university of arkansas for Medical sciences
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…
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,…
UAMS, AFMC Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Hot Spring County
FAYETTEVILLE – Erin Broughton 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 Hot Spring County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Broughton is available to answer basic health care questions and provide…
August 19, 2022
UAMS, Caldwell Discount Drug Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Cross County
FAYETTEVILLE – Kaity Adams was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Caldwell Discount Drug to help people in Cross County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Adams is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and resources to…
UAMS, Harps Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Faulkner County
FAYETTEVILLE – Kali Bonnema was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Harps Pharmacy to help people in Faulkner County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Bonnema is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and resources to the…
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