Food insecurity


June 24, 2022

UAMS Researchers Link Pandemic to Increased Food Insecurity in Arkansas

David Wise

UAMS employees deliver boxes of food during COVID-19 pandemic

FAYETTEVILLE — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences found that 1 in 4 Arkansans faced food insecurity in the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published recently in Dialogues in Health. The study, “COVID-19 and Food Insecurity in a Vulnerable Rural State,” analyzed various factors related to…


March 2, 2022

UAMS Joins with 24 Community Partners to Address Food Insecurity in NWA

David Wise

Heathy Food Systems

FAYETTEVILLE — Twenty-four Northwest Arkansas organizations are banding together with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to help break down barriers that prevent equitable access to healthy food. The Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice (NWA CoP), launched last year by the UAMS Office of Community Health and Research with support from…


September 8, 2021

UAMS Launches Community Effort to Address Food Insecurity

David Wise

Soup kitchen staff serve food to food insecure people.

FAYETTEVILLE – The Office of Community Health and Research at UAMS is launching a “community of practice” focused on addressing food insecurity. A community of practice is a learning partnership among organizations and individuals aimed at addressing a common issue. By sharing skills and experiences, the Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice will be…


June 19, 2020

UAMS and its Northwest Arkansas Community Partners Deliver Food to Families in Isolation or Quarantine

David Wise

Peter Cooper of UAMS Northwest unloads a truck of food relief boxes.

FAYETTEVILLE – Made possible by the collaboration of community partners across Northwest Arkansas, more than 50 volunteers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Arkansas Immigrant Defense, and Tyson Foods, among others fanned out over Washington and Benton Counties today to provide no-contact delivery of food boxes to over 200 families self-quarantined due…


May 14, 2020

Walmart Foundation Funding Will Help UAMS, Arkansas Community Foundation Address Gaps in Food Access and Health Care Services During COVID-19

David Wise

Food Bank

FAYETTEVILLE – With funding from the Walmart Foundation, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus is working with the Arkansas Community Foundation to address gaps in food access. The funding will also help UAMS address gaps in health care services in underserviced populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. UAMS received a $375,000…