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September 06, 2024

Strategic Committee for Maternal Health sends report detailing recommendations to Gov. Sanders

LITTLE ROCK – The Strategic Committee for Maternal Health has delivered a report to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders outlining recommended new policies, programs, and approaches aimed at improving health outcomes for pregnant women, new moms, and babies, the Arkans…

July 24, 2024

Temporary Catch-and-Release Fish Advisory Issued for Holmes Creek to Smackover Creek in Smackover

(Little Rock) – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), and the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (E&E), Division of Environmental Quality are issuing a temporary catch-and-release fish advisory fo…

April 10, 2024

Arkansas Minority Health Commission

Arkansas Minority Health Commission to host 8th Biennial Minority Health Summit

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) is hosting its 8th Biennial Minority Health Summit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. “Maternal Health in Arkansas--When Chronic Disease a…

February 08, 2024

Arkansas Department of Health

National Children’s Dental Health Month teaches children oral hygiene and dental care

(Little Rock, Ark.) – February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, which promotes the benefits of good oral health to children and their caregivers. This month, the Arkansas Department of Health’s Office of Oral Health (ADH OOH) will supply oral health…

January 04, 2024

Arkansas Department of Health

Cervical Health Awareness Month

Little Rock, Ark. – January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) BreastCare program coordinates efforts with a statewide network of providers offering no-cost cervical and breast cancer screenings and follow-up services. …

December 19, 2023

Arkansas Minority Health Commission

Arkansas Minority Health Commission announces Food Desert Elimination Grant Application

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) - Arkansas Minority Health Commission announces its request for application (RFA) availability for food desert elimination efforts around the state. The Commission will award a maximum of 4 grants …

November 30, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Arkansas Dept of Health recognizes healthcare providers for stroke care performance

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) recognizes 39 hospitals, 48 ambulance services, two regional teams, and two individuals for excellence in stroke patient care. The hospital awards are based on stroke care performance as documented…

November 09, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Anti-vaping campaign for young children

Little Rock, Ark. - The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) released a new anti-vaping campaign animated video for children ages 5-7. Created by ADH staff, Coral’s Reef is a campaign designed to educate young children. The average age of nicotine initiation…

November 02, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Arkansas Department of Health partners with Arkansas Foodbank Network to provide oral health kits

(Little Rock, Ark.) – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Office of Oral Health is partnering with the Arkansas Foodbank Network to provide more than 5,000 oral health kits to Arkansans in need. The oral health kits, which include toothbrushes, toothpaste,…

October 26, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Wild bat exposure at State Fairgrounds

Little Rock, Ark. – On Saturday, October 21, two individuals were exposed to a bat that was acting unusually in the horse barn at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds. The bat was not captured for testing, and these individuals were advised to begin rabies post-expo…

October 04, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Locally acquired malaria identified in Arkansas

Little Rock -The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has identified a case of locally acquired malaria in an Arkansas resident. The person resides in Saline County and has not traveled out of the country. This is the only known locally acquired case of malaria…

October 02, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Little Rock, Ark. - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) BreastCare program coordinates efforts with a statewide network of providers offering no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and follow-up services. …

September 28, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Rabid wild bat captured at Little Rock Zoo

Little Rock, Ark. – On Saturday, September 23, the Little Rock Zoo received a report of a wild bat flying erratically on Zoo grounds. The bat tested positive for rabies at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Glen F. Baker Public Health Laboratory. Although…

September 27, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Pulsara app now available statewide

Little Rock, Ark. – Beginning October 1, the Pulsara mobile app will be accessible to all ambulance services, acute care, sub-acute care, long-term acute care, nursing homes, behavioral health hospitals, and other affiliated healthcare facilities in Arkansas t…

September 14, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Case of rare infection identified in Arkansas

Little Rock, Ark. – An Arkansas resident has died from Naegleria fowleri infection, a rare infection that destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and in certain cases, death. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), through an investigation involving tes…

June 27, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

ADH warns of heat-related illnesses

Little Rock, Ark. – As high temperatures continue in the coming weeks, the Arkansas Department of Health encourages people to practice heat safety. Heat stress is a heat-related illness caused by your body’s inability to cool down properly. The body normall…

June 23, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Recall of Specific Frozen Fruit Products Due to Possible Contamination by Listeria monocytogenes

Minneapolis, Minn. – June 21, 2023 – SunOpta Inc’s subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier due to the potential for these products to be contaminat…

June 14, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Has Reported the Following Recalls

June 14, 2023Certain frozen organic strawberries are being recalled as part of an outbreak investigation of Hepatitis A virus infections. In Arkansas, the recall includes the Great Value Mixed Fruit, Sliced Strawberries, and Antioxidant Fruit Blend s…

May 22, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

Bull Shoals Lake Primary Body Contact Advisory Lifted

Little Rock, Ark. – The US Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has lifted the primary body contact advisory near the Sugarloaf Wastewater Treatment Plant on Bull Shoals Lake. Samples collected by the Corps and an…

May 19, 2023

Arkansas Department of Health

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month

Little Rock - May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. This month, ADH wants to raise awareness about the importance of newborn screening and language development milestones for children. Early hearing detection and intervention is key to preventing delays i…

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