Rural Communities

A 2022 March of Dimes report finds nearly half of Arkansas counties lack access to maternity care. Doctors and health policy experts explain why and what could help.

Arkansas trains 430 new physicians a year but offers only 375 residency spots, pushing trainees out of state, a new health institute report finds.

Jamie Smith started the Elkins Community Network newsletter during COVID and has been running it largely alone ever since. Now she's looking for volunteers to help keep it going.

The Arkansas Teacher Corps received a $5.1 million Walton Family Foundation grant to fund 114 new fellowships, targeting teacher shortages in rural and high-poverty school districts.

UAMS Assistant Professor Jennifer Andersen explains how delivering family-centered diabetes self-management education via telehealth is improving outcomes and reducing barriers for rural Arkansans with Type 2 diabetes.

The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award is funding early-career physicians and students to expand diversity in cancer research, aiming to bring clinical trials to rural and underrepresented communities.

A University of Minnesota report shows seven Arkansas counties have lost obstetric services since 2010, adding to 40 with no maternity care. Researchers say rural communities are hardest hit and outline policy fixes.

Two Arkansas groups held a town hall Saturday as part of the nationwide Families First: 50-State Day of Peaceful Action, focusing on the Trump administration’s proposed reconciliation bill, the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’

February is heart health month and officials with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute are sharing warning signs and tips to prevent fatal heart disease.

In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, Roby Brock talks with Heartland Forward executive vice president, Angie Cooper, about the policy think-and-do tank's increased commitment to its student-centered program "rootEd Arkansas."