Governor Proclaims MAY 9-15 “Folic Acid Awareness Week”

Governor Proclaims MAY 9-15 “Folic Acid Awareness Week” GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS MAY 9-15 “FOLIC ACID AWARENESS WEEK”
Home Questions About Raises, Shuttle Fees Top Administrators Forum A UAMS Update article about Meet Your Administrator” Gruenwald Is New U.S. Citizen Michael Gruenwald becomes U.S. citizen Gruenwald Is New U.S. Citizen Michael Gruenwald becomes U.S. citizen Doughnut Sale to Help UAMS Psychiatry Youth Program A UAMS Update article about a bake sale Call-in Announcements, Forums Will Give Employees More Information A UAMS Update article about plans to improve communication between administration and employees of UAMS Medical Center IT Help Desk 400,000th Call Sweepstakes IT Help Desk 400,000th Call Sweepstates The UAMS Help Desk Today - Ten Years Later The UAMS Help Desk Today - Ten Years Later Free Tickets for UAMS Nights at Ray Winder Field A UAMS Update article about UAMS Night with the Travelers ARIA Training Sessions May 19 - June 27 at UAMS A UAMS Update article about May 19 - June 27 training sessions Human Research Forum Is May 21 A UAMS Update article about human research Q & A Accolades, May 2003 Accolades to UAMS faculty and staff GCRC Deadline Changed to July 1 for Grant Proposals A UAMS Update article about GCRC pilot grants History of the Help Desk Watch, Look & Listen: Preview of New UAMS Public Service Campaign Forum to Discuss Impact of HIPAA on Research Update article about HIPAA and research at UAMS Human Research Q and A Forum June 27 A UAMS Update article about the human research forum Emailed Version of UAMS Notice of Privacy Practices UAMS Notice of Privacy Practices Free UAF Symposium Aug. 14-15 on Evolution of Human Diet A UAMS Update article about a diet symposium at UAF Tom Butler is Arkansas Administrator of the Year Tom Butler of UAMS Is Arkansas Administrator of the Year Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.* Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form. Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.* Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form. Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure! UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health Ready, Set, Go! UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™ UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™ UC-Berkeley Professor of Cell and Development Biology Presents Distinguished Lecture on Secretion Process of Cells UC-Berkeley Professor of Cell and Development Biology State Farm to Sponsor Car Seat Safety Day Leanne L. Lefler of UAMS Receives National Research and Study Award in Geriatric Nursing Leanne L. Lefler of UAMS Receives National Research and Study Award in Geriatric Nursing State Legislative Committees to Hold Public Health Hearing June 7 in Batesville State Legislative Committees to Hold Public Health Hearing June 7 in Batesville Information Session on Medicare Drug Benefits June 8 Information Session on Medicare Drug Benefits June 8 UAMS Neurosurgeon Receives National Award UAMS Neurosurgeon Receives National Award UAMS Survey Shows Percentages of Unhealthy Snacks In Arkansas School Vending Machines Surpass National Rates UAMS Survey Shows Percentages of Unhealthy Snacks In Arkansas School Vending Machines Surpass National Rates UAMS Survey Shows Percentages of Unhealthy Snacks In Arkansas School Vending Machines Surpass National Rates UAMS Survey Shows Percentages of Unhealthy Snacks In Arkansas School Vending Machines Surpass National Rates UAMS Arkansas CARES Program Wins National Award UAMS Arkansas CARES Program Wins National Award UAMS Arkansas CARES Program Wins National Award UAMS Arkansas CARES Program Wins National Award U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list. U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list. U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list. U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list. Dr. James Marsh Appointed Chair Of UAMS Department of Internal Medicine Beverly Healthcare donates $80,000 To UAMS for Alzheimer’s Research Beverly Healthcare donates $80,000 To UAMS for Alzheimer’s Research Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered July 17 and July 28 in Desha County, Thanks to The Witness Project at UAMS Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered July 17 and July 28 in Desha County, Thanks to The Witness Project at UAMS UAMS First State Agency to Go Smoke Free On Tuesday, July 6, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will become the first state agency or hospital to go smoke free. UAMS First State Agency to Go Smoke Free On Tuesday, July 6, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will become the first state agency or hospital to go smoke free. NEWS RELEASE: UAMS Researcher Wins International Lifetime Achievement Award for Ovarian Cancer Research UAMS Researcher Wins International Lifetime Achievement Award for Ovarian Cancer Research Handmade Jewelry by Two UAMS Employees in Exhibit July 6-Aug. 31 Handmade Jewelry by Two UAMS Employees in Exhibit July 6-Aug. 31 Melony Williams Goodhand Joins UAMS Melony Williams Goodhand has been named vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UA’s McDonnell Calls on Arkansans to Join Fight Against Prostate Cancer; 5K Race/Walk Set for Sept. 18 UA’s McDonnell Calls on Arkansans to Join Fight Against Prostate Cancer; 5K Race/Walk Set for Sept. 18 Fred and Louise Dierks’ $1.5 Million Gift Allows Integration of Research Laboratories Into New Psychiatry Center Fred and Louise Dierks’ $1.5 Million Gift Allows Integration of Research Laboratories Into New Psychiatry Center Health Conference for Educators and Healthcare Professionals Set for August 10-11 at Statehouse Convention Center A statewide conference to address obesity, physical activity and improving Arkansans’ health is set for Aug. 10-11, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. Health Conference for