The third Thursday of January of each year is designated as Mississippi Health Awareness Day to promote health and disease prevention efforts throughout the State of Mississippi.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 3 - State sovereignty, jurisdiction and holidays
Chapter 3 - State Boundaries, Holidays, and State Emblems
§ 3-3-1. Limits and boundaries of the territorial waters of the State of Mississippi
§ 3-3-3. How state divided into counties
§ 3-3-5. How far counties on Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico extend
§ 3-3-8. Designation of first week in May as Hernando de Soto Week
§ 3-3-15. Display of state flag
§ 3-3-16. Design of state flag
§ 3-3-35. "Retired Teachers Day" designated
§ 3-3-37. State Grand Opera House
§ 3-3-42. The Great Seal of the State of Mississippi
§ 3-3-42.1. Replacement of older version of state seal
§ 3-3-47. State Automobile Museum
§ 3-3-48. State wildlife heritage museum
§ 3-3-49. State Historical Industrial Museum
§ 3-3-51. "Nurses Month" designated
§ 3-3-53. "Mississippi Health Awareness Day" designated
§ 3-3-55. "Katrina Day of Remembrance" designated
§ 3-3-57. State military history museum