Health

For the fifth year in a row Mississippi has the unflattering distinction of being the fattest state in the nation. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports the weight of our residents is only part of the problem.

Three quarters of all newly diagnosed cases of HIV in Mississippi are among African Americans. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports on renewed efforts to combat this startling trend.

With the exception of Medicaid and Corrections the governor has called for agency budget cuts totaling 171.9 million dollars. MPB's lawayne Childrey reports.

There have been two deaths in Mississippi from the H1N1 swine flu, but House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson says the state appears prepared to handle a major swine flu outbreak. MPB's Patty Davis has more.

For a few select schools in Mississippi, free immunizations are heading to 7th-grade classrooms this fall. MPB’s Cari Gervin has the story.