Outline of the state of Mississippi
State
Mississippi
Addressed

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Healthy Eating Nutrition—HS

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Healthy Eating Nutrition—HS

State law addresses healthy eating/nutrition.

Contemporary Health (9-12)

[Comprehensive Health] includes instruction on human growth and development, disease prevention and control, substance abuse and prevention, community and environmental health, nutrition and wellness, and safety and first aid.

Policy Type
Standard

Mississippi Code 37-161-7 Wellness curriculum to be developed by State Board of Education; board shall adopt implementation rules and regulations

The State Board of Education shall develop a wellness curriculum for use by each school district and the board shall establish rules and regulations to be followed by the districts whereby the districts shall implement the curriculum. Such wellness curriculum shall include educating students about the value of exercise, proper diet and abstinence from use of tobacco and alcohol.

Policy Type
Statute