The Mississippi State Department of Health is responsible for administering the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant for the State of Mississippi. The 2016 grant application was submitted on July 17th, 2017, to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) requesting funds from Title V of the Social Security Act for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
The Title V MCH Block Grant plays a key role in the provision of maternal and child health services in Mississippi. Funds from this grant are distributed among a number of programs which target the improvement of the health of women and infants, children and adolescents, and children with special health care needs.
Beryl Polk, PhD, CPM, CHP, CCM
State Title V Director
Director, Health Services
601-576-7472 Beryl.Polk@msdh.ms.gov
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216-4538
Augusta Bilbro
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), Director
601-576-7281 Augusta.Bilbro@msdh.ms.gov
Office of Child Health
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216-4538