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HEALTH PROMOTION & DISEASE PREVENTION
 
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
Combating Childhood & Adolescent Obesity
State Employee Health Risk Assessments & Wellness Strategy
Vehicular Safety
 
 
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
 
ARHealthNetworks
State Coverage Institute
Governor's  Roundtable on Health Care
Navigating the Landscape of Health Care (2005-2015)
 
 
ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE
 

State Employee Health Care Quality and Health Disparities

Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration
 
 
HEALTH DATA TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
 
Data Resources
Informing the Legislative Process
Multiple State Integrated Data
   
 

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Year 5 BMI ReportAssessment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in ArkansasNow Available On-line. 

The statewide analysis of BMI data collected in public schools during the 20072008 school year includes overall childhood obesity trends in Arkansas, and weight classification percentages by gender, grade and ethnicity. Appendices included in the report show overall results by school, school district and by county. Click here to view the statewide report.  Individual school and school district analysis reports are also available here.

 

Governor's Roundtable on Health Care                                                          

 

Next Meeting October 2, 2008

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Association of Arkansas Counties Building at 1415 W. 3rd Street,

Little Rock, AR 72201  Agenda

 

Meetings are open to the public and health care stakeholders are encouraged to participate.  A recording of the meeting along with a copy of presentations made during the meeting will be available on this website after each meeting.

 

 

For more information about the Governor's Roundtable on Health Care, click here

 

 

Arkansas Obesity Policy Summit Top 10 Recommendations

 

Click here to review recommendations

 

NEW! Join the Obesity Summit Discussion Forum.  Share ideas about the Top 10 Summit Recommendations. 

 

Use the Forum to continue relationships with others who share your interest in reversing the obesity epidemic in Arkansas.  We hope you will share the top ten recommendations with your colleagues, constituents or associates and look for ways to implement them.  Click here to join.

 

Click here for more information on the Obesity Policy Summit, including speaker presentations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Little Rock, AR 72201

 

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