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MS SC576
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Commends Dr. Alton B. Cobb, former Mississippi State Health Officer, for receiving the 2020 Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Humanitarian Award
- Dr. Cobb served as State Health Officer from 1973 to 1992 and previously served as the first Director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid from 1969 to 1973
- Created the district health system, guided emergency health services licensing, developed home health agencies, and established the Division of Chronic Disease to combat heart disease and diabetes
- Spearheaded Mississippi's compulsory school immunization law and led separation of the Board of Health from the Board of Medical Licensure
- The state office building at 570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive has been named the Dr. Alton B. Cobb – Mary D. Osborne State Public Health Building since 2010
Legislative Description
Commend former State Health Officer Dr. Alton Cobb for receiving the 2020 MS Academy of Family Physicians Humanitarian Award.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
6/28/2020
Committee Referrals
Rules6/15/2020
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