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Welcome.  ACHI is your best resource for health information in Arkansas.

 

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement is an independent, nonpartisan health policy center jointly funded by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Arkansas Department of Health.

 

Recent Releases

 

April 9, 2008  National Committee for Quality Assurance Honors Arkansas' Dr. Joe Thompson with 2008 Health Care Quality Award

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February 14, 2008  ACHI Receives $200,000 Grant to Develop Options for Increasing Health Care Coverage in Arkansas

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February 7, 2008  Governor's Roundtable on Health Care Receives Comprehensive Overview of Arkansas's Health Care Landscape.

Click here for second meeting news release

Click here for more information about the Governor's Roundtable on Health Care

 

December 14, 2007  Governor's Roundtable on Health Care conducts inaugural meeting.

Click here for Governor's Membership Announcement

Click here for first meeting news release

Click here for more information about the Governor's Roundtable on Health Care

 

September 10,2007  Year Four(2006-2007) School BMI Assessment Results
Click here for 2006-2007 Statewide BMI Assessment Report
Click here for Individual School and School District BMI Reports
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August 26, 2007  Arkansas hosts first regional obesity summit

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July 10, 2007  Arkansas Review of Commonwealth Fund's State Scorecard

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Call or e-mail contact us our Communications Specialist at (501) 526-2244 for information or to arrange an interview with a member of the ACHI staff, including our Director, Joe Thompson, MD, MPH, Surgeon General for the state of Arkansas.

 

We can assist you with background information, discuss story ideas, answer questions and/or identify subject experts for interviews.

 

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