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News  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
April 10, 2026

Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget

State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney said in the two years prior, the Legislature provided an increase. He expressed his appreciation in the agency receiving receive level funding in the coming fiscal year. 
News  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
April 10, 2026

Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings

"I told y'all before, I've never been so proud of being 49th," State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney told the State Board of Health of Mississippi moving up from 50th in the U.S. "And I'm sure mighty proud of being 48th, but we're 48th and rising."