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Twenty years ago, Arkansans voted the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds be used to benefit the health of all Arkansans and established the College of Public Health.

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Dr. A. Golbeck

Golbeck Aimed to Empower, Motivate Women During Symposium

Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., was among the keynote presenters of the 2022 Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) Women in Statistics Committee Symposium. Golbeck — associate dean for academic affairs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health — said she was proud to take part in an event…

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“Childhood hearing loss has well known, profound implications for language development, school achievement and future employment opportunities,” according to the study.

UAMS Researchers Lead Landmark Study that Finds Telemedicine Greatly Increases Access to Hearing Care for Rural Children

The Hearing Norton Sound study, which focused on school-based hearing screening programs in rural Alaska, showed that referring children to specialists via telemedicine provides significantly quicker access to follow-up care than referring them to primary care providers.

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Women and Children First

Maternal & Child Health Program Presents Forum to Help Support Mothers In Crisis

In Arkansas, there are companies, nonprofits, ministries and individual citizens dedicated to helping mothers who are in crisis. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Maternal & Child Health Program brought several of those entities together for its annual summit. This year’s topic was “Supporting Mothers in Crisis.”…

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Susan Emmett, M.D., MPH

Otolaryngologist Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, to Direct New UAMS Center for Hearing Health Equity

 LITTLE ROCK — Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, an otolaryngologist and public health-trained researcher who holds four grants from the National Institutes of Health, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where she will lead the new Center for Hearing Health Equity. Emmett is an associate professor in the UAMS College of…

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College of Public Health

We believe that, at its core, public health is about social justice – what’s best for all of us, not just a few. We define “health” broadly, to include all those things which allow individuals, families, and communities to become healthier. Contact the College of Public Health from our Contact Us Page or by calling (501) 526-6700.

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The UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health is accredited by CEPH and CAHME, and is a member of ASPPH.

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