Minority Health and Health Equity Archive

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    Arkansas Fights Fat: Translating Research Into Policy To Combat Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
    (2006) Ryan, Kevin W.; Card-Higginson, Paula; McCarthy, Suzanne G.; Justus, Michelle B.; Thompson, Joseph W.
    National recommendations to address the emerging obesity epidemic include increased awareness, individual interventions, and environmental changes. However, guidance for translating public health and clinical evidence into meaningful policies has been limited. Arkansas formulated and passed simple yet powerful legislation to combat childhood obesity through actions in public schools. Specific legislative requirements were straightforward. Importantly, the act included an independent mechanism to identify, examine, debate, and develop further action steps. Based on our experience, we present a framework for developing a cross-sector approach to translating science into policy and practice, and we offer this guide to other states facing similar health threats.
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    Report says economic, cultural gaps influence healthcare access
    (2004) Hughes, Jay
    Factors that deny quality health care to some Arkansans - including economic and cultural disparities such as language barriers - can't be fixed overnight, a new study says. "These problems are ingrained in our society in Arkansas," said Dr. Creshelle Nash, one of the two principal authors of the study. "It's going to take long-term efforts to make a difference."
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    HIV/AIDS TRENDS; Attention to AIDS wanes, but illness is still rampant
    (2004) Health and, Medicine Week
    Arkansas' leaders are mistaken if they think the epidemic of acquired immune-deficiency syndrome is under control, according to advocates for AIDS support groups. They expressed concern in an appearance before a legislative committee that authorities have become apathetic about the illness again. The Arkansas AIDS Drug Assistance Program and Jefferson Comprehensive Care Inc. appealed to the joint legislative Minority Health Subcommittee for increased funding and new laws.
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    Study: Many wary of health system Care often seen as lacking by poor or nonwhite Arkansans
    (2004) Fox, Sarah
    Many Arkansans who are black, Hispanic, Asian or poor whites distrust doctors and hospitals, according to a study presented Tuesday at the state Capitol. After researchers talked to 148 people around Arkansas, study co-investigator Dr. Eduardo Ochoa said they found "a deep-seated suspicion of the health care system."