Institute for Community Health Innovation
May 2, 2023
UAMS Researchers Find Financial Burdens for Cancer Survivors Vary by Insurance Type
FAYETTEVILLE — Rural women cancer survivors are more likely to experience financial strain related to basic household needs rather than medical debt, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, “It was kind of a nightmare, it really was:” Financial Toxicity Among Rural…
April 19, 2023
UAMS Awarded $15 Million for Study Comparing Approaches to Postpartum Care
FAYETTEVILLE — A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for a five-year, $15 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the best mechanisms for postpartum follow up with new mothers to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. Maternal mortality rates in the United…
January 25, 2023
UAMS Researchers Find Hispanics, Marshallese Are More Likely to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine at Church
FAYETTEVILLE — People in some minority and underserved communities were more open to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at their church than in a medical setting, according to researchers at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. In a recently published study in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary…
January 4, 2023
UAMS Study Finds One in Four Adults Have Experienced Loss Due to COVID-19
FAYETTEVILLE — One in four U.S. adults has experienced the death of a family member or close friend due to COVID-19, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, COVID-19 Death Exposure Among Adults in the United States, analyzed…
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