FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — UAMS on Tuesday announced the establishment of its eighth institute, the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, effective March 1.
The institute will work with communities across Arkansas to conduct community-based research and deploy community-driven programs to improve health outcomes in rural and medically underserved regions of the state, UAMS said in a news release.
The institute, which will be based in northwest Arkansas, will have staff and offices across the state, including in Batesville, El Dorado, Fort Smith, Helena-West Helena, Jonesboro, Lake Village, Little Rock, Magnolia, Pine Bluff and Texarkana.
To read more about the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, our content partner, Arkansas Business has the full story here.
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