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September 9, 2022
UAMS, Darling Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Jackson County
FAYETTEVILLE – Michael Williams was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Darling Pharmacy to help people in Jackson County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Williams is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and resources to the…
UAMS, Goodman Drug and McKenney Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Clay County
FAYETTEVILLE – Joy Herbelin and Nina Shepard were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Goodman Drug and McKenney Pharmacy to help people in Clay County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Herbelin and Shepard are available to answer basic health care questions and…
UAMS, Medsker’s Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Lonoke County
FAYETTEVILLE – Lyndsie Koonce and Stephanie Bowlan were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Medsker’s Pharmacy to help people in Lonoke County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Koonce and Bowlan are available to answer basic health care questions and provide education…
UAMS, Smith Drug & Compounding Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Garland County
FAYETTEVILLE – Robyn Smith and Ryan West were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Smith Drug & Compounding to help people in Garland County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Smith and West are available to answer basic health care questions and…
August 30, 2022
UAMS Researchers Address Need in Forrest City for Safer Roads to Promote Physical Activity
FAYETTEVILLE – A community need for safer roads to increase physical activity among Forrest City children was addressed through a traffic-calming event coordinated by researchers at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. Through their…
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 29, 2022
UAMS to Offer Free Health Screenings, COVID Vaccinations at Alma Middle School
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer health screenings and COVID-19 vaccines to the public at no cost in Alma on Thursday, Sept. 15, as part of a statewide initiative to improve health outcomes in rural communities in Arkansas. The health screening event will be at the Alma Middle School,…
August 26, 2022
Accelerated BSN Students Begin Nursing Journey with White Coat Ceremony
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) nursing students on an accelerated path to their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees participated in a White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 19, at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale.
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…
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