State Department of Health


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570 East Woodrow Wilson Dr.
Jackson, MS 39216

(601) 576-7400

Public health protection takes a wide variety of forms, from ensuring the safety of your food and water to setting standards for health and care facilities. Mississippi's State Board of Health was established in 1877 to protect and advance health throughout Mississippi, and became the Mississippi State Department of Health in 1982.