Thanks to a $17-million federal grant and the work of a state health childhood development project, Mississippi's early childhood screening rate shot up from dead-last to No. 33.
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today April 20, 2023 For years, Mississippi children were more likely to miss out on early childhood development screenings than anywhere else in the country. But after a $17-million federal grant and the work of a state health childhood development project, Mississippi's early childhood screening rate shot up from dead-last to No. 33, according to ranking by the National Health Foundation.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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