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Pregnancy, birth and the first year in Arkansas, in 14 topics: from who runs maternal and child health to what happens at your newborn's screening.

State Maternal and Child Health Department

Arkansas Maternal and Child Health (MCH) is located within the Family Health section (under the Center for Health Advancement Division) of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Arkansas MCH oversees various programs and in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS) and the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) to promote high-quality maternal and newborn care statewide. Arkansas MCH focuses on:

  • Women’s Health and Family Planning – For women of childbearing years (ages 18-44) – programs include Text4baby, Breastfeeding, Women’s and Maternal Health, Reproductive Life Plan, Contraceptives, Maternal Mortality, and related resources.
  • Infants (birth to 1 year of age) – Arkansas MCH oversees Infant Hearing, Hospitals, Newborn Screening, Infant Mortality, Safe Sleep, and related resources.
  • Child (ages 1-12) & Adolescent (Youth 12 to 25 years of age) Health – programs include – Developmental Milestones, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Parent Support, School Health, Providers, Teens, Adolescent Resources, and other related resources.
  • Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) – The Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS), through its Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, manages the CSHCN Program. This program offers information and support related to community service providers, care coordination (Medical Home), transition planning, contractor resources, and other related services.

Cross-Cutting/Life Course – Strategies and programs that affect multiple ages from birth to women – Programs covered include WIC, home visiting, rural health, immunizations, tobacco cessation, obesity, infant mortality, and well visits.

Contact Information

Center for Health Advancement Division
Family Health Section,
Physical Address: 5800 W. 10th Street, Suite 40
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-661-2021
Fax: 501-661-2464

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding state holidays.

For more detailed information about Maternal and Child Health, or information regarding maternal and child health in Arkansas, you can visit the Maternal and Child Health page on the Arkansas Department of Health’s website.
Arkansas Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program is located within the Family Health section (under the Center for Health Advancement Division) of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), focuses on maternal, infant, child and adolescent health, including children with special health care needs. Arkansas MCH oversees various programs in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS) and the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) to promote high-quality maternal and newborn care statewide.

Arkansas MCH focuses on Cross-Cutting/Life Course – Strategies and programs that affect multiple ages from birth to women – Programs covered include WIC, home visiting, rural health, immunizations, tobacco cessation, obesity, infant mortality, and well visits.

Contact Information

Center for Health Advancement Division
Family Health Section,
Physical Address: 5800 W. 10th Street, Suite 40
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-661-2021
Fax: 501-661-2464

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding state holidays.
For more detailed information about Maternal and Child Health, or information regarding maternal and child health in Arkansas, you can visit the Maternal and Child Health page on the Arkansas Department of Health’s website.

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