UAMS Community Health & Research | UAMS Northwest Regional Campus

A better state of health, together.

At UAMS Community Health & Research, we work with communities to identify and break down barriers that prevent people from achieving their best health.

Our staff helps communities navigate their health care, and provide resources and education to help them live longer, healthier lives. Our programs are offered in English, Spanish and Marshallese. Research staff, faculty and evaluation experts work to ensure that our programs are meaningful and that they are effectively influencing health behaviors.

Through research and action, we are creating a better state of health for all, together.

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Your Community, Your Health

We’re bringing health screenings and vaccines on the road. Click here to see where our mobile units will be next.

Mobile Health Screenings

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Your Questions, Answered

Community Health Workers are available across Arkansas to answer your questions about health care, vaccines, and more.

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Your Family’s Health

Family Wellness programs are available at no cost to help you, your children, and your family live longer, healthier lives. Learn more here.

Family Wellness Programs

Your Health, ARWay

There are limitless opportunities to be healthy in Northwest Arkansas. Click here to learn how you can live healthy in NWA.

ARWay

Research that Makes a Difference

A highly successful and productive research office with a team of more than 150 full-time staff and investigators, UAMS Community Health & Research leads a variety of community-engaged research and programs focused on health navigation, equity, and disease prevention.

The pioneering work of the office has established a nationally recognized research presence in northwest Arkansas, engaging in innovative collaborations with regional, statewide and national organizations dedicated to eliminating health disparities and improving health outcomes for all.

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Recent News

UAMS, Sonora Students Celebrate End of School Year with Nutritious Feast

Students at Sonora Elementary School celebrated the end of the 2021-22 school year by enjoying nutritious foods they learned about as part of UAMS Office of Community Health & Research’s Creating Healthy Environments for Schools (CHEFS) program. Throughout the year, Community Health & Research dietitians taught students about several healthy vegetables. At the end of […]

Partner Spotlight: Goshen United Methodist Church Food Pantry

Through a partnership with UAMS Community Health & Research, the Goshen United Methodist Church Food Pantry has helped thousands of families in Washington and Madison counties. The pantry, located at 122 State Highway 45 in Goshen, was awarded a Walmart Foundation grant as part of the UAMS Community Health & Research’s COVID Food Response project […]

Infant Formula Shortage: What to do if you can’t find any

The United States is experiencing a shortage of baby formula due to supply chain issues and a recall of several contaminated baby formula products. Check with your local stores about availability, but if you are struggling to find baby formula during the shortage, please reach out to your health care provider first. Here are some […]

UAMS, Open Arms, and Buckle Up for Life provide free car seats in Madison County

Marisela Sandoval with UAMS Community Health & Research installs a car seat for a family at Open Arms Food Pantry & Pregnancy Center on March 8. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research and the Open Arms Food Pantry & Pregnancy Center partnered with Buckle Up for Life […]