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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 deserving of 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                                    
Statewide Services (Ron Stark, Team Leader).                                                                  
                                                                                                              
The Center for Health Statistics (John Senner, PhD., Acting Director) has the lead                            
role in the production of this report.  Ed Just, Assistant Director of Center for Health                      
Statistics, supervised the team responsible for production of the report. Paul                                
Johnson, Senior Research Analyst, analyzed and edited the data for the report and                             
generated the tables.                                                                                         
                                                                                                              
Special recognition must also be given to the staff in the Center for Health Statistics                       
for their vital contributions to the report.  John Senner, Senior Research Analyst, and                       
Acting Director, verified fetal death data and provided consultation on MCH issues.                           
Dorene Harris, Statistician, provided medical data quality assurance.  Charlotte                              
Spencer, Documents Examiner II, keyed out-of-state birth certificates.  Marsh                                 
Grisham provided ongoing support in the editing process.  Charlotte Caldwell,                                 
Secretary II, was responsible for report distribution.                                                        
                                                                                                              
We would also like to thank the Division of Vital Records (Mike Adams, Director                               
and State Registrar) for the collection and registration of all vital events, and Vanessa                     
Calamese and her staff for the data entry.  Data from these records were 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 that enabled the calculation of many of the rates presented herein.                           
                                                                                                              
 
 
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