- Mississippi State Department of Health

The City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, has joined a growing list of cities in Mississippi and across the nation that could permanently end their water-fluoridation programs. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who frequently spreads health misinformation, has pushed to end fluoridation efforts nationwide, despite its health benefits.

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