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Policies & Procedures

You will find informative and valuable information that will help assist with the process of drafting, writing and researching ADH’s policies and procedures.

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Anti-Fraud
Arkansas Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program
Code of Ethics
Dispute Resolution (Grievance)
Drug-Free Workplace
Employee Disciplinary
Freedom of Information
HIPAA Privacy
Inclement Weather
Medical Emergencies
Transmittal Notices and Memorandum

Repealed Rules

In accordance with Act 781 of 2017, the Arkansas Department of Health and the Board of Health compiled a list of rules considered to be unnecessary and outdated.

The Arkansas Legislative Council approved the Department of Health’s Repealed Rule list in 2018.

Instagram Stories

Welcome to the official page of ADH Instagram Stories. Tap on the images below to get details.

 

July 2020
Dr. Sandra Chai and Dr. Smith at St. Andrew's Church.
"Help Stop the Spread--Mask Up"

 

April 1, 2020
The Arkansas Department of Health’s COVID-19 call center can be accessed in English and Spanish. For any questions about COVID-19, please contact our call center at 1-800-803-7847 or email ADH.Coronavirus@arkansas.gov.

 

November 5, 2019
The Be Well Arkansas program began its mission to help people quit smoking and manage chronic diseases one year ago today. We’d like to wish Be Well a happy birthday and encourage anyone who needs help quitting smoking or managing high blood pressure or diabetes to call 833-283-WELL for assistance.

 

October 2, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, the ADH Medical Director for Immunizations, kicks off flu season by getting her flu shot. Have you gotten yours yet? If not, it is available free of charge at your local health unit.

 

June 27, 2019
Dr. Smith, ADH Director, and Dr. Redfield, CDC Director, are long time colleagues partnering to end the HIV epidemic in the state of Arkansas.

 

June 7, 2019
ADH employees took advantage of the opportunity to learn hiking and backpacking basics.

 

May 17, 2019
Professionals in our lab work hard to test drinking water to ensure your water is safe. Click the image below for more information about the Arkansas Public Health Lab.

 

May 7, 2019
ADH is excited to have recently added a water bottle filling station to our first floor to make it easier for employees to reach for water instead of a sweetened beverage. Click the image below for more information about Worksite Wellness.

 

April 15, 2019
Follow us on Instagram for a behind the scenes look at how we are upholding that mission statement. Click the image below for more information about the ADH.

Emergency Rules

Emergency Rules are sometimes necessary for rule promulgation under the Administrative Procedure Act with expedited Governor and Legislative approval, but without public hearing and other proceedings because the Director finds imminent peril to public health and safety. They are temporary and expire.

Emergency Rules Effective Date

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ADH Grand Rounds

After a hiatus of several months, the Arkansas Department of Health Grand Rounds will resume in a limited series. Grand Rounds sessions will be held from 8-9 a.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month. These will include a combination of limited seating in the auditorium with social distancing, and a virtual presentation.

No continuing education credit is available for watching past presentations. Credit is only available for watching the presentations live, as it is being given.

 

Public Health Grand Rounds is presented each Thursday at 8 a.m. (Central Standard Time) in the Arkansas Department of Health's Dr. Joseph H. Bates Professional Education Auditorium at 4815 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205.

Public Health Grand Rounds is jointly sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Health, the Fay Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI).

Grand Rounds can be viewed from the internet by following the link: https://arkansas-gov.zoom.us/j/82578347415?pwd=NFVHRzBLRHRKMkU3eThSaEdGZDZ1dz09.

CME Credit: You can obtain the transcript at http://ce.uams.edu/.

 

Upcoming Presentations

Date Presenter Topic
May 19, 2022
**Seating is limited to the first 30 attendees

Dr. Nahed ElHassan, MD MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology/College of Medicine
UAMS AR Children’s Hospital
UAMS Medical Center

Anxiety Depression, and/or Behavioral or Conduct Disorder in Adolescence among Former Preterm and Term Infants of Different Race and Ethnicities

Past Presentations

Public Health Careers

If you want to become a part of a team that values the health and well-being of all Arkansans, we welcome you to review our jobs and apply by going to the ARCareers website  and choose “The Arkansas Department of Health” from the pull-down menu. You may contact us or download an application, print it out and fax, mail or deliver it to us.

Applicants can also complete applications in person by visiting our Employment Office at the address listed below between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

The Arkansas Department of Health is a drug-free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon applicants passing a drug test, including alcohol. Employees must submit to 'for cause" and random drug testing as a condition of continued employment.

