Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

Behavioral health was the biggest health care crisis Americans faced going into the pandemic, and it will easily be the biggest one faced coming out of it, according to Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield President and CEO Curtis Barnett.…

In recognition of its supporting efforts in Arkansas’ response to COVID-19, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement has received national recognition.  The Network Member Impact Award from the National Network of Public Health Institutes was presented to ACHI on May…

The ACHI reported on Wednesday that the number of Arkansas public school districts with COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents over a 14-day period has seen a nearly five-fold increase, going from…

David L. Williams III, Ph.D., of Fayetteville, a longtime Arkansas leader in the behavioral health field, is the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Tom Bruce Arkansas Health Impact Award, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) announced Tuesday. The health…

Zero Arkansas public school districts have Covid-19 infection rates of 50 or more new infections per 10,000 district residents over a 14-day period, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI), citing its analysis of data obtained Monday Nov.…

Researchers at the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have been awarded a $1.3 million research grant through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institute of Health, to…

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement on Tuesday said it is recommending that all K-12 schools, colleges and universities in the state start the school year with indoor mask requirements for students, teachers and staff members, regardless of vaccination status.…

The number of Arkansas school districts with growing COVID-19 infection rates grew from 100 to 140 this week, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement reported Thursday. Last week, the organization began analyzing Arkansas Health Department data to determine the number…

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement reported Friday that 100 Arkansas school districts have 14-day COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents. Of those districts, 12 have rates of 100 or more new…

The health policy board of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement issued a statement Friday expressing alarm over the resurgence of COVID-19 in Arkansas through its Delta variant and recommending renewed vigilance against the virus. ACHI President and CEO Dr.…