university of arkansas for Medical sciences
September 23, 2022
UAMS, AFMC Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Pike County
FAYETTEVILLE – DeEtte McCauley was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) to help people in Pike County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, McCauley is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education…
September 22, 2022
UAMS Study Finds Pandemic Limited Physical Activity, Nutrition Access for Arkansans with Diabetes
FAYETTEVILLE — COVID-19 changed how Arkansans with diabetes manage their illness, especially during the height of the pandemic when stay-at-home orders were intensified, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During the…
September 20, 2022
UAMS Health Opens Long COVID-19 Clinic in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a new clinic in Fayetteville for patients who still have symptoms of a COVID-19 infection three weeks or more following a positive COVID test. Some people are reporting that they are continuing to experience COVID-19 symptoms weeks or months after their diagnosis. Commonly…
September 9, 2022
UAMS, Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, Doctor’s Orders Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Jefferson County
FAYETTEVILLE – Bobbie Runion, Adrienne O’Bryan and Brittany Escamilla were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Arkansas Rural Health Partnership and Doctor’s Orders Pharmacy to help people in Jefferson County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Runion, O’Bryan and Escamilla are available to…
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,…
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