The Mississippi State Department of Health marked World Heart Day by encouraging people to move more, eat well, avoid tobacco and know their blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.
The department said small choices made today can help protect heart health for years to come. The message was shared with the hashtags #WorldHeartDay and #HealthyMS.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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