Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the ...

The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state ...

More than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1 since 2014, according to Mississippi state health officials ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health declared a public health emergency on Thursday, Aug. 21, in response to rising ...

House study committee created to evaluate funding for public health anticipates federal cutbacks or funding freezes.

Next City reports that evictions in Detroit heighten health risks for Black mothers, linking stress from neighborhood ...

More than 750 public health workers sent a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, urging him to “stop ...

Together, public health professionals work to improve health on a population level, focusing on large-scale problems like infectious diseases, addiction disorders and environmental health.

Dr. Hamblin is a journalist and a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health. This article is part of Times Opinion’s reflection on the two-year mark of the Covid pandemic.