The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is conducting a statewide needs assessment for the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program. This program is committed to ensuring Mississippi's women, children, adolescents, and their families and communities are healthy and able to reach their fullest potential.

This survey is part of a comprehensive statewide effort to gather critical information to inform the development of programs, activities, and policies aimed at improving the health and well-being of all residents, including vulnerable MCH populations. Your participation through this partner/professional survey is an important step in understanding what is going well within the state and in identifying needs and barriers to improving the health of the people you serve. The results of this survey will be used with other data to identify statewide MCH priorities and improvement activities in public health.

This survey is voluntary, and your responses will remain confidential.

In this survey, you will be asked to identify health needs and barriers faced by the population you serve in Mississippi. Next, you will be asked to identify strengths related to these same populations.

  • Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just being free of disease or sickness
  • Need is defined as an underlying problem/concern to be addressed (e.g., poor nutrition, physical health conditions, mental health conditions)
  • Barrier is defined as something that prevents the need from being addressed (e.g., lack of insurance, lack of providers, transportation issues)
  • Strength can include something your population already has within the community that is going well, an aspect of community culture that supports positive health, resources your population has access to that support health, or any other aspect that you believe is an important asset characterizing the population. (e.g., supportive family, affordable housing, health information)

Most people will complete this survey in 5-10 minutes.

We appreciate your time and effort in helping the MSDH create a healthier future for mothers, children, and families throughout Mississippi!

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