| Governor's Council on Fitness |
Web
Site |
Contact |
| Coordination of activities to
promote and support physical activity. Sponsorship of the Great Arkansas Workout (for
elementary school children), Out for Lunch and March into May (for worksite employees),
and the Governor’s Awards Luncheon (to recognize outstanding efforts). |
| Erin Gaither |
| 501-280-4168 |
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| Healthy Arkansas |
Web
Site |
Contact |
| A 24-hour source of information and referrals concerning Healthy Arkansas, Maternal Child Health, DOH projects and general health related topics available through the internet at
http://www.arkansas.gov/ha/home.html. The 1-800 toll-free health information line is operational Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with voice mail option after hours or on weekends. |
| Carolyn Kay McKinstry |
|
501-661-2029
Toll-Free
1-800-235-0002 |
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| HIV Medical Care |
FAQs |
Contact |
| Provision of testing, counseling,
education, referral and partner notification assistance to patients; provision of funding
to community-based organizations in the medical management and case management of HIV
positive individuals. |
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| HIV Screening |
FAQs |
Contact |
| Collection of specimens used to
determine the presence of the virus that causes AIDS; provision of counseling education
and partner notification assistance to the patients. |
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| Home Care |
Contact |
| Provision
of services by physicians' orders to persons with medical needs
that can be provided in the home. These patients generally have a
chronic illness and need services in the home to keep the
individual out of a hospital or nursing home. Services include:
nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy, nurse aide and medical
supplies. |
| Dawn
Graziani |
| 501-661-2154 |
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| Home
HealthFAQs |
Contact |
Provision of services by
physicians’ orders to persons recovering from a serious illness in their home.
Services include: skilled nursing, physical and speech therapy, nurse aide, and medical
supplies.
2001 Home Health
Rules (Acrobat PDF) |
| Marilyn Evans |
| 501-661-2540 |
| Fax: 501-661-2975 |
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| Hospice |
FAQs |
Contact |
| Providing
special caring hospice services through a Medicare certified,
state licensed program to patients who have a terminal illness in
their home. Hospice care is provided through a physician guided
interdisciplinary group of nurses, home health aides, social
workers, counselors, and volunteers to patients and their
families. The program also covers medications, medical equipment,
and provides bereavement to the family/caregiver after the patient
dies. Hospice is on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Related web site links are
Arkansas
State Hospice Association, National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Hospice
Association of America and Hospice
Web. |
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| Immunization |
FAQs |
Contact |
| Immunizing
(particularly children) against varicella, diphtheria, tetanus,
pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A and B,
Haemophilus influenzae type b rotavirus, meningococcal and
pneumococcal disease; provision of information and education on
all vaccine preventable diseases, including information concerning
adult immunization.
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| Karen Fowler |
| 501-661-2793 |
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| Infant
Hearing Program |
Web
Site |
Contact |
| Data
collection and analysis of infants screened for hearing loss and
referral to primary care providers for follow-up, when applicable.
Coordination of
Arkansas
’
birthing hospitals’ Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS)
programs. |
|
Millie
Sanford- Frierson |
| 501-661-2459 |
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| Licensed
Midwifery |
INFO.
(PDF) |
Contact |
| Provision of prenatal, delivery
and postpartum services by licensed midwives. |
| Sharon Ashcraft |
| 501-661-2480 |
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| Maternity |
FAQs |
Contact |
| Provision
of prenatal and postpartum care including a medical, nutritional
and social assessment and case management. Education on pregnancy,
nutrition, labor and delivery, infant care, reproductive health
and parenting is also provided. High-risk women receive
nutritional and social consultation. |
| Sharon Ashcraft |
| 501-661-2480 |
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| Healthy Arkansas |
Web
Site |
Contact |
| A 24-hour source of information and referrals concerning Healthy Arkansas, Maternal Child Health, DOH projects and general health related topics available through the internet at
http://www.arkansas.gov/ha/home.html. The 1-800 toll-free health information line is operational Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with voice mail option after hours or on weekends. |
| Carolyn Kay McKinstry |
|
501-661-2029
Toll-Free
1-800-235-0002 |
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| Mobile X-Ray |
FAQs |
Contact |
| Provision of x-ray services in
local health units that do not have x-ray equipment and other locations (e.g., nursing
homes) when a TB outbreak is suspected. |
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| Mother/Infant Program |
FAQs |
Contact |
| Provision
of skilled home nursing visits for new mothers and infants to meet
their medical, social and nutritional needs.
Fax number: 501-661-2055 |
| Dawn
Graziani |
| 501-661-2154 |
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| Newborn Screening |
FAQs |
Contact |
| Collection and
analysis of newborn screening specimens for phenylketonuria (PKU), congenital
hypothyroidism, sickle cell diseases and galactosemia; reporting of test results;
follow-up on abnormal test results including retesting; counseling offered for families of
infants with positive trait results; provision of medical information on various genetic
diseases. |
|
Dianne Pettit |
| 501-280-4145 |
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