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Congress can help Mississippi fight obesity. Here's how
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMississippi is ground zero for the obesity epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control,...
Mississippi has the highest rate of preventable deaths in the US, health official says
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMississippi has improved some of its poor health outcomes, but its people are more likely to die...
Mississippi, under judge’s order, starts allowing religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoMississippi joins most other states in allowing religious exemptions JACKSON, Miss. (AP) —...
Miss Mississippi 2024: Becky Williams hopes to work on fitness, inspiring youth through new role
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 week agoVICKSBURG — After Miss Mississippi Becky Williams won the state program's 91st annual competition...
How a well-timed legal assault unraveled Mississippi’s stellar record in vaccinating kids
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMississippi began granting religious exemptions for childhood vaccines after activists sued over the...
Mississippi stillborn rate ranks worst in country, nearly double nation's average
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi once again has the country’s highest rate of fetal death, according to data released by...
Pregnancy much more dangerous for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBlack people make up about 38% of Mississippi’s population, but a new study shows that Black women...
America's growing obesity epidemic: 3 charts explain obesity rates across the US
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMore than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk...
These are the states with the highest and lowest obesity rates
KSEE articles via Yahoo News· 9 months agoObesity is becoming more prevalent across the United States, according to the latest data from the...
These 10 States Have the Highest Rates of Obesity in the U.S.
Healthline via AOL· 4 weeks agoNew research reveals which U.S. states have the highest and lowest obesity rates. halbergman/Getty...