UAMS Rural Health Hub
August 29, 2024
Symposium Promotes Mental Health Awareness for Arkansas Youth
Educators from throughout the state attended the inaugural Arkansas Mental Health Access for Pediatric Primary Care (ARMAPP) School-Based Mental Health Symposium. The free event gave school-based professionals that work with students in grades K-12 an opportunity to network, take part in activities and receive info on how mental health issues can impede a child’s ability…
UAMS’ Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., Joins Panel of Experts to Discuss Maternal Health Issues
U.S. Sen. John Boozman joined health care experts on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to discuss the barriers that prevent Arkansas mothers from optimal health, and the solutions needed to improve the state’s maternal mortality and morbidity rates. Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., director of the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, was among the six panelists who joined…
August 22, 2024
UAMS Receives Grant from Mid-America Transplant Foundation to Support Kidney Health Access in Northeast Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received $145,000 from the Mid-America Transplant Foundation to increase patient access to health care, particularly kidney health interventions, in largely rural counties in northeast Arkansas. “I am truly grateful for Mid-America Transplant’s commitment to patient navigation in northeast Arkansas,” said Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA,…
July 26, 2024
UAMS Offers Free Health Screenings Aug. 3 in McGehee
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free HIV screenings, glucose readings, mental health assessments and blood pressure checks Aug. 3 in McGehee. The event will be held at the McGehee Men’s Club Community Center at 1 South Airport Road. Called Party With a Purpose, it will begin with…
July 23, 2024
U.S. News Names UAMS a Best Medical School for Primary Care, Rural Practice
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) continues to climb U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Medical Schools. The magazine’s annual ranking of medical and osteopathic schools across the country was released today, showing that for 2024, UAMS ranked as a Tier 1 school nationally for primary care education,…
July 18, 2024
UAMS to Provide Contraceptive Services, Education in 14 Rural Arkansas Counties
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will provide contraceptive services and reproductive health education to women living in rural Arkansas counties in an effort to prevent unintended pregnancies and to improve access to women’s health care in Arkansas. Through a private philanthropic grant awarded to the UAMS Institute for Community Health…
June 3, 2024
UAMS Researchers Find that Better Access to Physical Activity Could Provide Boost for Rural Cancer Survivors
FAYETTEVILLE — Cancer survivors in rural areas could benefit more from environmental opportunities to be active, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Researchers at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation found that cancer survivors who lived in small- to medium-sized metropolitan areas that promoted walkability were more physically…
May 22, 2024
Summit Highlights Efforts to Improve Arkansas’ Maternal and Child Health
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Health Behavior and Health Education recently hosted its annual Maternal and Child Health Summit. Spearheaded by Alexandra Marshall, Ph.D., MPH, associate professor in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, the hybrid event had more than 80 attendees representing numerous organizations and companies. The…
March 27, 2024
UAMS Health Family Medical Center Celebrates Grand Opening in El Dorado
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the grand opening of the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in El Dorado. The Family Medical Center is located at 620 W. Grove St., Suite 202, in the former home of the South Arkansas Physician Group clinic. The clinic’s team…
March 15, 2024
Find Your Future in Healthcare Program Introduces Teens to Health Careers
Teens from 13 schools across the state convened in classrooms and science labs for the spring session of Find Your Future in Healthcare, a virtual program from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses that introduces students to a variety of health careers. The March 6 event focused on students in grades…
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