Date

Topic
May 5 Vaccination Beliefs and Uptake in the African American Community:  Addressing Medical Mistrust | Samantha Wells, MPH, CPH | Dr. PH Student and Graduate Research Assistant | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
April 21 Syphilis in Children | Arrie Morris, MPH | Dr. PH Student | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | STI/HIV/Hepatitis C Surveillance Programs Manager | Arkansas Department of Health
April 7 Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality | Mallory Jayroe, MS, CHES | Dr. PH Student | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Epidemiologist and Program Coordinator | Arkansas Department of Health
March 17 COVID-19 and Critical Illness in Children: “A Tale of Two (or more) Variants” | Steve Schexnayder, MD | Medical Director | ADH Child and Adolescent Health | Chief | Pediatric Critical Care, Arkansas Children’s Hospital | Executive Vice-Chair | UAMS Dept. of Pediatrics
March 3 CHALLENGES IN DELIVERING EMS AND TRAUMA CARE FOR CHILDREN | Dr. Stephen Bowman, PhD, MHA | Associate Professor and MHA Program Director | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
February 17 Health & Community Capacity Building in Rural Spaces: A Public Health Matter | Dr. Brookshield Laurent, D.O. | Chair and Associate Professor | Department of Clinical Medicine | New York Institute of Technology | College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas
February 10 Home Together: A Local Project Supporting Families in Crisis through Partnerships, Engagement, & Research || Dr. Brooke Montgomery, PhD, MPH, MCHES | Assistant Professor, Fay Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences || Jessica Burnham, LCSW | Our House Mental Health Manager || Ruthie Hokans, LMSW | Our House Director of Stability Program
January 20 Fatal and Non-Fatal Opioid Overdoses: The role of prescribed controlled substances in Arkansas | Dr. Bradley Martin, Pharm.D., Ph.D. | College of Pharmacy | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
January 6, 2022 What’s in a picture: The influence of social networks on health | Dr. Mark L. Williams, Ph.D. | M. Jocelyn Elders Professor & Dean | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2021 Videos End  
December 16 Cultivating Compassion: Why and How | Dr. Puru Thapa | Professor of Psychiatry | Department of Psychiatry | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
December 2 COVID-19 from a One Health Perspective | Laura K. Rothfeldt, DVM, DACVPM | State Public Health Veterinarian | Arkansas Department of Health
November 18 Maternal Mortality: An Arkansas Update | Dr. William “Sam” Greenfield, MD | Medical Director for Family Health | Arkansas Department of Health Professor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | University of Arkansas for Medical Science
November 4 Health Disparities, COVID-19 and Public Health in Arkansas | Dr. Benjamin Amick III, PhD | Associate Dean for Research | Professor, Department of Epidemiology | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
October 21 SARS-COV-19 and Dentistry | Dr. Lindy Bollen, Jr., DDS | Director | Office of Oral Health | Arkansas Department of Health
October 7 GoNAPSACC: Arkansas's Collaborative Approach for Child Care Facilities | Ashleigh Story | ArCOP Health Education Coordinator | Amy Routt | ArCOP Advisor
September 16 Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 | Dr. Joshua Kennedy, MD, GAAP, FAAAI | Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas Children’s Research Institute | Lung Cell Biology Laboratory
September 2 Selected Ethics Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Dr. Micah Hester, PhD | Chair, Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics | Clinical Ethicist (UAMS & Arkansas Children’s Hospital)
August 26 Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 | Amanda Novack, MD | Medical Director of Infection Prevention | Baptist Health System
August 19 COVID-19, A Personal Experience | James Bledsoe, MD, FACS | EMS & Trauma Medical Director | Arkansas Department of Health
August 5 Food Environment and Childhood Obesity: Lessons From the Arkansas BMI Panel | Michael Thomsen, PhD | Professor | Health Policy and Management | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
July 15 Wastewater Surveillance as a Complementary Tool to Monitor COVID-19 Spread | Marli P. Azevedo, Ph.D. | Research Microbiologist | National Center for Toxicological Research | Division of Microbiology | U.S. Food and Drug Administration
June 17 Implications for Public Health of the 2021 US Supreme Court Term | Kevin W. Ryan JD, MA | Associate Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs | Associate Professor Health Policy and Management | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
May 27 Updated CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation In 12-15 year olds: Important Consideration as Summer Begins | José R. Romero, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAAS | Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas Secretary of Health | Director, Arkansas Department of Health
May 20 Arkansas Medicaid Expansion: Future Opportunity & Evidence to Improve Child Health | Joe Thompson, MD,MPH | President and CEO | Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
May 6 Gender Affirming Care Services in Arkansas | Lorraine V. Stigar, MPH, CHE, DrPHC | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
April 15 Radiative Forcing and Arkansas Resilience | Richard L. McMullen, PhD | Associate Director for Science | Center for Local Public Health | Arkansas Department of Health
April 1 New Educational Programs in Health Care Data Analytics to Improve Public Health | J. Mick Tilford, PhD | Professor and Chair Department of Health Policy and Management | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
March 18 COVID-19: Congregate Care Settings | Kelley Garner, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM | Program Coordinator/Epidemiology Supervisor | Healthcare Associated Infections Programs | Arkansas Department of Health
January 21 COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Use in Arkansas | Jennifer A. Dillaha, MD | State Epidemiologist | Medical Director, Immunizations and Outbreak Response | Arkansas Department of Health
January 7, 2021 COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Vaccines: Current Status in the United States | José R. Romero, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAAS | Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arkansas Secretary of Health | Director, Arkansas Department of Health
2020 Videos End  
December 17 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI): ADH’s Infant Hearing Program | Joel Tumlison, MD | Medical Director | Child and Adolescent Health | Outbreak Response | Arkansas Department of Health
December 3 Advancing Community Health Workers in Arkansas: Background and Updates from a Statewide Partnership | M. Kate Stewart, MD, MPH | Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management | Director, Office of Community Based Public Health | Director, Community Engagement Translation Research Institute | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
October 1  Alpha-Gal Syndrome | Allison James DVM, MPH, PhD | CDC EIS Field Officer | Arkansas Department of Health
September 17 “Big Dot” Data and Antibiotic Stewardship | William Golden, MD | Medical Director | Arkansas Department of Health Office of Health Information Technology | Professor of Medicine and Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
September 3 Opioids During Pregnancy | Shona Ray-Griffith, MD | Assistant Professor | Ambulatory Director, Women’s Mental Health Program | Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship | Psychiatric Research Institute | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
August 20 Arkansas Newborn Screening: From Birth to Results || Katie Seely, PhD | Lab Director | Arkansas Department of Health || Pat Purifoy, RN | Newborn Screening Follow-up Manager | Arkansas Department of Health
July 17 Places, Pandemics, and People: My ADH Adventure | Rev. Nathaniel Smith, MD, MABS | Arkansas Secretary of Health | Arkansas Department of Health
March 12 Using The Law To “ARREST” The Spread of Infectious Disease | Kevin Ryan, JD, MA | Associate Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs | Co-Director DrPH Program, Associate Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
March 5 So Who Can I Prescribe Opioids To? | Michael Wilson, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FACEP | Assistant Professor, Division of Research and Evidence-Based Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Director, Department of Emergency Medicine Behavior | Emergencies Research Lab Director, Department of Emergency Medicine Research Associates Programs | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
February 27 A Whole New World: Whole Genome Sequencing And The NOW Of Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Response | Quinyatta Mumford, MPH | Epidemiologist | Arkansas Department of Health
February 20 Coronavirus Epidemics of The 21st Century: SARS, MERS and NCP || Nathaniel Smith, MD, MPH | Secretary of Health | Arkansas Department of Health || Jennifer Dillaha, MD | Medical Director | Immunizations and Outbreak Response | Arkansas Department of Health || Naveen Patil, MD, MHSA, MA, FACP, FIDSA | Medical Director | Infectious Diseases, Healthcare Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiative | Arkansas Department of Health
February 13 Suicide Rates Continue to Rise: What Strategies Are We Missing | Katy Allison, PhD, MPH, CHES | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
