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Arkansas News

News stories from the past 60 days.

Apr 24, 2024 - Announces funding from the Delta Regional Authority for training emergency medical service (EMS) workforce in rural Arkansas. Discusses workforce shortages in the Arkansas Delta. The initiative will include both recruiting youth into the workforce as well as advancing the training of already employed paramedics.
Source: Talk Business & Politics
Apr 18, 2024 - A new mobile health clinic offering opioid addiction treatment will travel to rural Arkansas communities. Notes that rural residents often travel as much as 40 miles for the services offered by the mobile clinic.
Source: Malvern Daily Record
Feb 27, 2024 - Announces a new institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences that will conduct community-based research and implement programming for improving rural and medically underserved health outcomes in the state.
Source: UAMS News

Last Updated: 4/24/2024