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The Arkansas Department of Health supports worksite wellness by providing technical assistance and guidance in worksite interventions to promote health. This area is a resource for identifying trends and best practices in worksite wellness as well as for developing community and organization level worksite programs, systems, and procedures. Arkansas Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program (AHELP) Arkansas Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program (AHELP) is a worksite wellness intervention designed for State Agency, Boards, and Commissions. The mission is to create a worksite culture that supports healthy lifestyle choices for state employees. Community Health Employee Lifestyle Program (CHELP) Community Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program (CHELP) is a worksite wellness intervention designed and is free to all Arkansas
Medical Providers Paint-A-Smile: Fluoride Varnish Act 90 of 2011 allows Arkansas physicians, nurses, and other licensed health care professionals to apply—and seek reimbursement for—fluoride varnish. The Paint-A-Smile program trains medical professionals to perform oral health risk assessments, oral health screenings, education, and fluoride varnish application in clinical settings. Program goals: To start applying fluoride varnish in your office, please contact us HERE to schedule a free in-person training. You can also become certified to apply fluoride varnish and receive free CE through the Smiles for Life online training course “Caries Risk Assessment, Fluoride Varnish, and Counseling.” Oral Health & Chronic Diseases Periodontal disease (also known as gum disease) plays a significant role in
The ADH Office of Oral Health’s mission is to champion oral health for all Arkansans through programming that increases access to care, promotes oral health literacy and behaviors, and brings together medical and oral health care for positive public health outcomes. Good oral health is important to your overall health. Programs & Services Classroom Toothbrushing Starter Kits Daily toothbrushing is the single most important oral disease prevention method for people of all ages. Toothbrushing during the school day can teach children the skills they need to take care of their own teeth and gums. If you’re a school nurse or teacher interested in implementing daily toothbrushing in the school setting,
A Contagious Liver Disease Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. It is usually spread when blood from a person who has hepatitis C enters the body of someone who is not infected. Many people experience mild or no symptoms at the time of infection, and patients may be infected for many years without being aware that they have the disease. Hepatitis C can be either acute or chronic. Acute hepatitis C is a short-term illness that occurs within the first six months after someone is
Arkansas Department of Health’s Quality Improvement Plan for Hypertension in the State of Arkansas Strategic Plan: Hypertension Objectives: What is Community Team-Based Care for Hypertension? Community TBC is a quality improvement program that fosters a public – private partnership between the Arkansas Department of Health’s Local Health Unit and a private community physician to provide community team-based care for patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Hypertension Protocol Team-Based Care for Hypertension Management Services is provided in the following counties: Blood Pressure Measurement Sodium and Salt Other Resources
What is BRFSS? The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a phone survey that gathers data about the health of Arkansan adults aged 18 years and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the survey in collaboration with other states in the 1980s after research showed that personal health behaviors play an important role in increasing illnesses and deaths. The Arkansas BRFSS was initiated in 1993. The BRFSS is conducted in each of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and surrounding U.S. territories. Today, the BRFSS is the largest continuously conducted telephone health survey in the world and it is an important tool for measuring adult health behaviors. Who is selected
What is the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System? The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a standardized, random telephone health survey conducted by each of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and three U.S. territories under the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The BRFSS survey began in the 1980s after research showed that personal health behaviors play an important role in the existence of unnecessary deaths and illnesses. The survey allows individual states to collect data on personal behaviors (such as smoking, drinking, not getting exercise, being overweight, and not getting preventive medical care) that are linked to the leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes,
The Arkansas Department of Health’s Licensed Lay Midwife Program is guided by Arkansas State Law. The Arkansas Board of Health gave the authority to the Arkansas Department of Health to oversee and administer the Licensed Lay Midwife Program, which was delegated to the Women’s Health program. The responsibilities include assisting with the Lay Midwife licensure process, apprentice applications and permits, monitoring of the Lay Midwife’s practice and birth records, providing guidance and monitoring of the Lay Midwife Rules and Regulations. To contact Women’s Health, call 501-661-2480 or 800-462-0599 ext. 2480. Although the Licensed Lay Midwife is not a Physician or Certified Nurse Midwife, she is trained in prenatal care, labor
Engaging in quality improvement (QI) and performance management (PM) is not only essential for public health agency accreditation but also for improving performance at the individual, program, and organizational levels (Source: Public Health Foundation). The illustration below (source: PHF) depicts how performance standards, performance measurement, quality improvement, data tracking, and data reporting are interconnected. PM and QI Key Components The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is aligning its PM and QI efforts with the Strategic Plan to meet Public Health Accreditation (PHAB) national accreditation standards. Key measures have been selected from the Strategic Plan’s five focus areas (see below), each measure with defined target population and timeline for tracking health
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