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Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) Organization  The overall theme for the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) is to develop research to improve access to quality prevention and health care programs for racial and ethnic minorities with a goal of reducing health disparities. The Center focuses on chronic disease disparities with an initial emphasis on cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Arkansas consistently ranks among the worst in the nation in health indicators, particularly for CVD and cancer morbidity and mortality. Already large disparities continue to increase. Arkansas has the fastest growing Latino population in the country and the largest Marshallese community outside of the Marshall Islands, in addition to a substantial African-American population. To address health disparities, strong collaborations have been forged among the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health (COPH), the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Health (DOH), and the Arkansas Minority Health Commission; and relationships are developing with the state's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Center will provide an infrastructure to strengthen these efforts and to develop and implement research to reduce disparities in the state's minority populations. We encourage you to learn more about our Core Areas and how they may be of assistance by clicking on the information to your left.
ARCHD Director
UAMS Arkansas Center for Health Disparities
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