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About 32 Arkansans are Hospitalized for Stroke Each Day
Little Rock, Ark. – Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. In Arkansas, nearly 32 people are hospitalized from this disease every single day; this is at least one Arkansan every hour.
With World Stroke Day on October 29, the Arkansas D…
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 19-25, 2025
(Little Rock, Ark.) – National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) highlights how parents, caregivers, and communities can lower children’s exposure to lead and avoid its serious health effects. To raise awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention, the…