February 6 The Sky May Actually Be Falling This Time | Nathaniel Smith, MD, MPH | Secretary of Health | Arkansas Department of Health
January 30 The Art of Positive Communication | Julien Mirivel, PhD | Interim Dean | College of Social Sciences and Communication | Professor | Department of Applied Communication | University of Arkansas at Little Rock
January 23 Think of the Children!!! A Glimpse into the Disparity of Treatment and Health Outcomes of Uninsured Children | Austin Porter III, DrPH, MPH | Deputy Chief Science Officer | Arkansas Department of Health | Assistant Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
January 16 Everyone Counts: How 2020 Census Data Matters to Arkansas || Samuel Abbasi, BS | Arkansas Partnership Coordinator || Linda Gladden, M.Ed. | Media Specialist || Taniesha Richardson-Wiley, MPH | Hometown Health Improvement Section Chief || Laura Kellams, BA | Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families NWA, Executive Director
January 9, 2020 Mindfulness: an Overview and its Relevance to Public Health | Puru Thapa, MD | Director | Student, Resident, and Faculty Wellness Programs | Professor, Department of Psychiatry | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2019 Videos End  
December 12 Maternal Mortality in Arkansas: An Update | William Greenfield, MD, MPH, FACOG | Medical Director, Family Health Branch | Arkansas Department of Health | Associate Professor | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
December 5 Northwest Arkansas Community Survey: Collaborating to Assess Community Health Needs | Lisa K. Low, MD, MPH | Medial Director Community Health | Mercy Hospital
November 14 HIV and Oral Health: An Update and Refocus | David Reznik, DDS | Chief of Dental Services | Grady Health System
October 24 Evidence-Based Treatment For Suicidal Youth | Jennifer Hughes, PhD, MPH | Psychologist }Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care | Assistant Professor | UT Southwestern Medical Center
October 17 Stemming the Rising Tide of Congenital Syphilis | Kate Miele, MD, MA | Gilstrap Fellow Program Development and Quality Improvement | Branch Division of STD Prevention | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
October 10 How the Prescription Drug Epidemic Became An Opioid Epidemic. Failures in Upstream Drug Policy and Their Effect on Disadvantaged Groups | Johnathan H. Goree, MD | Director of Chronic Pain Division | Assistant Professor | Department of Anesthesiology | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
September 26 Insomnia Management: A Backdoor Opportunity to Overcoming Objections to Mental Health Management | Rhonda Mattox, MD | Medical Director | Rhonda Mattox PLL
September 19 New Vaccine Development At Merck | Alain Bouckenooghe, MD, MPH | Associate Vice President | Respiratory Vaccine Section Head and  Vaccine Clinical Research | Merck
September 12 Rural Hospitals: Evolution And Survival | Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH | President & Chief Executive Officer | Arkansas Center for Health Improvement | Inaugural Surgeon General, State of Arkansas, 2005-2015 | Professor |  Division of Center for Applied Research | And Evaluation Department of Pediatrics | College of Medicine | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas Children’s Hospital
September 5 Sex Education As A Strategy For Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Focus Groups with Arkansas Parents and Teens | S. Alexandra Marshall, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHES | Assistant Professor |  Health and Behavior Education | Co-Director |  PhD program in Health Promotions and Prevention Research | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
August 29 Supporting People With Disabilities In Decision-Making | Laura K. Guidry-Grimes, PhD | Assistant Professor | Clinical Ethicist | Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas Children’s Hospital
August 8 2019 Arkansas Flooding Event: The Arkansas Department of Health's Response |  Micheal Knox, DrPH, MPH, MS | Branch Chief |Health Preparedness and Emergency Response Branch |Arkansas Department of Health
August 1 Childhood Mental, Behavioral and Developmental Disorders: A Syndemic Approach | Alan Mease, MD, FAAP, Col/USA (Ret) | Arkansas Medical Director, eQ Health Solutions | Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health | Department of Health Behavior and Health Education | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
July 18 Health Care at End of Life | Masil George, MD | Associate Professor, UAMS Department of Geriatrics | Associate Professor, UAMS Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics | Director, UAMS Geriatric Palliative Care Program | Medical Director, Baptist Hospice
June 27 Partnering For A Healthier Arkansas | Robert Redfield, MD | Director | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Administrator | Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
June 13  Where The Planning Stops And The Disaster Begins: A Framework For Crisis Standards Of Care | Jerrilyn D. Jones, MD, MPH | Medical Director | Health Preparedness & Response Branch | Arkansas Department of Health | Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
May 23 Beyond A String And Two Soup Cans: Electronic Case Reporting- Exchanging Data In The Age Of The Jetsons | William R. MacKenzie, MD | Deputy Director of Science | Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services | Center for Disease Control and Prevention
May 9 The Concept Of Softening Among Smokers And Its Implication for Tobacco Control | Margarete C. Kulik, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Department of Health Behavior and Health Education | Center for the Study of Tobacco | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
May 2 Preventable Mortality: How Do We Stop The Bleed || Kevin Sexton, M.D., FACS | Assistant Professor | Department of Surgery Division of Acute Care Surgery || John Taylor III, M.D. | Assistant Professor Surgery | Department of Surgery || William Beck, M.D. | Medical Director-Surgical Intensive Care Unit | Associate Professor of Surgery || University of Arkansas for Medical Services
April 25 Opioid Epidemic: A Personal Story || Susan Weinstein, DVM, MPH | Retired ADH State Public Health Veterinarian || Christopher Dickie, MA | Chief Executive Officer | Natural State Recovery Centers
April 18 Association of Crop Burning with Asthma and COPD Exacerbations in Two Arkansas Counties / Postpartum Anxiety and Depression: An Analysis Of Social Determinants Using the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System | Christine Rutlen, MD / MPH anticipated May 2019 | University of Arkansas for Medical Science  | Sarah N. O’Connor, MPH | University of Arkansas for Medical Science
April 11 Arkansas Minority Health Commission: Meeting People Where They Are | ShaRhonda J. Love, MPH | Executive Director | Arkansas Minority Health Commission
April 4 Hometown Health Improvement: The Gateway to Healthier Lives and Stronger Communities | Andi Ridgway, MS, RD, LD, CDE | HHI Branch Chief | Taniesha Richardson-Wiley, MPH | HHI, Section Chief | Arkansas Department of Health
March 28 The Arkansas Prevention Research Center:  Leveraging Our Resources for a Healthier and Better Informed Arkansas | Kevin W. Ryan JD, MA | Associate Dean for Professional Programs | Associate Professor of Health Policy & Mgmt. and DrPH Program Co-Director | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences || Austin Porter, DrPH, MPH | Deputy Chief Science Officer, Arkansas Department of Health | Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Mgmt. and DrPH Program Co-Director | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
March 21 Arkansas Manufactured Food Program || Richard McMullen, Ph.D. | Associate Director for Science | State Environmental Health Director || Phillip Fruechting, R.S. | Public Health Section Chief, II | Wholesale/Manufactured Foods Program || Arkansas Department of Health
March 14 Diabetes Prevention or Wellness Promotion | Appathurai Balamurugan, MD, DrPH, MPH, FAAFP | State Chronic Disease Director | Medical Director, Chronic Disease & Tobacco Branch | Arkansas Department of Health
March 7 Racism, Bias, and Healthcare | Sara G. Tariq, MD, FACP | Professor, Internal Medicine | Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Clinical Education | Medical Director, Center for Clinical Skills Education | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
February 14 Social Determinants of Health:  What is CDC’s Approach | José T. Montero, MD, MHCDS | Director, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
February 7 Emergency Medical Services:  Overview & Update | Jon M. Swanson | Executive Director | Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services
January 31 Injection Drug Use in Arkansas: Trends, Consequences, and Prevention | Mike Cima, PhD, MPH | Chief Epidemiologist | Arkansas Department of Health
January 24 Tuberculosis Transmission among United States-born Persons Residing in Southeast Arkansas, 2010 – 2018 | Sarah Labuda, MD, MPH | Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer | Center for Disease Control and Prevention | Arkansas Department of Health
January 17 Ticking Time Bomb: A Hearty New Virus Emerges in Arkansas | Laura K. Rothfeldt, DVM, DACVPM | State Public Health Veterinarian | Arkansas Department of Health | David Paul Theuret Z| Entomologist | Arkansas Department of Health
