As part of the governor-led Healthy Active Arkansas (HAA) initiative, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) hosted a series of Statewide Learning Network meetings, funded by the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas, to inform, recruit, and mobilize new champions to assist us and our partners in addressing the state’s obesity crisis. Read More
A Step-by-Step Action Plan, educational activities, events and ideas, plus tools, sample social media and educational messages, handouts and infographics. Read More
Launched in 2015, the 10-year, Governor-led Healthy Active Arkansas initiative was sparked by the state’s consistently poor ranking with respect to obesity rates. Read More
Arkansas has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the U.S. at 7.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2015. This infographic provides an overview of infant mortality in Arkansas, risk factors, and strategies that can be taken to prevent infant deaths. Read More
This fact sheet provides an overview of the development of SNAP, eligibility requirements, participation, benefits, and evidence regarding use of purchasing incentives and disincentives. Read More
Lauded as the most comprehensive piece of federal healthcare legislation since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, the Act incorporates a wide range of policy objectives. Read More
For over a decade, UAMS has implemented many policies and actions through “Get Healthy UAMS” to improve air quality, food/beverage options, and physical activity opportunities. Read More
As a key part of the state’s total health system transformation efforts, the AHCPII serves as a value-based payment framework that supports healthcare providers while achieving goals such as improving quality, expanding access, and avoiding unnecessary costs. Read More
With multiple payers supporting similar models, providers like CHI St. Vincent have taken the opportunity to better integrate advanced practice providers into patient care, which has helped increase efficiency and reduce readmissions.
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