ADH Strategic Plan, 2024-2029
The ADH Strategic Plan represents a roadmap aimed at addressing important public health challenges and promoting well-being across the state of Arkansas. Grounded in extensive research and stakeholder input, this Plan outlines comprehensive strategies to tackle key health issues such as diabetes, heart health, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), women’s health and maternal health, and youth tobacco use. By focusing on evidence-driven approaches and continuous evaluation of program effectiveness, ADH ensures that its strategic initiatives are responsive to the evolving health needs of Arkansans, while also advocating for policy changes that support sustainable health improvements across the state.
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), with the assistance of the Office of Performance Management, Quality Improvement, and Evaluation (OPMQIE), took systematic steps, to effectively execute the ADH strategic planning process. Survey responses were gathered from ADH staff to identify and prioritize public health focus areas, including health behaviors and health outcomes. The ADH senior executive team along with the Governor’s Office also shared their input on the focus areas. Based on the focus areas ADH internal partners who could potentially represent the focus areas and participate in the Strategic Planning process were recruited and convened at a planning meeting on May 17, 2024. The meeting also resulted in the final selection of priority areas for the Strategic Plan for 2024-2029, as follows:
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- STDs
- Women’s health
- Tobacco and e-cigarette use
The icons below represent the primary focus areas of the 2020-2022 Strategic plan.
