by Webteam | Nov 1, 2019 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals
Medicaid Conference 2019 AFMC’s 2019 annual Arkansas Medicaid Educational Conference will be Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Embassy Suites Little Rock, 11301 Financial Centre Parkway. This FREE conference will feature a variety of speakers who will provide updates on...
by Webteam | Aug 16, 2018 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals, Individuals
Arkansas has the highest percentage in the nation of children who have experienced emotional or physical abuse, neglect, family instability, poverty or exposure to violence. These are some of the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that can negatively affect...
by Webteam | Aug 18, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals
Antibiotics can produce miracles in transplant surgery, cancer therapy and in the fight against infectious bacterial diseases. However, antibiotic usage comes with a serious and growing threat to our nation’s health and security – antibiotic resistance. Some bacteria...
by Webteam | Jun 14, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals, Individuals
More than 287,000 Arkansas children rely on free or reduced price school breakfast and lunch programs. However, for one in four Arkansas children, summertime means that they can no longer depend on school meals. They either don’t eat at all or make unhealthy food and...
by Webteam | May 18, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals, Individuals
Abundant rain and an early spring have meant the early arrival of Arkansas’ mosquito season. With the pesky mosquito comes an increase in the risk of the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause birth defects. Here’s what you need to do to prevent it....
by Webteam | Jan 4, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals
The costs of unintended pregnancy to the individual and to society are substantial. Teen childbearing cost Arkansas taxpayers at least $129 million in 2013 for about 4,155 teen births. Nationally, teen childbearing costs taxpayers at least $9.4 billion each year....
