Mississippi State Department of Health
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Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program

Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death in Mississippi, accounting for over a third of all deaths in the state. Mississippi's CVD mortality rate is among the highest in the nation.

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  • Salt IntakeFacts about salt, sodium, and their effect on blood pressure (CDC)

Heart Disease in Mississippi

Maps

About the Program

We strive to prevent, manage and reduce the risk factors associated with heart disease and stroke. This means improving effective delivery of care, establishing community-clinical linkages to support prevention and management of high blood pressure and diabetes, and collecting and analyzing data that guides our work.

Priorities

  • Promote reporting of blood pressure and A1C measures; and as able, initiate activities that promote clinical innovations, team-based care, and self-monitoring of blood pressure.
  • Promote awareness of high blood pressure among patients.
  • Increase implementation of quality improvement processes in health systems and use of team-based care in health systems.
  • Increase use of health-care extenders in support of self-management of high blood pressure.

Activities

  • Build capacity to promote and implement policy and systems-level change strategies.
  • Promote hypertension detection and control through innovations in health information technology, patient communication, and team-based care.
  • Implement health system interventions to improve effective delivery of care.
  • Define and report the burden of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors.
  • Promote community-clinical linkages to support prevention and management of high blood pressure and diabetes.

Documents and Resources



Links referenced on this page
Steps to a Healthier Heart    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,240,html ok
Heart Attack Signs and Symptoms    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,430,html ok
Stroke Awareness and Prevention    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,429,html ok
High Blood Pressure    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,431,html ok
Salt Intake    https://www.cdc.gov/salt/about/
Full heart disease and stroke maps 2018-2020    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/images/graphics/Map-ChronicDiseases2018-2020.png
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and health insurance, 2018    https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/maps/gisx/mapgallery/MS_CVDRiskFactors.html
Fact Sheets and Information    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,77,html ok
Reports    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,63,html ok
Publications    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,185,html ok
More resources and links    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,297,77,html ok

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