National Women’s Health Week - Episode 3: Top Women’s Health Risks

Exploring women’s health risks in Mississippi sheds light on various factors affecting women’s well-being in the state. Issues such as access to healthcare, prevalence of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease, reproductive health disparities, and socio-economic factors can significantly impact women’s health outcomes. By understanding these risks, policymakers and healthcare providers can develop targeted interventions to address the specific needs of women in Mississippi and improve overall health equity.

This episode provides an overview of women’s health risks.

Joining us today are Dr. Paul Byers, Dr. Jennifer Bryan, and Dr. Catherine Lowe.

Dr. Byers is the former State Epidemiologist with the Mississippi State Department of Health and currently working at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Preventive Medicine in the School of Population Health.

Dr. Bryan is a family physician with Hattiesburg Clinic Flowood Primary Care and President-Elect for MSMA.

Dr. Lowe is an interventional cardiologist with Jackson Heart Clinic.

Produced by Kathleen Seeberg, MSMA Director of Marketing & Communications.