, practice, and teaching. The JPHDS is the official journal of MPHA and is hosted by MSU. The Editorial Board of the JPHDS is co-chaired by David Buys, PhD, MSPH, CPH, FGSA, Associate Vice Provost, Health Sciences, Interim Head of Campus, Meridian, and Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Health Promotion, MSU, and Lei Zhang, PhD, MBA, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, School of Nursing, University of MS Medical Center. The journal’s editorial consultant is Katie Poe.
MPHA thanks MSU for its ongoing partnership to make this journal possible and all the authors and reviewers for this special issue. For more information about future article submission, please visit the journal’s website : https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jphds/
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The MPHA Annual Conference has been scheduled for November 13-15, 2024, at the Vicksburg Convention Center in Vicksburg.
