Mississippi healthcare dashboard sources
Curated public data sources and a workspace starter for Mississippi healthcare dashboards.
MS State Department of Health (MSDH)
State-level public health information, reports, and statistics.
Mississippi Division of Medicaid
Program information and publications useful for Medicaid-related metrics.
CMS Open Data
Medicare/Medicaid datasets, utilization, quality, and more.
CDC BRFSS
Health behaviors and outcomes surveillance data.
CDC/NCHS Vital Statistics (NVSS)
Births, deaths, and cause-of-death statistics.
U.S. Census (ACS)
Population and social determinants commonly paired with health indicators.
Dashboard build (next step)
Add KPIs, county/year filters, and connect visualizations to one or more sources above.
Amos-Wicks STEM AI Research Endowed Scholarship Fund
A permanently endowed scholarship supporting high-merit STEM students committed to ethical AI research—with awards designed as tuition coverage rather than fixed dollar amounts. The fund complements Track A healthcare AI pilots focused on cancer detection, chronic disease management, and Parkinson’s disease.
Investment & distribution model
The Belhaven University Finance Committee prudently invests the corpus to maximize student impact while protecting the gift in perpetuity.
- 2026–2027: one-year investment period for the initial endowment corpus
- From 2028: annual scholarship distributions begin
- 90% of annual earnings distributed to fund the scholarship
- 10% of annual earnings reinvested into the principal for continuous growth
Award structure
Rather than a fixed monetary award, distributions are designed to provide tuition coverage for:
- One Junior student enrolled in a STEM-related field
- One Senior student enrolled in a STEM-related field
Award amounts will reflect annual endowment earnings—not a predetermined dollar figure—so student support grows sustainably with the fund.
Eligibility & mission focus
The fund empowers high-merit students who demonstrate a commitment to ethical AI research, specifically targeting transformative impacts in:
- Cancer detection
- Chronic disease management
- Parkinson’s disease
Clients submit projects. Students submit résumés.
Catalyst matches real partner work with Belhaven student talent—so clients get delivery and students get paid, portfolio-ready experience. Built on the UMRF Ventures paid-student model, using Riipen-style project, work-based learning, and internship modes.
Prospective clients
Bring a scoped problem. You get faculty-supervised student teams, defined deliverables, and living-wage project capacity without a full-time hire.
- Outcome-focused sprints with clear success metrics
- Healthcare AI, data, product, and venture sandbox options
- NDA, IP, and compliance intake before sensitive work
Belhaven students
Share your résumé and when you can work. You get matched to real projects at a $20/hour living wage with Creation-level deliverables for your portfolio.
- Paid project work during the semester
- Skills applied on Track A research or Track B ventures
- Introductions when your availability and skills fit a sponsor need