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Task Force Goals
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House Bill 759 created the Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention within the Mississippi Department of Health during the 2001 Legislative session. Senate Bill 2314 revised the membership of the Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and clarified the reporting requirement of the Task Force. About the Task Force Task Force members represent state agencies, private organizations, and industry representatives appointed by the Legislature. All meetings are open to the public and offer an opportunity for public comment. For more information regarding the Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, please contact: Victor Sutton |
Cardiovascular Health Resources
State Plan
- State Plan for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control
- Proposal: A State-Wide Stroke System of Care for Mississippi
Resources for Speaker's Bureau
Health Professionals
- Evaluating the Mississippi Healthy Students Act: Year One PDF
- Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Mississippi PPS
- Trends and Subgroup Comparisons in Current Mississippi Tobacco Use PDF
- MS State Plan for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control PPS
- MS Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (Hays) PPS
- MS Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (Voulters) PDF
- Not Again! Secondary Prevention of Future Cardiovascular Events PPS
- Stroke: A Speaker's Outline PPS
- Update: The Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke in Mississippi PDF
- An integrated approach to treatment of patients with acute stroke PDF
Community Health
Evaluation
Cardiovascular Health Links
Personal health and general information
Cardiovascular Professionals' Links
Standards of care and evidence-based guidelines
Task Force Members & Meetings
- State Department of Health
- State Department of Education
- State Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services
- American Heart Association (Southeast Affiliate - Mississippi)
- Mississippi State Medical Association
- Mississippi Nurses Association
- Mississippi Hospital Association
- Mississippi Stroke Education Consortium
- Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition
- Mississippi Alliance for School Health
- Information and Quality Health Care
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi Senate
- Governor Appointee
Task Force Meetings
The Task Force holds regular quarterly meetings. Meeting minutes are available in PDF form.
Partner Documents
- Partnership Assessment
Task Force partners can use this form to address any concerns or needs, and to identify opportunities useful to the Task Force. Return the form to xavier.johnson@msdh.state.ms.us, fax 601-576-7444, or bring the completed form to the next Task Force meeting.
