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Rural Health Insights

Arkansas is a largely rural state by any measure. Over the last decade, rural areas in Arkansas have experienced dramatic out-migration, particularly of younger populations. This trend is leaving rural areas with older populations facing high health-risk burdens, low median family income, limited provider capacity, and a deteriorating acute care safety net. This page serves to provide information about the rural health landscape in our state.

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DR. TOM BRUCE ARKANSAS HEALTH IMPACT AWARD

ACHI’s Health Policy Board established the Dr. Tom Bruce Arkansas Health Impact Award in honor of the late Dr. Tom Bruce, a national leader in community health and a champion of rural health and health system improvement in Arkansas. The annual award honors an individual – or individuals – who embodies Dr. Bruce’s lifetime of service by demonstrating courageous leadership and a sustained record of being a catalyst for improving the health of all Arkansans, and who exemplifies ACHI’s core values of trust, commitment, innovation, and initiative.

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BMI School and District Level Dashboard

The statewide analysis of BMI data collected in Arkansas’s public schools includes overall childhood obesity trends in Arkansas including weight classification percentages by school district, school, and grade. In addition to the statewide report, school and district-level aggregate data is available and may be used in the preparation of grant applications and other funding requests to secure support for a variety of interventions.

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Colorectal Cancer in Arkansas

ACHI and Fight Colorectal Cancer partnered to develop a report assessing the prevalence of colorectal cancer screening in Arkansas and identifying gaps in access to screening. The report is accompanied by an infographic providing context about the findings as well as an analytical blueprint for other states to execute similar analyses. We hope that the findings in the report and the accompanying documents are useful tools in advancing policy change to help increase access to life-saving colorectal cancer screening in our state and the country.

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Our actions today determine the health of tomorrow. To establish a clear direction toward a healthier future, we convert information into knowledge and insight for everyday decision makers and institutional influencers.

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Explainers

Death Reporting: The Documentation Process and Related Public Health Issues

This explainer provides information on death reporting and related public health issu...

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Data Watch: Arkansas Individual Marketplace Health Insurance Premiums

This update to our Data Watch series shows that since 2017, Arkansas has had the lowe...

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Initiatives

ARHOME

In 2013, Arkansas opted to expand healthcare coverage to low-income adults earning be...

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Advance Directives: End-of-Life Issues and Policies

This explainer provides information on advance directives, which are legal documents ...

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If the Price of Food Grew at the Same Rate as Medical Care

This infographic demonstrates what would happen if the price of apples, eggs, and bre...

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Initiatives

100 Arkansans

An initiative by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement to illustrate demographic...

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