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Mississippi Department of Health Office of Preventive Health Victor Sutton, Director

Mississippi Department of Health Office of Preventive Health Victor Sutton, Director. Making it possible for all Mississippians to achieve their health potential!. Preventive Health Victor Sutton. Health Services Danny Bender, Director. Oral Health Dr.Nicholas Mosca. Women,

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Mississippi Department of Health Office of Preventive Health Victor Sutton, Director

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  1. Mississippi Department of Health Office of Preventive HealthVictor Sutton, Director Making it possible for all Mississippians to achieve their health potential!

  2. Preventive Health Victor Sutton Health Services Danny Bender, Director Oral Health Dr.Nicholas Mosca Women, Infants, and Children Kathy Burk Child and Adolescent Health Geneva Cannon Women’s Health Louisa Denson

  3. Office of Women, Infants and ChildrenKathy Burk, Director • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children • Farmer's Market Nutrition Program • The Commodity Supplemental Food Program • Breastfeeding Program

  4. First Steps – Early Intervention Program MS Childhood Lead Poisoning Program Children’s Medical Program Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Prenatal High-Risk Management Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Office of Child and Adolescent HealthGeneva Cannon, Director

  5. Office of Child and Adolescent HealthContinued… • Vaccines for Children • Genetics Program • Child Abuse Hotline • Infant Mortality Task Force • The Early Intervention Library • Medicaid For Children

  6. Perinatal High-Risk Management Infant Service System (PHRM) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey (PRAMS) Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Family Planning Domestic Violence Program Osteoporosis Screening Office of Women’s HealthLouisa Denson, Director

  7. Office of Oral HealthDr. Nicolas G. Mosca, Director • Public Water Fluoridation Program • Preventive Dental Sealant Program • School Fluoride Mouth Rinse Program • Dental Corrections Program

  8. Office of Preventive HealthVictor D. Sutton, Director • Cardiovascular Health • Community Health • Diabetes Prevention and Control • Comprehensive Cancer Control • Child Occupant Protection • Fire Prevention • Tobacco Use Prevention and Control • School Health Nurses for a Tobacco-Free Mississippi

  9. Office of Preventive Health Preventive Health Director Injury Violence Prevention Chronic Disease Community/ School Health Tobacco Diabetes Fire Prevention Injury Program Injury Program Health Educators Preventive Health Nurses Cancer CVH

  10. Cardiovascular Health ProgramTennille Howard, Director • Develop and Coordinate Partnerships • Develop Scientific Capacity to Define the CVD Burden • Develop an Inventory of Policy and Environmental Strategies • Develop a State Plan • Provide Training and Technical Assistance • Develop Population Based Strategies • Develop Culturally-Competent Strategies for Priority Populations

  11. Control High Blood Pressure Control High Cholesterol Know Signs and Symptoms; Call 911 Improve Emergency Response Improve Quality of Life Eliminate Disparities CVH Priority Areas

  12. 1. Health Promotion/ Education Coordinated School Health Mini-Grants Stroke and Heart Attack Signs/Symptoms Public Awareness Campaigns 2. Professional Education Annual CVH Seminars Advanced Stroke Life Support 3. Health Disparities Federally Qualified Community Health Center Mini-Grants CVH Current Activities

  13. CVH Current Activities, Continued… 4. Quality Improvement • Get With The Guidelines • Primary Stroke Center Certification • Chronic Disease Management 5. CVD Surveillance • Community assessments • Burden Documents • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey

  14. CVH Program Partners • American Heart Association • Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition • MS Alliance for School Health • Jackson Heart Study • MS Diabetes Prevention and Control Program • Tobacco Policy and Prevention • Bureau of EMS • Information and Quality Healthcare • MS Primary Health Care Association • Delta States Stroke Consortium • MS Department of Education • MS Hospital Association • Methodist Rehab

  15. Diabetes Prevention and Control ProgramCassandra Dove, Director • Increase Required Clinical Testing • Foot Examinations • Eye Examinations • Flu/Pneumococcal Vaccinations • HgA1c Testing • Reduce Health Disparities • Establish Success Wellness Programs • Establish Measurement Procedures to Track Progress

  16. DPCP Current Program/Activities • PAAC – Partnership with African American Churches • LEAP – Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention • Community Health Center Support (Diabetes Collaborative • Community Based Initiatives • Statewide Diabetes Public Health Performance Assessment • Diabetes State Plan • Continuing Education • IQH Symposium • DFM Symposium

  17. Tobacco Control ProgramTanya Funchess, Director Reduce Tobacco Related Morbidity/Mortality • Tobacco Use Prevention • Youth Cessation Programs • Reducing Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure • Identifying/Reducing Tobacco Use Disparities

  18. Tobacco Control Activities • Reducing Health Disparities • Increasing Public Awareness of • Dangers of Second Hand Smoke • Advantages of Smoke-Free Worksites/Homes • Health Disparity Data Collection • Tobacco Control Strategic Plan • Tobacco Nurse Program • Youth Tobacco Survey • Cessation Grant (IQH)

  19. Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi American Heart Association Information and Quality Health Care Mississippi Alliance for School Health American Cancer Society American Lung Association Local Health Departments Tobacco Nurses Community Youth Programs ACT Center Mississippi State Social Science Research Center Tobacco Control Partners

  20. School Health Nurses for a Tobacco-Free Mississippi • 51 School Districts Across the State Have a Nurse • Utilize Tobacco Prevention Curriculum • Implement Tobacco Awareness Activities • Red Ribbon Week • Great American Smoke-Out Week

  21. Comprehensive Cancer ControlMina Li, Director • State Plan for Cancer Prevention and Control • Annual Cancer Professional Education Seminar • Survivor/Caregiver Conference • Mississippi Partnership for Comprehensive Cancer Control (MP3C)

  22. Injury/Violence Prevention BranchRoderick Richardson, Coordinator • Child Occupant Protection Program • Car Seat Distribution Program • Child Passenger Safety Guidelines • Fire Prevention Program • Smoke Alarm Installation Program • Remembering When Fire/Fall Prevention Program • Fire Academy For Kids • Fire Prevention Awareness

  23. Community Health BranchJohn Hester, Director • Advocates Community Awareness • Policy Development • Public Health Education • Focus on Environmental Factors • Coordinated School Health Education

  24. Community Health Strategies • Preventive Screenings • Community Engagement • Schools, Worksites, Civic Organizations, Healthcare Providers • Seminars • Continuing Education • Healthy Choices • Nutrition • Physical Fitness • Safety -Avoidance of Risky Behaviors

  25. “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”Thomas Edison

  26. Contact Info:Victor D. SuttonOffice of Preventive Heath(Ofc 601-576-7781)(Fax 601- 576-7444)Vsutton@msdh.state.ms.uswww.HealthyMS.com

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