The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced updated standards for federal data collection to address practices that obscure health information for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) and Hispanic/Latino populations. Historically, data related to NHPI have often been aggregated with Asian populations. The OMB’s revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 […]
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Arkansas, UAMS CHR making school lunches more heart-smart
More than 40% of adults in Arkansas have hypertension, also known as high blood pressure,1 a leading cause of heart disease and stroke.2 In recent years, pediatricians have also seen a steady increase in the number of children with hypertension.3 But it may be possible to reverse this trend, and one key to lowering blood […]