January 10, 2019 The Ongoing Hepatitis A Virus Outbreak in Arkansas and the US, 2017 – present | Dirk Haselow MD, PhD, MS | State Epidemiologist | Medical Director for Outbreak Response | Center for Health Protection | Arkansas Department of Health
2018 Videos End  
November 29 Overview of Methods and Preliminary Results of the Take Control Project to Reduce Uncontrolled Hypertension in the Arkansas Delta | James M. Raczynski, PhD., F.A.H.A. | Professor and Founding Dean | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences || Martha M. Phillips, PhD, MPH, MBA | Associate Professor | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
November 15 Challenges and Innovations in the Management of Breast Cancer | Rhonda S. Henry-Tillman., M.D. F.A.C.S. | Muriel Balsam Kohn Chair in Breast Surgical Oncology | Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine | Division Chief, Breast Surgical Oncology | Co-Director of Health Initiative and Disparities Research | Department of Surgery | Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
November 8 Arkansas’ Unique ACA Medicaid Expansion:  Impact and Evaluation | Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH | President & Chief Executive Office, Arkansas for Health Improvement
October 25 From Zika Virus to Cancer: The State of Birth Defects in Arkansas | Wendy N. Nembhard PhD MPH FACE | Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
October 18 The St. Louis para-Nitro Aniline Release | John Kind, PhD, CIH, CSP | Principal Toxicologist | Senior Vice President, Health Sciences | CTEH, LLC
October 11 Progress Toward World-wide Polio Eradication | Jennifer Dillaha, MD | Medical Director, Immunizations | Medical Advisor, Health Literacy | Arkansas Department of Health
October 4 The Deadliest Month: October 1918, The Spanish Flu in Rural Arkansas | Sam Taggart, MD | Author, Historian and Retired Family Doctor
September 27 Science, Practice, and Partnerships: Innovative Systems Alignment Strategies for Achieving Health Equity | Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MD, ScD |Associate Professor | Boston University School of Medicine | Boston Medical Center
September 20 Prevention of Firearm-Related Injury | Mary Aitken, MD, MPH | Professor of Pediatrics | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Section Chief, Center for Applied Research and Evaluation | Director, Injury Prevention Center | Arkansas Children’s Hospital
September 13 Meeting People Where They Are: Assessing Heart Disease and Stroke At Barber Shops and Beauty Shops | Michelle R. Smith, PhD, MPH | Director, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities | Arkansas Department of Health
September 6 The Reality of Antibiotic Resistance In Arkansas | Kelley Garner, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM | Program Coordinator/Epidemiology Supervisor | Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Arkansas Department of Health | Gary Wheeler, M.D. | Chief Medical Officer | Arkansas Department of Health
August 30 The Power of Partnerships: Advancing the Goals of the Arkansas Cancer Plan | Trena Mitchell, MA, CNP | Executive Director | Arkansas Cancer Coalition
August 16 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity:  A Call to Action | William W. Greenfield, MD, MBA | Medical Director for Office of Family Health | Arkansas Department of Health | Associate Professor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
August 9 Emerging Issues and Updates in Immunization | Gary Wheeler, MD, MPS | Chief Medical Officer | Arkansas Department of Health
August 2 CRISIS!  Theory and Practice | Marisha DiCarlo, PhD, MPH | Director, Office of Health Communications | Arkansas Department of Health
July 26 Africa 2018, A Sustained Mission of Hope | Leonard Ntaate Mukasa, MBChB, PhD | Chief Epidemiology Officer/Tuberculosis Program | Arkansas Department of Health
July 19 School Health Coordination and Collaboration Across Agencies | Elizabeth Seftar, RNC, CHNS/CHPS & Kimberly Hooks, RN, BSN, MPH | Office of Local Public Health | Arkansas Department of Health
June 28 Health Literacy 2.0: Keeping up with Healthcare Innovation | Kristie Hadden, PhD | Executive Director of UAMS Center for Health Literacy | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
June 21 Sickle Cell Disease in Arkansas: World Sickle Cell Day 2018 | Sarah Labuda, MD, MPH | Epidemic Intelligence Officer | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 14 Retail Food Inspection Baselines: A Foundation for the Future | Richard McMullen, PhD | Associate Director for Science | Center for Local Public Health | State Environmental Health Director | Arkansas Department of Health
June 7 Emerging Products Under Review at FDA: What is IQOS and Should it be Approved? | Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH | Director, Center for the Study of Tobacco | Department of Health Behavior and Health Education | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
May 31 How Local Health Initiatives Can Build Communities | Les Walz, MS | County Extension Agent | Staff Chair Cleveland County || Britt Talent | Editor & Publisher of Cleveland County Herald | Founds & Organizer of Arkansas Homesteading Conference || Mark Attwood, MD | Family Physician | Public Health County Health Officer
May 24 Data Mining ER Visits: Profiles, Behavioral Health, Suicide Attempts | William Golden MD, MACP | Professor of Medicine and Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Medical Director | Medicaid Program | Arkansas Department of Human Services
May 17 Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas | George Gilbert, Jr., MBA, MA, MS, CEM® | Director, US Army Pacific
May 3 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Seth Mark Berney, MD | Professor of Medicine | Chief, Division of Rheumatology | Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
April 26 Crossing the Quality Chasm: A Regional Programs Perspective | Brandie L. Mikesell, MA | Director of Clinical Transformation | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
April 19 Ready or Not, We Must Respond: An Overview of the Arkansas Medical Countermeasures Response Framework | Quinyatta Mumford, MPH | Epidemiologist | Arkansas Department of Health
April 12 Special Presentation by US Surgeon General | Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH | 20th US Surgeon General
April 5 The Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society Presents:  Exploring the Relationship of Hog Farm Exposure and COPD and Evaluation of a High Utilizers Initiative in a Developing Community Paramedicine Program | Alisha Crump | MPH Student | University of Arkansas Medical Sciences || Jana S. Jacobs, MAEd, NREMT-P, MPH | MPH Student | University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
March 29 Aging and Immunity: The Importance of Vaccines for Older Adults | Jennifer A. Dillaha, MD | Medical Director, Immunizations | Medical Advisor, Health Literacy | Arkansas Department of Health
March 22 Influenza: An Historical Perspective | Joseph Bates, MD, MS | Senior Public Health Advisor to the Director | Arkansas Department of Health
March 15 Closing Gaps and Increasing Health Equity:  Making the Case for Comprehensive Smoke-free Laws and Policies | Cynthia Hallett, MPH | President and CEO | Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights/ ANR Foundation
March 8 The Wolbachia Story: A Public Health Parable | Nate Smith, MD, MPH | Director and State Health Officer | Arkansas Department of Health
March 1 Antimicrobial Stewardship | Amanda Novack, MD | Assistant Professor of Medicine | Department of Internal Medicine | Division of Infectious Disease | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
February 22 A Developmental Approach to Childhood Obesity | Alan Mease, MD | Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician | Medical Director Child & Adolescent Health | Family Health Branch | Arkansas Department of Health
February 15 Training Cosmetology Students in Arkansas to Help Dermatologists Prevent Skin Cancer and Detect Melanomas Earlier | Lori Fischbach, PhD, MPH | Director, PhD Program in Epidemiology | College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
February 8 From Broken Bones to Bashed Brains: Raising a Generation of Gladiators Through Youth Football | Austin Porter, DrPH, MPH | Deputy Chief Science Officer | Arkansas Department of Health | Corey Montgomery, MD, MS | Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Associate Scientist, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute | University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
February 1 Geospatial Technologies and Public Health: Moving Beyond Mapping | Sean Young, PhD, MA | Assistant Professor | Department of Environmental and Occupational Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
January 25 Public Health in Arkansas’ Communities Search (PHACS):  A Resource | Martha Phillips, PhD, MPH, MBA | Associate Professor- Epidemiology | Associate Professor- Health Policy and Management | Associate Professor- Health Behavior and Health Education | Co-Director, DrPH Program | Director, Evaluation Services Unit | Director, Office of Public Health Informatics | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
January 18 Immunization and Communication:  How to deal with vaccine hesitant and anti-vaccine families in a fact-resistant world | Robert Hopkins Jr, MD | Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Director | Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | College of Medicine | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
