Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
This interactive dashboard examines the primary care physician workforce in Arkansas.
publications
This interactive dashboard examines the primary care physician workforce in Arkansas.
Maternal mortality has been described as the “tip of the iceberg” and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) as the base. SMM events, also known as maternal near-miss events, occur much more frequently than maternal deaths despite receiving less public attention. Our updated infographic examines the impact of severe maternal morbidity in Arkansas.
Employers offering self-insured health plans to their employees often contract with third-party administrators to provide administrative services such as managing plan enrollment and processing claims. This explainer examines what third-party administrators do, how they differ from traditional insurers, the regulatory environment in which they operate, and related policy concerns and issues.
Blog Posts
A new report by Trust for America’s Health finds that 39% of adult Arkansans were obese in 2024. We look at the report’s findings on our blog.
Many rural communities struggle to maintain access to labor and delivery services amid growing financial, workforce, and other challenges, but The Commonwealth Fund recently highlighted several success stories from Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.
ACHI’s new president and CEO, Craig Wilson, joined KUAF’s “Ozarks at Large” program to discuss issues facing the state’s healthcare system and policy opportunities to improve health outcomes for Arkansans.
Podcast by ACHI
Obesity is a serious and costly chronic disease that has been widely recognized as a public health epidemic. Although there are accessible, affordable, and straightforward tools to address it in individuals and broader communities, obesity remains a widespread public health threat that increases one’s risk for developing other conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer. Trust for America’s Health recently published its “State of Obesity 2025” report, which notes that Arkansas has the fifth-highest adult obesity rate in the nation. To learn more about the state of obesity in Arkansas and policy options to address it, we’re joined on this episode of the Wonks at Work podcast by Dr. Arlo Kahn, ACHI’s medical director and a professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences who has dedicated much of the last quarter century to addressing this issue.
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Health Policy Board Policy Positions and Statements
ACHI’s Health Policy Board consists of 21 voting members (and two ex-officio members) from across the state who bring diverse perspectives and interests on health. This independent, self-perpetuating board identifies and establishes strategic priorities, provides direction and guidance, and serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas. The Health Policy Board guides ACHI’s involvement in and position on specific policy matters, and it issues position statements that articulate the health needs of Arkansans.