Data released by the CDC last week showed that e-cigarette use has increased 80% in the last year. Arkansas’s rate of e-cigarette use by high school students was 13.7% in 2017 and is estimated to approach the national rate of 20.8% in 2018.
These high rates of use among minors occur even though the sale of e-cigarettes is banned in Arkansas to those under 18, including in vape shops. E-cigarettes are also banned from use on state higher-education campuses.
A children’s board book created, designed, and published by the Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Injury Prevention Center has been recognized as a global model for injury prevention education, receiving a silver award from the International Safety Media Awards at the Safety 2018 World Conference in Bangkok.
CHI St. Vincent welcomes Christopher Vinson as the newest member of the medical team at the Primary and Convenient Care - University Clinic at 4202 South University Avenue. Vinson, who holds a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a family nurse practitioner focus, brings experience diagnosing and managing both common and complex conditions in patients of all ages.
A program to provide homeless and near homeless pregnant women and mothers with young children access to behavioral health services was announced by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Our House, a Little Rock non-profit center serving homeless and near-homeless populations in central Arkansas.
Little Rock Post-Acute and Rehab has joined a statewide antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention collaborative recently formed to address the increasing dangers resulting from multiple drug-resistance organisms (MDRO). The program is established with a one-year grant funded by the Arkansas Department of Health and administered by AFMC. The collaborative will support pharmacists at Arkansas hospitals and nursing homes in their efforts to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions and to improve infection prevention related to patient transitions between healthcare facilities.
