- State Health Officer
- Public Health Laboratory
- Regional Health Officers
- Health Protection
- Health Services
- Preventive Health and Health Equity
- Health Data, Operations and Research
- Field Services
- Health Administration
State Health Officer
State Health Officer
Dr. Daniel Edney (601) 576-7634
Chief of Community Health and Clinical Services
Victor Sutton, Ph.D. (601) 206-1559
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Justin Turner (601) 576-7634
Chief Nursing Officer
Katherine Farrington (601) 576-8130
Communications
Lauren Hegwood (601) 576-7667
Health Policy and Planning
Rachel Sprinkle (601) 576-7874
Interpersonal Violence
Joy Jones (601) 206-1540
Legal Counsel
Christin Williams (601) 576-7419
Legislative Liaison
Logan Dillon (601) 576-7634
Performance Improvement
Katherine Richardson (601) 576-7059
Policy Evaluation
Breanne Hancock (601) 576-7428
Senior Deputy
Kris Adcock (601) 206-1540
State Epidemiologist
Dr. Kathryn Taylor interim (601) 576-7725
Communicable Diseases
Jennifer Fulcher (601) 576-7725
Epidemiology
Theresa Kittle (601) 576-7725
Immunization
Amanda Netadj (601) 576-7751
STD/HIV
Kendra Johnson, MPH (601) 576-7723
Tuberculosis
Donald Franklin (601) 576-7700
Internal Audit
Internal Auditor
Wayne Jerome (601) 576-7903
Regional Health Officers
Northern Region
Dr. Crystal L. Tate (662) 841-9015
Central Region
Dr. Donald C. Faucett (601) 981-2304
Southern Region
Dr. Christy Barnett (228) 436-6770
Health Protection
Director
Melissa Parker (601) 576-7680
Emergency Planning & Response
Christy Berry (601) 933-2449
Acute Care Systems
Vacant (601) 933-2442
Emergency Medical Services
Vacant (601) 576-7380
Environmental Health
Les Herrington (601) 576-7690
Licensure & Certification
Nicole Banes (601) 364-1100
Public Health Laboratory
Director
Daphne Ware, Ph.D. (601) 576-7582
Health Services
Director
Beryl Polk, Ph.D. (601) 576-7472
Child & Adolescent Health
Stacy Callender (601) 576-7816
Oral Health
Dr. Angela Filzen (601) 206-1590
Public Health Pharmacy
Meg Pearson, Pharm. D. (601) 713-3457
Women's Health
Krista Guynes (601) 576-7856
WIC
Jameshyia Ballard, Ph.D., RDN (601) 991-6000
Preventive Health and Health Equity
Director
Cassandra Brown Interim (601) 206-1559
Preventive Health
Vacant (601) 206-1559
Chronic Disease
Vacant (601) 206-1559
Community Health
Kina White, Dr. P.H. (601) 206-1559
Delta Health Collaborative
Cassandra Dove (662) 455-1344
Health Equity
Nikki Johnson, Dr.P.H. (601) 206-1050
Injury & Violence Prevention
Tasha Lock (601) 206-1559
School Health
Tiffani Grant (601) 206-1559
Tobacco Control
Amy Winter (601) 991-6050
Health Data, Operations and Research
Chief Officer
Dorthy K. Young, PhD (601) 576-7428
Data Governance
(601) 576-7855
EPIC
(601) 576-7058
Health Data & Research
(601) 576-8165
Information Technology
(601) 576-7428
I.T. Security Officer
(601) 576-7821
Revenue Cycle
(601) 576-7886
Vital Records and Statistics
(601) 206-8265
MCH Epidemiologist (CDC assignee)
(601) 576-7906
Field Services
Director
Tim Darnell (601) 576-7951
Health Administration
Director
Sharon Dowdy, CPA (601) 576-7359
Chief Financial Officer
Sharon Dowdy, CPA (601) 576-7359
Financial Management
Geeta Foreman (601) 576-7544
Human Resources / Payroll
Kimberly Reese (601) 576-7642
Support Services
Jennifer Dotson (601) 576-7635
Regional Health Administrators
Northern Region
Jonathan Chaney (662) 841-9015
Central Region
David Caulfield (601) 981-2304
Southern Region
Chad Bridges (228) 436-6770
