The entomologist helps direct the state Mosquito and Vector Control Association and organizes an annual workshop to train municipal mosquito spray personnel. He lectures on arthropods and medicine for several national groups. He also teaches the medical entomology section of medical parasitology at the University Medical Center and receives grant funding to improve tick control and management recommendations. The entomologist writes scientific papers, book chapters, and medical text books and lectures on Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, encephalitis, and venomous arthropods of Mississippi. From design and construction of Grade A dairies through product delivery to the retail or wholesale market, agency staff regularly inspect the facilities and analyze the quality of the product to strictly regulate the safety of milk and milk products.
Staff also permit bottled water processors.
The State Department of Health, Division of EMS, distributes EMS Operating Fund monies to counties and cities for local level services. Health Facilities Licensure and Certification is the Mississippi regulatory agency responsible for licensing hospitals, nursing homes, personal care homes, home health agencies, ambulatory surgical facilities, birthing centers, abortion facilities, and hospices. The division conducts annual surveys of health facilities. Follow-up visits verify that corrective actions have been implemented to rectify cited deficiencies. The surveyors also investigate all complaints and take appropriate actions.