Rural Health
Resources by State: Arkansas
Mobile Healthcare: The 2025 Mobile Clinics Landscape Report
Provides an overview of mobile health clinics, including data on the the growth of mobile clinics since 2013, services offered, and organizations that operates mobile clinics. Describes the impact of mobile clinics in rural communities. Features case studies on Arkansas Mobile Opioid Recovery (AMOR) and the Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board's Mobile Health Program.
Date: 01/2026
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Provides an overview of mobile health clinics, including data on the the growth of mobile clinics since 2013, services offered, and organizations that operates mobile clinics. Describes the impact of mobile clinics in rural communities. Features case studies on Arkansas Mobile Opioid Recovery (AMOR) and the Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board's Mobile Health Program.
Date: 01/2026
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UAMS Regional Campuses: 2024-25 Annual Report
Reports on the 2024-2025 activities of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses, including discussion of health professions training, pathway programs, recruiting, education, and more. Includes an overview of rural programming and research and provides county-level data on practice location of physician graduates.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Campuses
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Reports on the 2024-2025 activities of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses, including discussion of health professions training, pathway programs, recruiting, education, and more. Includes an overview of rural programming and research and provides county-level data on practice location of physician graduates.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Campuses
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Assessment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in Arkansas: 2024-2025 School Year
Reports on demographics and trends in obesity among children in Arkansas via 2024-2025 public school data. See Figure 11 and Appendix for county-level data on obesity prevalence.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Reports on demographics and trends in obesity among children in Arkansas via 2024-2025 public school data. See Figure 11 and Appendix for county-level data on obesity prevalence.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Engagement and Retention in HIV Care in Rural Southern U.S. Using an All-Payer Claims Database
Analyzes HIV care engagement and retention among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Arkansas, utilizing 2013-2017 Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database data. Includes data and discussion of HIV access disparities in Arkansas by rurality, sex, and other demographic variables.
Author(s): Jun Tao, Mofan Gu, S. Alexandra Marshall, et al.
Citation: PLOS ONE, 20(12), e0339520
Date: 12/2025
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Analyzes HIV care engagement and retention among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Arkansas, utilizing 2013-2017 Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database data. Includes data and discussion of HIV access disparities in Arkansas by rurality, sex, and other demographic variables.
Author(s): Jun Tao, Mofan Gu, S. Alexandra Marshall, et al.
Citation: PLOS ONE, 20(12), e0339520
Date: 12/2025
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Obstetric Emergency Preparedness in Arkansas Emergency Departments: Results From a Cross-Sectional Survey
Presents results of a survey of obstetric emergency preparedness and previous-year obstetric emergency response among hospital emergency departments in Arkansas. Discusses rural service availability, including rural-urban data comparisons.
Author(s): Jennifer A Callaghan-Koru, Tanvangi Tiwari, Lauren Peña, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 7(1), 100274
Date: 11/2025
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Presents results of a survey of obstetric emergency preparedness and previous-year obstetric emergency response among hospital emergency departments in Arkansas. Discusses rural service availability, including rural-urban data comparisons.
Author(s): Jennifer A Callaghan-Koru, Tanvangi Tiwari, Lauren Peña, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 7(1), 100274
Date: 11/2025
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Academic Detailing to Advance Naloxone Prescribing in Rural Primary Care: A 2-Year Pilot Study
Presents a study exploring the feasibility of implementing an intervention to improve primary care providers' (PCPs) knowledge, confidence, and adoption of naloxone-related practices in rural Federally Qualified Health Centers. Study involves 30 PCPs in rural Arkansas, with 15 receiving a 30-minute virtual training on naloxone. Breaks down data by PCP profession type as well as Health Professional Shortage Area status and score.
Author(s): Leah Tobey-Moore, Meghan N. Breckling, Teresa J. Hudson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 16
Date: 11/2025
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Presents a study exploring the feasibility of implementing an intervention to improve primary care providers' (PCPs) knowledge, confidence, and adoption of naloxone-related practices in rural Federally Qualified Health Centers. Study involves 30 PCPs in rural Arkansas, with 15 receiving a 30-minute virtual training on naloxone. Breaks down data by PCP profession type as well as Health Professional Shortage Area status and score.
Author(s): Leah Tobey-Moore, Meghan N. Breckling, Teresa J. Hudson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 16
Date: 11/2025
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FY 2025: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Arkansas Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Arkansas in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Arkansas in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Cervical Cancer in Arkansas 2025 Data Update
Offers surveillance data for cervical cancer in Arkansas. Discusses risk factors, screening recommendations, mortality, vaccination, and Arkansas-specific trends over time. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): Daniela Ramirez Aguilar
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Offers surveillance data for cervical cancer in Arkansas. Discusses risk factors, screening recommendations, mortality, vaccination, and Arkansas-specific trends over time. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): Daniela Ramirez Aguilar
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Arkansas Rural Primary Care Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Arkansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Arkansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Arkansas Rural Obstetrical Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Arkansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Arkansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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