Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families recognizes the importance of adequate health care being available and accessible for all children and families.
Current Issues
(Also check out our ARVoices blog for more frequent updates on issues related to children's health.)
Crossing the Finish Line: The 2011 State of Children's Health Insurance in Arkansas (January 25, 2012)
DHS Benefits Website To Support Families (September 23, 2011)
Huge Arkansas Dental Gains Lauded in National Study (May 24, 2011)
Arkansas Children Missing Early Health Screenings (May 11, 2011)
School-based Health Centers Show Promise (May 4, 2011)
Presentations and background materials from the September 2010 Child Health Summit, "Child Health in an Era of Health Reform"
Children's Coverage in Arkansas: Where are we?
Cutting Red Tape in ARKids First now Act 771! (from ARVoices blog)
Health Program Unfunded Despite Robust Tobacco Tax Revenue
December 1st 2010
Crossing the Finish Line 2010: Moving Toward Covering All Kids (May 2010)
Crossing the Finish Line 2009: How Arkansas can Cover all Children (February 2009)
ARKids First Outreach
Affordable Care Act
How the New Health Law Will Affect Arkansas Children and Families (March 2010)
Five Questions Advocates Should Ask of Health Reform
(June 2009)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Stimulus Money and Health in Arkansas: Recommendations For Use PDF (June 2009)
Past Publications
Research Brief: Uninsured kids need ARKids First now more than ever PDF (Janurary 2010)
Scoring Health Reform in the US House of Representatives: A Major Step Forward for Children and Families PDF (November 2009)
"Natural Wonders" Child Health Survey (2008)
- "Natural Wonders" Executive Summary
- "Natural Wonders" Fast Facts
- "Natural Wonders" Project Summary
- "Natural Wonders" Map
The Arkansas Mental Health System for Children: A Family Perspective (September 2007)
Too Close to Turn Back: SCHIP and Children's Health Coverage in Arkansas (February 2007)
EPSDT: An Assessment in Arkansas (August 2006)
Press Release: 40 Years After Creation, Medicaid Continues Improving and Saving Lives (July 2005)
Press Release: Child Advocacy Group Takes Issue With Governor Huckabee's Medicaid Reform Plan (July 2005)
Press Release: National Cover the Uninsured Week (May 2005)
Press Release: National Cover the Uninsured Week - Urban (May 2005)
Closing the Gap on Healthcare for Arkansas Children (January 2005)
Arkansas's Efforts to Provide Health Care for Uninsured Children: Have We Been Successful? (December 2004)
Covering Kids and Families Coalition Updates
- Volume 2, Issue 3 (August 2004)
- Volume 2, Issue 2 (May 2004)
- Volume 2, Issue 1 (March 2004)
- Volume 1, Issue 1 (October 2003)
Too Few Visits to the Dentist? The Impact on Children's Health (February 2002)
Special Report: Uninsured Children in Arkansas (July 2000)
Medicaid In Arkansas Bulletin (March 1999)