January 11 What We Learned from TB-Free Ebeye 2017:  Important Marshallese Health and Cultural Considerations for Arkansas | Jennifer A. Dillaha, MD | Medical Director, Immunizations |Medical Advisor, Health Literacy | Arkansas Department of Health
January 4, 2018 The Evolution of Our Trauma System and Integration with Stroke and STEMI | Appathurai Balamurugan, MD, DrPH, MPH | State Chronic Disease Director & Medical Director | Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Branch | Associate Director for Science | Center for Health Advancement | Arkansas Department of Health | James Bledsoe, MD, FACS | Medical Director, EMS and Trauma | Arkansas Department of Health
2017 Videos End  
December 14 Opportunities for Public Health Engagement with the UAMS Translational Research Institute | Mary Kate Stewart, MD, MPH | Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management | Fay W Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
December 7 Integrating Mental Health Into Primary Care: New Roles for Primary Care Providers | Peter S. Jensen, MD | Professor & Director of Research & Director, PSYCH TLC Program | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Department of Psychiatry | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
November 30 Progress in the Arkansas Infant Child Death Review Program | Mary Aitken, MD, MPH | Director, Injury Prevention Center | Arkansas Children’s Hospital | Professor with tenure | Department of Pediatrics | College of Medicine | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Adjunct Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management | College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
November 16 The Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention and What it is Teaching Us About the Built and School Environments Confronting Arkansas Schoolchildren | Michael Thomsen, PhD, MS | Professor | Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness | University of Arkansas | Judith Weber, PhD, RD | Director | Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention | Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
November 9 A New Paradigm in the Treatment of Diabetes | Samuel Eugene Bledsoe, MD, FACS FASMBS | Bariatric Medical Director | Bariatric & Metabolic Institute | Arkansas Heart Hospital
November 2 Gulf Exposures Beach Exposure And Child HEalth Study (BEACHES) | Alesia Ferguson, PhD, MS, MPH | Associate Professor | Department of Environment and Occupational Health | College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
October 12 The Epidemiology and Science of ACEs for Adults and Children | Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH | Professor & Founding Director | Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health | The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
October 5 New methods in molecular microbiology for faster results…The Microbiology Renaissance | Eric Rosenbaum, MD, MPH, FCAP | Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
September 28  Communicating for Behavior Change | Marisha DiCarlo, PhD, MPH | Director, Office of Health Communications | Arkansas Department of Health
September 7 Stillbirths: The Public Health Challenge of the 21st Century | Wendy N. Nembhard, PhD, MPH, FACE | Chairperson, Department of Epidemiology | Fay Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
August 24 A New National Pediatric Initiative: Environmental Influences of Child Health Outcomes | Charlotte Hobbs, MD, PhD | Executive Associate Dean | Clinical and Translation Research | College of Medicine | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
August 17 The Impact of Climate Damage on Children | J. Gary Wheeler, MD, MPS | Chief Medical Officer | Arkansas Department of Health
August 10 Health Literacy’s Impact on Health Policy & Public Health Initiatives | Christopher Trudeau, JD | Associate Professor | Center for Health Literacy | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Associate Professor of Law | Bowen School of Law | University of Arkansas at Little Rock
August 3 A Sensible Solution to the Opioid Epidemic | Robert Brech, JD | General Counsel | Arkansas Department of Health
July 27 Community Water Fluoridation | Lindy Bollen, Jr., DDS | Director, Office of Oral Health | Arkansas Department of Health
July 20 Population Health Management and Hepatitis C: The Arkansas Experience | Creshelle R. Nash, MD, MPH | Medical Director | Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
July 6 The Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program:  The Opioid Crisis in Arkansas | Denise Robertson, P.D. | Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program Administrator | Arkansas Department of Health | Jonathan Aram, B.A., M.P.H. Student | Epidemiologist | Prescription Monitoring Program | Arkansas Department of Health
June 29 A Check Up on Unplanned Pregnancy –Trends, Innovations, and Next Steps | Andrea Kane, MPA, BA | Vice President for Policy and Strategic Partnerships | The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy | Washington, DC
June 22 Effects of Nicotine and TSNA’s from E-Cigarettes on Pregnant Women & SULT1A1 and its Biomarker Capabilities | Melissa Clemens, MPH, MLS | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Shelbie Stahr, MPH | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
June 15 O.R.H.P.C.: The Hidden Gem of ADH | LaTonya Bynum, MPH, CHES® | Rural Health Senior Analyst | Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC) | Hospital Discharge Data System Programs | Arkansas Department of Health
July 13 Is Exclusive Breastfeeding the Problem? | Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC | Executive Director | National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (REAL)
June 1 SISTERS & BROTHERS UNITED: Utilizing African American Sororities and Fraternities to reduce infant mortality | Michelle Smith, PhD, MPH | Director | Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities | Arkansas Department of Health
May 25 Does Arkansas Have Lyme Disease? | Susan Weinstein, DVM, MPH | State Public Health Veterinarian | Section Chief Zoonotic Diseases | Arkansas Department of Health
May 18 The Body Clock: Biological Rhythms and Their Impact on Health | E. Robert Burns, PhD | Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences | Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology | College of Medicine | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
May 4 Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Stewardship Public Health Activities in Arkansas | Naveen Patil, MD, MHSA, MA, FIDSA | Medical Director, Infectious Diseases Branch | Arkansas Department of Health | Kelley Garner, MPH MLS (ASCP)CM | Program Coordinator/Epidemiologist | Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Epidemiology Branch | Arkansas Department of Health
April 27 Health of Seniors in Arkansas: Nuances of Risk Factor Reduction | Health of Seniors in Arkansas: Nuances of Risk Factor Reduction | Jeanne Wei, MD, PhD | Professor and Interim Chairman | Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics | Executive Director |Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging | The Jackson T. Stephens Chair in Geriatrics | RIOA and DWR Department of Geriatrics | Attending Physician | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
April 13 Federalism, Flexibility, and Fantasy in Health and Healthcare | Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH | President & Chief Executive Officer  Arkansas Center for Health Improvement | Professor | Division of Center for Applied Research and Evaluation | Department of Pediatrics | College of Medicine | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas Children’s Hospital
April 6 Relationships and Resilience: Developmental Neurobiology of Emotions | Alan Mease, MD | Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician | Medical Director Child & Adolescent Health | Family Health Branch | Arkansas Department of Health
March 30 Vape Shop Manufacturers and Distributors: What We Can Learn from Observational Studies | Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH | Professor | Director, Center for the Study of Tobacco | Department of Health Behavior and Health Education | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
March 23 Rwanda; Cry Not Beloved Country | Leonard Ntaate Mukasa MBChB PhD MS MPH | Chief Epidemiology Officer | Tuberculosis Control Program | Arkansas Department of Health
March 16 I Don’t Know What’s Wrong with These Two letters: TB, Stigma, and Structural Violence among the Marshallese Population of Northwest Arkansas | Caleb Klipowicz, MAAA | Applied Medical Anthropologist | University of Memphis
March 9 Factors affecting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness: Lesson Learned from a Population-based Study in Two Southern States | L. Joseph Su, PhD, MPH | Co-Director, Cancer Control and Population Sciences | Winthrop R. Rockefeller Cancer Institute | Professor | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
March 2 What Do Students of Healthcare Economics Know about Health Care Reform? | J. Mick Tilford, PhD | Professor and Chair | Department of Health Policy and Management | Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
February 23 Ethics Enlarged: Moral Considerations in State Responses to Obesity | D. Micah Hester, PhD | Chief, Division of Humanities University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Clinical Ethicist |Arkansas Children’s Hospital
February 16 Long-term Water Quality from a Broiler Litter Amended Pasture Soil | Richard McMullen, PhD | Soil Conservationist | United States Department of Ag
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Careers we offer:

