Arkansas
Updated: June 2026
- Name of MHI Grantee Site: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- State: Arkansas
- Organization Type: Academic Institution
- HRSA Grant Service Areas/Priorities: Urban, Rural
- MHI Key Contact: Jennifer Callaghan-Koru
- MHI Key Contact Email: jck@uams.edu
- MHI Grantee/Taskforce Website: https://publichealth.uams.edu/research/current-research-projects/primrose/
Current Innovations:
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Innovation Description |
Category Topic(s) |
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Developing a patient engagement toolkit for the ARPQC hospitals. |
Community Engagement – Patient Education & Engagement |
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Mobile Centering Pregnancy: Expanding access to Centering Pregnacy in rural areas of AR, especially in counties with limited maternity providers and high preterm birth rates. |
Direct Clinical Care – Mobile & Remote Care Models |
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Developed the AR Maternal Health Scorecard (MM, SMM, PRAMS data) in response to the unique needs of maternal health stakeholders in AR. |
Maternal Health Data Enhancements – SMM Surveillance & Reporting Maternal Health Data Enhancements – Public Dashboards & Scorecards |
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Courses for obstetric emergency preparedness: precipitous birth & obstetric hemorrhage and obstetric emergency management for first responders. |
Workforce Training – Simulations & OB Emergency Preparedness Workforce Training – General Workforce Development |
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