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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS                                                          
                                                                                                              
In an organization such as the Arkansas Department of Health, it is impossible to                             
acknowledge everyone who has a role in the development of this report. There are,                             
however, several people and organizations who deserve special mention.                                        
                                                                                                              
Funds for development and printing of this report are provided by the federal Maternal                        
and Child Health Block Grant program, administered by the Section of Maternal and                             
Child Health (Richard Nugent, M.D., Medical Director), of the Bureau of Public Health                         
Programs, (Martha Hiett, Director).                                                                           
                                                                                                              
The Center for Health Statistics (Douglas R. Murray, Director) has the lead role in the                       
production of this report.  Werner Haney, Director of Vital Statistics Section,                               
supervises the team responsible for production of the report. Paul Johnson, Senior                            
Research Analyst, and Terri Wooten, Medical Economist, analyze and edit the data for                          
the report and generate the tables.  Mary Richardson, Documents Examiner, assists                             
Paul and Terri.                                                                                               
                                                                                                              
Special recognition must also be given to the following staff in the Center for Health                        
Statistics for their vital contributions to the report.  John Senner, Senior Research                         
Analyst, verifies fetal death data and provides consultation on MCH issues.  Dorene                           
Harris, Statistician, provides medical data quality assurance.  Debbie Campbell,                              
Nosologist, Bettye Belleton, and Gloria Conley, Documents Examiners, code and key                             
cause of death from the death certificates.  Debbie Campbell keys fetal death                                 
certificates.  Ann Gilbert, Documents Examiner, codes and keys out-of-state birth and                         
death certificates.  Charlotte Caldwell, Secretary, is responsible for report distribution.                   
                                                                                                              
We would also like to thank the Division of Vital Records (Gary Adams, Director and                           
State Registrar) for the collection and registration of all vital events.  Data from these                    
records are the source of the information presented in this report.  Thanks also to the                       
Division of Information Technology Services (Gerald Perkins, Director) for providing the                      
computer facilities for data entry and management.                                                            
                                                                                                              
The United States Census Bureau contributed to the report by providing the population                         
data which enabled the calculation of many of the rates presented herein.                                     
                                                                                                              
               Cover photo:   Wye Mountain                                                                    
                              By A.C. Haralson, courtesy of Arkansas Dept. of Parks & Tourism                 
                                                                                                              
               Cover design:  John Hofheimer, Arkansas Dept. of Health, Center for Health                     
               Statistics                                                                                     
 
 
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