Below is a list of some of the careers offered at the Arkansas Department of Health.

  • Accountants
  • Administrators
  • Attorneys
  • Communications & Media
  • Computer Specialists
  • Doctors
  • Finance
  • Epidemiologists
  • Health Educators
  • Health Inspectors
  • Human Resources
  • Lab Technicians
  • Licensure & Regulations
  • Microbiologists
  • Nurses
  • Nutritionists
  • Quality Control
  • Registrars


 

Benefits

  • Performance-Based Salary Increases
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental & Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Annual and Sick Leave
  • Educational Scholarships
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Supplemental Insurance

 

Office Address Phone Fax

Human Resources

4815 W. Markham St., Slot 26
Little Rock, AR 72205

501-280-4099

501-661-2675

Plan Review - Subdivision Plans

Requirements for Submission of Subdivision Plans

Complete and detailed plans and specifications shall be submitted for review and approval to the Engineering Section, Arkansas Department of Health.  Depending on the method of water supply and wastewater disposal proposed, review will be by the Engineering Section staff and/or Regional Environmental Health Program Specialist.

Submittals must include the following items.  Subdivisions on public water and individual sewage disposal system must meet both A and B including both review fees. 

A.   Subdivisions with public water and/or public sewer.

  1. Vicinity map and legal description indication the location of the subdivision.
  2. Layout of lot boundaries, street, easements, all topographical features, and flood level of the area.
  3. Contour lines at 5 to 20 feet intervals shall be shown as relating to lot boundaries and the location of tests performed.
  4. Dimensions of lots, streets, easements, etc., of the subdivision.
  5. Detailed engineering plans and specifications for the water and/or sewer system prepared and stamped by an engineer licensed in the state of Arkansas.
  6. A review fee of 1 percent of the estimated water and/or sewer cost is to be submitted with the plans.  The minimum fee is $50 and the maximum fee is $500.  A completed cost estimate sheet for the project is to be submitted with each project unless the maximum fee of $500 is paid in which case the cost estimate is not required.

B.  Subdivision Plans with individual wells and/or individual sewage disposal systems (septic tanks).

  1. All subdivision plan review requirements outlined in the Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Onsite Wastewater Systems (Sections 5.9 through 5.11) must be addressed.
  2. The addresses of all parties to receive copies of subdivision correspondence must be provided, along with three copies of the plans and specifications.
  3. A subdivision review fee is required for all plans submitted.  The fee is $100.00 for the first lot and $25.00 for each additional lot with a maximum fee of $1500.00.  A completed cost estimate sheet must be provided.
  4. Review will be by the Regional Environmental Program Specialist assigned to the region in which the subdivision is located and who will verify the data submitted. 

All items listed within these guidelines must be included in the plans and specifications. For additional information, contact the Environmental Health Specialist located at your County Health Unit, or the Engineering Section at the contact information below.

Resources

Contact Address Phone Fax
Plan Review

4815 West Markham, Slot 37
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867

 501 661-2623  501 661-2032

 

Projects Reviewed by Engineering

Subdivisions

Water and Wastewater Facilities

Swimming, Spray, and Wading Pools

Cemeteries

Mobile Home Parks

 

Contact Information

Contact Address Phone Fax
Plan Review

4815 West Markham, Slot 37
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867

 501 661-2623  501 661-2032

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Compliance with Act 1653 of 2001

The “Arkansas Freedom of Information Act” (FOIA). Section 3 of Act 1653 requires each state agency, board and commission to prepare and make available certain information to the public, including the agency’s method of operations, records the agency maintains and certain regulations, rules of procedure and policies adopted by the agency. The required information for the ADH is on this website. Many of the records may not be available for public inspection under the FOIA because they are exempt from disclosure under that Act or other state or federal law.

Requesting Records

In accordance with Act 1653 of 2001, citizens of Arkansas may request access to public records from ADH in person, by telephone, mail, facsimile transmission or e-mail, utilizing the addresses and numbers listed below.

Contact

Reginald Rogers
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock Arkansas, 72205  
501-661-2609 | phone
501-661-2357 | fax

Resources

If you have media inquiries, please contact the Office of Health Communications.

Arkansas State Board of Health

Act 96 of 1913 established the Arkansas State Board of Health. 

Board of Health members are appointed by the Governor and represent many organizations and professions concerned with public health. See Ark. Code Ann. § 20-7-102.

The Board is empowered to make all necessary and reasonable rules of a general nature for: protection of the public health and safety, general improvement of the sanitary and hygienic conditions within the state, suppression, and prevention of infectious, contagious, and communicable diseases, proper enforcement of quarantine, isolation, and control of such diseases and proper control of chemical exposures that may result in adverse health effects to the public.

Resources

Quarterly Meetings

Meetings are held quarterly on the fourth Thursday of the month in the ADH Auditorium at 10:00 a.m.

The Board may change the date of the meeting by majority vote.

Date Time Location Virtual Meeting Alternative
July 28, 2022 10am Arkansas Department of Health
Joseph H. Bates Professional Education Auditorium
4815 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR		 tbd
October 27, 2022 10am Arkansas Department of Health
Joseph H. Bates Professional Education Auditorium
4815 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR		 tbd
Executive Committee Meetings
Executive Committee Meetings are only held at the discretion of the President and the Secretary/Director.
Board of Health Meeting Minutes
01.27.22
10.28.21
07.22.21
04.22.21
01.28.21
10.22.20
07.23.20
05.15.20
04.23.20
03.20.20
01.23.20
10.24.19
08.01.19
04.25.19
01.24.19
10.25.18
07.26.18
04.26.18

County Health Officers

A County Health Officer, nominated by the County Judge and appointed by the State Board of Health, serves in each of Arkansas’ 75 counties. The County Health Officer serves as a key public health representative in the local community, promoting the use of local health unit services, advocating for public health policy initiatives with local and state policy makers, and providing assistance to local public health education and promotion initiatives.

The County Health Officer also aids and assists the State Board of Health and collaborates with the State Health Officer and the Department of Health in county emergency preparedness response and planning including implementing orders of the State Health Officer if isolation, quarantine, or emergency legal measures are required.

The County Health Officer participates in the development and review of local emergency plans and serves as a local spokesperson to the media, general public, and medical community in the event of a public health emergency.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Notice

This information describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is committed to protecting your health information.  This Notice is to inform you about our privacy practices and legal duties related to the protection of the privacy of your medical/health records that we create or receive.  

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How we may use and disclose medical information about you?

ADH staff will only use your health information when doing their jobs.  The purposes of the use and sharing of health information are for treatment, payment for services and for Agency operations. 

Other uses, sharing of health information or disclosures of health information required or allowed by law include: 

If you do not object and the situation is not an emergency and disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by stricter laws, the ADH is permitted to release your information under the following circumstances:   

 

Your Health Information Rights

Release of your information outside of the boundaries of ADH-related treatment, payment, or operations, or as otherwise permitted by state or federal law, will be made only with your specific written authorization.  Your specific written authorization is required to release the following types of information: Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Mental Illness, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program.  You may revoke specific authorizations to release your information, in writing, at any time.  If you revoke an authorization, we will no longer release your health information to the authorized recipient(s), except to the extent that the ADH has already used or released that information in reliance of the original authorization. 

