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Arkansas Department of Health

Contact Information
Director's Office
Telephone: 501-661-2000
Fax: 501-671-1450

Web:
http://health.state.ar.us/
The official health Web site for Arkansas. Has information on their services, their health units and jobs. Also there are major content sections on Parent's and Kids; Hometown Health; Healthy You; Your Environment; Disease & Injury Prevention; Permits, Licenses & Certification; Data & Research; and a Kids Corner.
American Lung Association of Arkansas

Contact Information:
American Lung Association of Arkansas
211 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 1-800-LUNG-USA
1-800-880-5864 or (501)224-5864
Fax: (501)-224-5645

Email:
alaa@aristotle.net
Web:
http://www.lungark.org
The American Lung Association of Arkansas is a volunteer organization working to promote lung health, keep kids from smoking and help patients with asthma, especially children.
Arkansas Cancer Research Center

Contact Information:
ACRC Director of Outpatient Services
4301 W. Markham St.
Slot 721
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-8300

Email:
acrcweb@exchange.
uams.edu

Web:
http://www.acrc.uams.edu/
The ACRC at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) strives to prevent, detect, diagnose, treat, and eradicate cancer. The Web site has information on the ACRC, education programs, research, and information for consumers.
ARKids First

Contact Information:
Donaghey Plaza South
P. O. Box 1437, Slot 1100
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437
(501) 682-8292 voice
(501) 682-6789 TDD
(501) 682-1197 fax

Web:
http://www.medicaid.state.
ar.us/ArkansasMedicaid/
dmsprograms/ARKidsFirst/
arkmain.htm

Program to provide health insurance to children in the state of Arkansas. Site helps you to determine eligibility, includes an immunization schedule, list of benefits, and links to other health care sites.
Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

Contact Information:
3998 Harrison St.
P.O Box 2637
Batesville, Arkansas 72501
Phone: 870-612-3000
Toll Free: 1-800-382-3205
Fax: 870-793-3971

Email:
peggy@wraaa.org
Web:
http://www.wraaa.com/
The White River Area Agency on Aging, Inc., is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide Senior Services and coordinate Aging Resources to Elderly Arkansans and their caregivers in North Central Arkansas.
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care

Contact Information
2201 Brooken Hill Drive
P.O. Box 180001
Fort Smith, AR 72918-0001
Phone: (501) 649-8501
Fax: (501) 649-8180

Email:
wwwmastr@afmc.org
Web:
http://www.afmc.org/
main.htm

The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc.(AFMC) is dedicated to the clinical evaluation and improvement of health care in Arkansas. Working closely with hospitals, physicians and communities, AFMC promotes high quality yet cost-effective health care through provider and consumer education. Web site features extensive information about Medicare.
Arkansas Health Care Access Foundation

Contact Information
PO Box 56248
Little Rock, AR 72215
Phone: (510) 221-3033

Email:
ahcaf@aristotle.net
Web:
http://www.aristotle.net/~ahcaf/
Volunteer organization, which provides low or no cost health care to medically uninsured residents of Arkansas through numerous sites. The Web site describes the program, provides history and stats, and discuss the dental benefits.


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