{"id":1605,"date":"2026-06-03T05:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/template5.thinkcreativeintelligence.com\/?page_id=1605"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:32:50","slug":"mississippi-gets-healthier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/template5.thinkcreativeintelligence.com\/index.php\/mississippi-gets-healthier\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi has been rising in economic development and education.  Now it&#8217;s time to get healthier!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1605\" class=\"elementor elementor-1605\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30604a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e30604a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98c8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d98c8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While health challenges are rising for people around the world, the state of Mississippi is one of the worst communities when it comes to heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.<\/span><\/p><p>Mississippi is developing a reputation for rising from the bottom.\u00a0 As a state, it has already done so in education and economics.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RISING IN EDUCATION<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a state, Mississippi was ranked No. 49 in the nation for overall 4th grade reading scores and No. 50 for 4th grade math scores. Today Mississippi&#8217;s economically disadvantaged 4th graders rank No. 1 in the nation among their peers in reading and No. 2 for math.<\/span><\/p><p>RISING IN ECONOMICS<\/p><p>Mississippi is now gaining noteriety in economic development reaching a record high in non-farm income, attracting $41B in investments, and multiple large development projects choosing to locate in the state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RISING IN HEALTH<\/span><\/p><p>Mississippi currently ranks among the poorest in the states for core health metrics including blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and diabetes.<\/p><h3><b>Current Mississippi Health Rankings<\/b><\/h3><table><tbody><tr><td>\u00a0<\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Rank<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mississippi Pop %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High Blood Pressure<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49th-50th worst<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.9% vs 32.4% national avg<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High Cholesterol<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fifth-highest<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38.3%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heart Disease<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third-highest heart disease death rate, at 287 per 100,000 residents<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47th worst<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><ul><li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sources: CDC, America\u2019s Health Ratings, WorldHealth.net<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mississippians are known for comfort food diets high in saturated fats and salt.\u00a0 These conditions, especially when coupled with increased sedentary habits trending in western culture today, create a perfect environment for specific bad health conditions to thrive.\u00a0 And, much of it is reversible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an opportunity for Mississippi to step up for healthier living.<\/span><\/p><p>The Mighty Mississippi Health Challenge is bringing healthier eating and movement to the Delta.<\/p><p>In 2025 and 2026, the Mighty Mississippi Health Challenge will be hosting a series of campaigns in coordination with community movements to bring healthier living to Mississippi.\u00a0 Initaitves include the publishing of a Delta Cookbook that maintains southern flare and flavor and traditional recipes with healthier ingredients, an app to support the effort, and a documentary of the journey.<\/p><p>There will be cash prizes, tastings, and celebrity events to carry the adventure forward in a community-rich environment.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Mississippi, considered one of the nations most giving states, people have a reputation for standing together and taking care of their own and others.\u00a0 For just over a year, we will be building a new Mississppi story.<\/span><\/p><p>This is another opportunity for Mississippi to rise up and shake the stigma and the ranking of a bottom ranked state.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While health challenges are rising for people around the world, the state of Mississippi is one of the worst communities when it comes to heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. Mississippi is developing a reputation for rising from the bottom.\u00a0 As a state, it has already done so in education and economics. 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