In addition, you have the following rights regarding the health information that the ADH has about you:  

All requests for inspecting, copying, amending, making restrictions, or obtaining an accounting of your health information and any questions regarding this Privacy Notice must be directed to the Local Health Unit Hometown Health Leader.

 

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the ADH by contacting: 

Privacy Officer 
4815 West Markham, Slot 31 
Little Rock, AR 72205 
501-661-2878  

Or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by calling them at 877-696-6775 or writing them at 200 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, DC, 2020l.

Or with the Office of Civil Rights by calling 866-OCR-PRIV (866-627-7748), or 886-788-4989 TTY. 

 

Changes to Privacy Notice

The ADH reserves the right to revise this Privacy Notice effective for health information the ADH already has about you as well as any information received in the future. We will provide you with a copy of the revised Privacy Notice at your next visit following the effective date of the revised Privacy Notice. In addition, you may ask for a copy of our current Privacy Notice any time you visit an ADH facility for treatment or health care services. 

You may request translation or reading of this Privacy Notice. When possible, a written translation will be provided. 

Wastewater Installers

To find designated representatives authorized to maintain and install septic systems in Arkansas, filter by first name, last name, telephone number or county to narrow results.

 

Contact Us

Please direct all COVID-19 comments and questions to the ADH COVID-19 Hotline at
1-800-803-7847 or email here.
 

Click the office name below to email or access online forms. 

Office

Phone

Fax

 Online Form

Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator

 501-280-4099 501-661-2675  

Biological Agent Registry

501-661-2325

501-661-2769

 

Board of Health

501-683-6626

501-661-2357

 
Breast Care

501-280-4743

    

Breastfeeding

1-800-445-6175

501-661-2004

 
Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer

501-280-4743

    

Cancer Registry

501-661-2463

501-661-2891

 

Chemical Materials

501-661-2833

501-280-4090

 

Child & Adolescent Health

501-280-4780

501-280-4769

 

Chronic Disease

501-661-2942

501-661-2189

 

Clinician Outreach

501-661-2482

501-280-4140

 

Communications

501-661-2186

501-661-2414

 

Controlled Substances

501-661-2325

501-661-2769

 

Cosmetology

501-682-2168

501-682-5640

Cosmetology Complaint Form

COVID-19

1-800-803-7847

    
Diabetes

501-661-2942

    

Director’s Office

501-661-2400

501-671-1450

 

Drug Destruction

501-661-2325

501-661-2769

 

Emergency Medical Services

501-661-2262

501-280-4901

EMS Complaint Form

EMSC

501-280-4902

501-280-4901

 

Engineering

501 661-2623

501 661-2032

 

Environmental Health

501-661-2171

501-661-2572

Clean Indoor Air Act Complaint Form

Food Protection Complaint & Feeback Form

Epidemiology

501-661-2893

501-280-4090

 

Epidemiology Survelliance

501-661-2245

501-661-2428

 

Family Health

501-661-2021

501-661-2464

 

Foodborne Disease

501-661-2169;
501-280-4425

501-661-2300

Arkansas Foodborne, Waterborne and Enteric Public Complaint Surveillance Form

Food Protection Complaint & Feeback Form

Health Connections

Toll-Free: 1-800-275-1131;
Central Arkansas: 501-614-4689;
TDD: 1-800-285-1131

501-280-4180

 

Health Facility Services

501-661-2201

501-661-2165

Health Facility Services Complaints 

Health Statistics
(please leave contact information with your request)

501-661-2368

501-661-2544

 

Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) Program

501-661-2296

 

 
Heart Disease & Stroke

501-661-2942

    

Hepatitis C

501-661-2976

501-661-2082

 

HIV/AIDS

501-661-2408

501-661-2082

 

HIV/AIDS Prevention

501-661-2408

501-661-2082

 

HIV/STD/AIDS Registry

501-661-2971

501-661-2035

 

Hometown Health Improvement

501-661-2574

501-661-2545

 

Hospital Preparedness

501-661-2482

501-280-4140

 

Human Resources

501-280-4099

501-661-2675

 

Immunizations

501-661-2169

501-661-2300

Arkansas Immunization Information
System  Privacy Complaint Form

Immunizations Registry

501-280-4080

501-671-1756

 

Infant Hearing

501-280-4740

501-280-4170

 

Injury Prevention

501-683-0707

501-280-4729

 

Lead-Based Paint Program

501-671-1472

501-682-5429

 

Legal

501-683-6626

501-661-2357

 

Lifestage Health

501-661-2099

501-280-4207

 

Massage Therapy

 501-683-1448 501-682-5640 Complaint Form

Medicaid Provider Appeals

 501-661-2878    

Medical Marijuana

 Toll Free 1-833-214-8619    

Medical Reserve Corps

501-661-2482

501-280-4140

 

Medical Waste

501-661-2621

501-280-4090

 

Minority Health and Health Disparities

501-246-0127

501-661-2414

 

Newborn Screening

866-769-9043

501-280-4769

 

Nuclear Planning and Response

479-968-7171,
800-422-6630

479-968-7702

 

Nutrition/WIC

501-661-2508

501-661-2004

 

Oral Health

501-661-2051

501-661-2240

 

Preparedness and Emergency Response

501-661-2482

501-280-4140

 

Procurement

501-280-4573

501-280-4474

 

Protective Health Codes

501-661-2642

501-661-2671

 

Public Health Lab

501-661-2220

501-661-2310

 

Radiation Control

501-661-2301

501-280-4993

 

Radioactive Materials

501-661-2173

501-661-2849

 

Radiologic Technology Licensure

501-661-2301

501-661-2849

 

Rural Health & Primary Care

501-280-4560

501-280-4706

 

School Health

501-280-4783

501-683-5602

 

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

501-661-2408

501-661-2082

 

STD Prevention

501-661-2408

501-661-2082

 

Strategic National Stockpile

501-661-2482

501-280-4140

 

System of Emergency Response Volunteers

501-661-2482

501-280-4140

 

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation

501-661-2953

501-280-4040

 

Toxic Substances Registry

501-280-4168

501-280-4090

 

Trauma Dashboard Help Desk

414-721-9700
(option 3)

 

 

Trauma Registry

501-661-2323

501-661-2544

 

Trauma Systems

501-671-1428

501-280-4729

 

Tuberculosis

501-661-2152

501-661-2226

 

Vital Records

501-661-2336,
800-637-9314

501-661-2717

 
Volunteer Program 501-661-2136
1-800-554-5738		 501-280-4140  

West Nile Virus

501-280-4136

501-280-4431

 
WIC (Women, Infants & Health) 501-661-2508 501-661-2004

WIC Fraud and Abuse Complaints:

English | Spanish

Women's Health - General Questions

501-661-2480

501-661-2464

 

Women's Health - Medical Questions

501-661-2480

501-661-2464

 

X-ray Program

501-661-2378

501-280-4993

Radiologic Technology Licensure Complaint Form

Zoonotic Diseases (Rabies)

501-280-4136

501-280-4431

 

If you are unable to find what you are looking for, use our Online Contact Form.

You may also call the Arkansas Department of Health main number at 501-661-2000.

