This report is the result of a collaborative effort between multiple
agencies and healthcare providers in the state. These organizations
share a common interest in improving the health status of Arkansas’
children. This report includes a range of data on the current health
status of Arkansas children, a discussion of their health needs,
strategies for improving the health of children and suggestions for
future analysis and data collection. While every effort was made to be
thorough and comprehensive, this represents a first cut at analyzing
the data we identified. It is likely that other data, not included in this
report, could shed additional light on the state of children’s health.
The partners encourage you to come forward and identify other data
and strategies that could be used in this ongoing effort to build a
knowledge base of children’s health.