UAMS Rural Health Hub
March 13, 2025
UAMS Joins NIH Effort to Increase Rural Health Research
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has joined a network of institutions funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand research in rural primary care clinics. Through the NIH CARE for Health™ initiative, UAMS will help lead innovative research to address health disparities in Arkansas’ rural areas. UAMS,…
March 3, 2025
UAMS, AR Health Ventures Partner with Arkansas Pharmacies to Improve Diabetes Education
Pharmacies across Arkansas are offering diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs as part of a collaboration with AR Health Ventures and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation to help rural, diabetic Arkansans better understand and manage their diabetes. Funded by the U.S Centers for Disease Control &…
February 5, 2025
UAMS Study Finds Mothers Living in Rural Areas or Covered by Medicaid Less Likely to Receive Prenatal Care
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas mothers who live in rural areas and/or who have a Medicaid-covered birth are less likely to receive early prenatal care or receive an adequate number of prenatal care visits, according to a study published recently by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.
January 6, 2025
The Heart of Rural Health Care: The Unique Impact of One Community Health Worker in Montgomery County
This story originally appeared in the Winter 2024 edition of the Arkansas Family Physician, the official publication of the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians. Michele Duncan didn’t grow up in Arkansas, but from the moment she set foot in Mount Ida — a small, close-knit community in the heart of Montgomery County — she knew…
December 27, 2024
UAMS Students Spearhead Maternal and Child Health Interest Group
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health strives to address the state’s maternal and child health status in a myriad of ways. That includes a Maternal and Child Health Student Interest Group, established in 2021, that trains the next generation of maternal and child health experts. “Students…
November 26, 2024
UAMS to Expand Healthy Start Program in South Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand its Healthy Start program to Ashley, Ouachita and Union counties this fall, providing essential prenatal care services to women and families in south Arkansas. Since 2019, the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation has offered the Healthy Start program — funded by the…
November 15, 2024
Prescription for Inspiration: Students Check Out Health Care Careers
When Shane Lyerly, M.D., decided he wanted to pursue a career in health care, he admittedly had more questions than answers. What classes should he take? Would it help to shadow a doctor for a day? How should he prepare for medical school interviews? Thankfully, he had help from both an academic advisor at Arkansas…
October 11, 2024
New UAMS Initiative Trains Community Health Workers to Provide Diabetes Support in Rural Pharmacies
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation launched a statewide initiative to train community health workers (CHWs) to provide diabetes support using the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) curriculum. This training, which is part of a larger statewide initiative to empower local communities to improve diabetes management and outcomes,…
October 9, 2024
UAMS Deploys Mobile Health Unit to South Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) deployed a mobile health unit in south Arkansas to provide better access to health care in Ashley, Columbia, Ouachita and Union counties.
September 25, 2024
UAMS Researchers Find Remote Patient Monitoring a Strategy to Reach Arkansans Living in Rural Areas
FAYETTEVILLE — Increasing remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs can improve health outcomes for Arkansans living in rural areas of the state, but many in the state face barriers related to technology and language, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). With RPM, health care providers can monitor a patient at…
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