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Secretary’s Message

Welcome to the Department of Health web site. I hope that you find our web site a helpful resource – one that provides you with a better understanding of public health. 

Public health touches the lives of everyone in our state. It has a key role in protecting and improving the health of Arkansans. In fact, public health measures have been responsible for many of the major improvements in the health of Arkansans. Controlling epidemics, ensuring safe food and water, and maternal and child health services are a few of the public health activities that have improved our quality of life. 

Many of our services are provided at the local level through a statewide service network. Our public health workforce is working every day to promote prevention services and to defend against threats to the public’s health. "Keeping Your Hometown Healthy" is more than a slogan for us.

I hope you find what you are looking for here and will add our web site to your list of favorites. Technology can help us be better informed about your needs. Please give us your suggestions and ideas for improvement.

José R. Romero, MD
Secretary of Health

Resources
100 Years of Service

Southeast

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Central

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Northeast

Southwest

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Local Health Units

Due to COVID-19 each local health unit new operating hours are: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Daily Except Tuesdays, General Clinic on Tuesday 9:30am to 6:00pm.

Northwest

Health Units

Due to COVID-19 each local health unit new operating hours are: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Daily Except Tuesdays, General Clinic on Tuesday 9:30 AM TO 6:00 PM.

Click here for a list of Local Health Units that are partially or fully closed. All other health units not listed are fully open. The list is subject to change on a day to day basis.

About ADH

Mission Statement: To protect and improve the health and well-being of all Arkansans.

Vision Statement: Optimal health for all Arkansans to achieve maximum personal, economic and social impact.Arkansas Department of Health graphic

What is public health? One definition – from a 1988 report by the Institute of Medicine’s “The Future of Public Health” – is this: “Public health is the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and organizing community efforts to do the following: keep the environment clean, control communicable infections, educate individuals in personal hygiene (like hand washing for example), organize medical and nursing services for the early diagnosis and treatment of disease, and develop the social machinery to ensure everyone a healthy standard of living.”

To say that another way, public health is everything the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) does to protect and improve the health and well-being of all Arkansans – more than 100 services provided statewide by public health professionals to assure that your water is safe, your children have their immunizations, your restaurants are safe and your birth certificate is correct – to name just a few.

The ADH is a unified health department, with a main office in Little Rock and 94 local health units in each of the state’s 75 counties. We have Centers that oversee all that we do.

In addition, our Public Health Laboratory tests and reports on samples from all over the state – water samples, human samples for disease, even samples for rabies. This state-of-the-art laboratory is prepared for a pandemic flu or a bioterrorist event, as well.

Supporting the various service programs throughout ADH is Administration, which includes finance, human resources, information technology, legal, minority health, community support, health communication and marketing, tobacco prevention and cessation, policies and procedures and facilities support.

The mission of the Department is to protect and improve the health and well-being of all Arkansans. We do this with the support of over 2,100 dedicated employees and public and private partners. All employees in our diverse workforce are expected to exemplify professionalism in everything they do. They are passionate about what they do, because they are making a difference by helping people make their lives healthier.

You may review a directory of agency contacts here.

 

ADH Strategic Plan FY2018-19

All state agencies were asked by Governor Hutchinson to prepare a two-year strategic plan to cover the period encompassing FY2018-2019. The plan presented by the Arkansas Department  of Health (ADH), and approved by the Governor, is an adaptation of a four-year plan ADH began in January 2016. The goal areas in the two-year plan include the original six goal areas of Childhood Obesity, Hypertension, Immunizations, Mental and Community Wellness, Teen Pregnancy, and Tobacco Use, but also include a new goal area on Efficiency and Responsiveness. The new goal area is in response to the Governor’s request that specific operational objectives be included in addition to the health issues already prioritized for focused effort. It should be noted that the two-year objectives may differ slightly from the original four-year objectives as baseline data has been updated to reflect the current status and different metrics may have been determined to provide better data. Objectives listed are those which are receiving priority focus during this two-year period and may have been modified from the original.

ADH is also accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), the national accrediting body for public health agencies, and has to meet specific five-year requirements including a state health assessment and continuous quality improvement (CQI) plan in order to maintain accreditation. The Arkansas Department of Health is currently in year two of a five year accreditation cycle and will be implementing a CQI program that utilizes tools and training appropriate for public health programs at all levels of the department.

Click HERE to view and print the ADH Strategic Plan FY2018-19

Downloads
Organization Chart
Services Directory
Strategic Map CY 2016 - 2019
Strategic Plan Supplement 2016 - 2019
ADH Guiding Principles
ADH Guide to Programs & Services
Office Address Phone Fax
Main Office 4815 W. Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205		 800-462-0599 (toll-free)
501-661-2000		 501-280-4444
Secretary’s Office 4815 W. Markham Street, Slot 36
Little Rock, AR 72205		 501-661-2400 501-671-1450

Rules

The State Board of Health is empowered to make all necessary and reasonable rules of a general nature for the protection of the public health and safety; for the general amelioration of the sanitary and hygienic conditions within the state; for the suppression and prevention of infectious, contagious, and communicable diseases; for the proper enforcement of quarantine, isolation, and control of such diseases; and for the proper control of chemical exposures that may result in adverse health effects to the public. The Department of Health is the state agency responsible for implementing the Board's rules.

The Board updates its rules on a continuing basis. The Board must follow the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") to amend, repeal or adopt a rule. 

The following questionnaire must also be utilized for filing proposed rules: Questionnaire For Filing Proposed Rules.

An essential part of the APA allows the public to comment on any rule being amended, repealed, or proposed, and the Board values your comments and questions.

Please see the Final Rules Table of Contents to view the Board's current rules.

 

Rules Currently Being Amended, Repealed, or Promulgated

Emergency Rules

Proposed Amendments to Existing Rules

Proposed New Rules 

Proposed Repeal of Rules

Recent Final Rules

Repealed Rules

Resources

Bed Bugs
Blood Pressure for Professionals
Blood Pressure for Patients and the Public
Cancer
CDC
Clean Indoor Air
Communicable Diseases
Communications: ADH Brochure | ADH Guide to Programs & Services | ADH Helpful Numbers
Community Health
Cross Connection
Diabetes
Drinking Water Lead Results
EEO Utilization Report
Emergency Medical Services
Environmental Health Forms and Guidelines
Fish Advisory Fact Sheets
Food Protection
General Sanitation
Heart Disease
Home Visiting
Hometown Health
Household Sharps Disposal Guidance
Infant Hearing
Immunizations
Injury and Violence Prevention
Medical Marijuana
Mold Cleanup Guidance
Mold Facts in Indoor Environments
Milk Program
Minority Health
Newborn Screening - Fact Sheets for Parents
Newborn Screening - Resources for Families
Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Onsite Wastewater
Oral Health
Ozone Action Days
Pharmacy Services & Drug Control
Physical Activity
Poison Resources
Public Water Plan Review Guidance and Forms
Rural Health
Radiologic Technology Continuing Education
Radon Gas
Safe Swimming
STD Prevention
Stroke
Swim Beach/Marine Sanitation
Swimming Pool Program
Tattoo and Body Art Resources
Tobacco Cessation
Trauma System
Vaccines for Children
Water Operator Certification
Water System Consumer Confidence Reports
Water System Forms
Worksite Wellness
Zika

 

 

 

Resources and Publications

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Arkansas Department of Health
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