UAMS Office of Community Health and Research
June 14, 2023
UAMS’ Fatherhood FIRE Program Enrolling Northwest Arkansas Families
FAYETTEVILLE — Fatherhood FIRE (Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient and Essential), a free program for dads, moms and partners that provides education, resources and support through community services in Northwest Arkansas, is now enrolling participants in Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington counties. The program is administered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of…
June 9, 2023
UAMS Researchers Find High Rates of Diabetes, Heart Disease among Marshallese
FAYETTEVILLE — Residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) face strikingly high rates of diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The RMI has one of the highest rates of Type 2 diabetes in the world. Diabetes and…
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…
November 10, 2022
UAMS Study Finds One-Third of Vaccinated Arkansans Received COVID-19 Shot Despite Some Doubts
FAYETTEVILLE — One-third of Arkansans vaccinated against COVID-19 reported some level of vaccine hesitancy during a study conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. Through the study, “Hesitant Adopters: An Examination of Hesitancy Among Adults in Arkansas Who Have Taken the COVID-19 Vaccine,” researchers…
October 11, 2022
UAMS, Springdale School District Partnership Sustains Five-Year Reduction in Sodium Intake for Students
FAYETTEVILLE — The Springdale School District sustained a reduction in sodium levels in student lunches for the last five years as part of a collaboration with the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. As part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Sodium Reduction in Communities Program,…
August 30, 2022
UAMS Collaborates with EAST Students, City of Springdale to Install StoryWalk at Murphy Park
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research worked with Springdale EAST students and the City of Springdale to install a StoryWalk at Murphy Park. A StoryWalk is a literacy-boosting project that separates and enlarges the pages of a children’s book and displays them on a walking path,…
August 25, 2022
UAMS, AmeriCorps Announces Food Security Initiative in Arkansas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced more than $255,000 in American Rescue Plan grant funding to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as part of the AmeriCorps VISTA program’s food security initiative over the next three years.
UAMS, Local Pharmacies Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Craighead County
FAYETTEVILLE – Tina Hall, Colby Binkley, Jessica Nash and Whitney Pennington were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), The Medicine Shoppe, Southern Pharmacy of Arkansas and McFarlin Pharmacy to help people in Craighead County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Hall, Binkley, Nash…
UAMS, AFMC, Local Pharmacies Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Grant County
FAYETTEVILLE – Lacy Cox, Tawnya Lain, Sarah Covert and Barbara Marvel were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Sheridan Family Pharmacy, McCoy-Tygart Drug and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) to help people in Grant County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Cox,…
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