Health Talk MS

With the holiday season upon us, your mental health is as important as your physical health. In the November episode of the MSDH Podcast, Health Talk Mississippi, our host Greg Flynn sits down with a powerhouse panel of mental health experts. Wendy Bailey, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (MDMH), Dr. Thomas Recore with MDMH, and Dr. Dan Edney, State Health Officer and MSDH Executive Director, discuss the signs of potential mental health issues and how you can find help for yourself or someone you know. It’s a powerful episode that can save lives. 

October is about pumpkins and pink...or even pink pumpkins! This month is dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness and the color pink, which you will see everywhere. The October edition of the MSDH Podcast, Health Talk Mississippi, focuses on breast cancer.  Our host Greg Flynn sits down with Amy Gibbons, the State's Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Director, to discuss prevention, screenings, and support offered by the Mississippi State Department of Health. For more information about services, visit https://msdh.ms.gov/bccp 

Fall is quickly approaching, so that means it's time to consider your annual flu shot! The September edition of the MSDH Podcast, Health Talk Mississippi, focuses on the upcoming respiratory illness season. Our host Greg Flynn sits down with our State Epidemiologist Dr. Renia Dotson and Deputy State Epidemiologist Theresa Kittle, to break down the viruses and what you can do to stay safe and healthy. It's an important episode that you don't want to miss!

The August edition of the MSDH Podcast, Health Talk Mississippi, focuses on the Office of Vital Records and Data Statistics. Our host Greg Flynn welcomes longtime, now retired, Director Judy Moulder and new Director Patricia Oluade.We examine what the Nationally Accredited Office of Vital Records can do for you, including replacing birth and death certificates, as well as maintaining immunization records and providing data and statistics for the entire state. 

Health Talk MS launches with a powerful first episode featuring Mississippi State Health Officer, Dr. Dan Edney. In this kickoff conversation, Dr. Edney confronts the preventable conditions that are shortening lives across the state and explores how improved public health could unlock billions for Mississippi’s economy.Produced in partnership with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Health Talk MS pulls back the curtain on the work of the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH)—from clean water to chronic disease prevention—and offers listeners the tools and knowledge to take charge of their health.Public health is personal. This show makes it real.