Our Mission
Improve health and promote the well-being of individuals, families, and communities in Arkansas through education, research and service.
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.
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health is Accredited by CEPH, CAHME (for MHA program) and is a member of ASPPH.
Contact the College of Public Health from our Contact Us Page or by calling (501) 526-6700.
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Latest News
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UAMS Researcher Cardenas Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Columbia
Victor Cardenas, M.D., Ph.D., a researcher with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Columbia where he will study birth defects caused by the Zika virus and develop curriculum for a epidemiology training program there. The Fulbright award, established in 1946 under legislation introduced by…
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UAMS, Community Groups Discuss Helping Housing Insecure Pregnant Women
Identifying resources for pregnant women who are housing insecure engaged leaders and community groups Sept. 9 at the Supporting Families in Crisis conference held at the Four Points by Sheraton in Little Rock. Over 200 community leaders, faith leaders, students, educators, researchers, health care workers, mothers impacted by homelessness, and organizations who provide services for…