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Millions of Americans will be traveling and taking part in outdoor activities over the Memorial Day weekend. Here are some tips for staying safe and healthy while celebrating the unofficial kickoff to summer.
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This infographic depicts what that journey for new mothers should be in order to achieve better maternal and infant health outcomes.
In an updated infographic, we examine how Arkansas’s shifting rural-urban divide impacts access to health care.
Our new explainer looks at Medicare Advantage, a program that is seeing increasing enrollment in Arkansas but is also raising questions about its impacts.
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Millions of Americans will be traveling and taking part in outdoor activities over the Memorial Day weekend. Here are some tips for staying safe and healthy while celebrating the unofficial kickoff to summer.
Researchers, policymakers, educators, and families are increasingly focused on the potential impact social media use may be having on young people, including any connection to rising suicide rates.
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership partnered with ACHI Interim President and CEO Craig Wilson to examine private equity investment in health care for the May-June 2025 issue of the Healthcare Journal of Arkansas.
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Health care, public health, and the support systems we have in place to make Arkansans healthier were key areas of focus for state lawmakers during the 2025 regular session of the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. With the session now at an end, it’s time to look back from a healthcare perspective to understand what happened and what has become, or will soon become, the new law of the land. In this episode of the Wonks at Work podcast, we’re joined once again by Michelle Kitchens, director of governmental affairs and community outreach here at the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement.
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