• November 9: Health Department Continues to Investigate Whooping Cough Cases in State 
• November 6: Influenza Vaccine Delivered to County Health Units and Available for Distribution Next Week; Supply Targeted for High-Risk Persons, Then General Public
• October 30: America's Health: UnitedHealth Foundation State Health Rankings Lists Arkansas as Most-Improved State
• October 29: ADH to Hold Community Meeting in Prairie Grove
• October 29: ADH Colleagues Help to Raise Funds for United Way
• October 26: Can a Person be Tested or Screened for Anthrax?
• October 24: Funding, Designing & Sustaining Community Recreational Facilities to be Subject of Trails and Greenway Forum
• October 17: ADH Provides Information About Anthrax
• October 12: Health Department Continues to Investigate Whooping Cough Cases in State 
• October 10: ADH Confirms Four Shigella Cases in Forrest City School
• October 8: Health Department Provides Information About Bioterrorist Attacks
• October 5: Testing Results for Lowell Elementary School Reveal School is Safe
• October 5: Whooping Cough Identified in Murfreesboro School
• October 4: Health Department Reports Dead Blue Jay from El Dorado Tests Positive for West Nile Virus; No Human Cases in Arkansas
• September 20: Flu Vaccine Delayed; No Shortage Expected
• September 18: ADH Reports Possible West Nile Virus in Tennessee
• August 30: Health Department Continuing Its Surveillance for Mosquito-borne Viruses in State; What You Need to do to Protect Yourself
• August 17: ADH Holds Rally to Encourage Colleagues to Participate in Race for the Cure
• August 7:  Pulaski Central Health Unit Offers Immunization Clinic Aug. 8 & 9
• July 24:  ADH Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
• July 23:  ADH Partners with Special Olympics to Offer Oral Health Screening for Athletes
• July 18:  ADH Advises Arkansans About Change in Fees for Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Certificates
• July 16:  CDC Funds Cooperative Agreements to Strengthen State Oral Disease Prevention Programs
• July 9:  Nutramigen 16-Ounce Powder Infant Formula Recall
• June 25:  ADH Advises About Safe Handling of Produce to Prevent Food Borne Illness
• June 20:  New Report Shows Disparities in Heart Disease Death Rates Among Men in Arkansas
• June 15:  ADH Completes Plan for Addressing 2002 Budget Shortfall
• June 11:  ADH Receives National Immunization Award
• May 23:  More Women, Infants and Children Eligible for WIC Program under New Income Guidelines
• April 30: ADH Presents First Comprehensive Cancer Report for State
• April 13: Fight Cancer during National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
• April 11: ADH Identifies Illness at Johnson-Hobson Care Home as Influenza B, Commonly Called "Flu"
• March 29:  Arkansas Celebrates National Public Health Week April 2-8
• March 22:  Second NGA Policy Academy on Oral Health Care for Children
• March 21:  TB is not a Disease of the Past...at Least Not Yet
• March 19:  National SAFE KIDS Campaign Applauds Arkansas' New Child Passenger Safety Law
• February 26: College Station Health Unit Will Reopen Feb. 27
• February 25: College Station Health Unit Closed Because of Weather Damage
• February 16: ADH Update Concerning Quality of Life Study Conducted in Pride Addition of Stamps
• February 6:  ADH Confirms Probable Case of Meningitis in Searcy County
• February 5:  ADH to Conduct Quality of Life Study in Stamps
• January 29:  BreastCare is Best Valentine's Gift You Can Give  
• January 26:  State Board of Health Votes to Send Regulation Regarding Smoking in Restaurants to Public Hearings
• January 23:  Gov. Huckabee Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Promoting Physical Activity

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