Educators and Healthcare Professionals Set for August 10-11 at Statehouse Convention Center A statewide conference to address obesity, physical activity and improving Arkansans’ health is set for Aug. 10-11, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. UAMS Medical Center Is Again One of “100 Most Wired” For Automating Medical Records UAMS Medical Center Is Again One of “100 Most Wired” For Automating Medical Records NEWS RELEASE: Transplant Surgeon Joins UAMS To Begin State’s First Liver Transplant Program You Min Wu, M.D., has joined the College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to begin the first liver transplant program in the state. As director of liver transplantation in the UAMS Solid Organ Transplantation Program and a professor of surgery in the College of Medicine, Wu brings a special liver transplant technique he developed, called cavaplasty. This technique is used in several parts of the United States, as well as in Asia. Report on Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Groups To Be Presented August 16 in Helena The results of an Arkansas study that shows health differences between minority and ethnic groups and whites will be presented from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday, August 16, at the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas in Helena. The presentation is free and open to the public. Driven By Rising Costs, Managed Care Plans Dust Off Practices That Triggered 1990s Backlash, Health Affairs Article Says Driven By Rising Costs, Managed Care Plans Dust Off Practices That Triggered 1990s Backlash, Health Affairs Article Says Driven By Rising Costs, Managed Care Plans Dust Off Practices That Triggered 1990s Backlash, Health Affairs Article Says Driven By Rising Costs, Managed Care Plans Dust Off Practices That Triggered 1990s Backlash, Health Affairs Article Says DeBartolo York Foundation Gift Establishes Hough Endowed Chair in Pathology at UAMS DeBartolo York Foundation Gift Establishes Hough Endowed Chair in Pathology at UAMS UAMS to Present First Statewide Conference On Terrorism Preparedness for Allied Health Professionals UAMS to Present First Statewide Conference On Terrorism Preparedness for Allied Health Professionals UAMS to Present First Statewide Conference On Terrorism Preparedness for Allied Health Professionals UAMS to Present First Statewide Conference On Terrorism Preparedness for Allied Health Professionals NEWS RELEASE: Charlotte Banks Brown Joins UAMS As Development Director For Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging Charlotte Banks Brown Joins UAMS As Development Director For Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging Training & Development for Employees & Leaders -- June Schedule Training & Development for Employees & Leaders -- June Schedule UAMS Plans Events to Support Tornado Relief Efforts UAMS Plans Events to Support Tornado Relief Efforts UAMS Plans Events to Support Tornado Relief Efforts UAMS Plans Events to Support Tornado Relief Efforts UAMS Employees Share Stories of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage June 3, 2013 \| A panel of UAMS employees with Asian or Pacific Islander heritage shared their stories of coming to the United States and to UAMS in an event celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. EPF Scheduled Upgrade -- Starts at 8 a.m., Sunday, June 23 EPF Scheduled Upgrade -- Starts at 8 a.m., Sunday, June 23 Campus Floor Care Requests Campus Floor Care Requests Campus Floor Care Requests Campus Floor Care Requests Science Cafe, "Zero Waste - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" - June 25 Science Cafe, "Zero Waste - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" - June 25 Science Cafe, "Zero Waste - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" - June 25 Science Cafe, "Zero Waste - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" - June 25 Summer Stroke Symposium - June 25 Summer Stroke Symposium - June 25 Summer Stroke Symposium - June 25 Summer Stroke Symposium - June 25 UConnect Training Parking Guidelines UConnect Training Parking Guidelines UConnect Training Parking Guidelines UConnect Training Parking Guidelines Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees Maintenance on the Centricity EMR System - June 20 Maintenance on the Centricity EMR System - June 20 Caring for the Caregiver Program - June 18 Caring for the Caregiver Program - June 18 Caring for the Caregiver Program - June 18 Caring for the Caregiver Program - June 18 Mock Disaster/Code Green Exercise - June 13 at Noon Mock Disaster/Code Green Exercise - June 13 at Noon Mock Disaster/Code Green Exercise - June 13 at Noon Mock Disaster/Code Green Exercise - June 13 at Noon UAMS Artists Needed for Library Exhibit UAMS Artists Needed for Library Exhibit UAMS Artists Needed for Library Exhibit UAMS Artists Needed for Library Exhibit UAMS Post Office Schedule Change UAMS Post Office Schedule Change UAMS Post Office Schedule Change UAMS Post Office Schedule Change Free CME/CE: Fetal Alcohol Disorders Session - June 18 Free CME/CE: Fetal Alcohol Disorders Session - June 18 Free CME/CE: Fetal Alcohol Disorders Session - June 18 Free CME/CE: Fetal Alcohol Disorders Session - June 18 PayNav Surgery Estimator and Auth Status Training - June 17 PayNav Surgery Estimator and Auth Status Training - June 17 PayNav Surgery Estimator and Auth Status Training - June 17 PayNav Surgery Estimator and Auth Status Training - June 17 TRI Awards $300,000 for Pilot Studies TRI Awards $300,000 for Pilot Studies TRI Awards $300,000 for Pilot Studies TRI Awards $300,000 for Pilot Studies Under the Surface of Standardized Patients, July 15 & 26 Under the Surface of Standardized Patients, July 15 & 26 Under the Surface of Standardized Patients, July 15 & 26 Under the Surface of Standardized Patients, July 15 & 26 UAMS Presents White Coats to First Physician Assistant Students June 12, 2013 \| In a ceremony signifying the transition toward becoming a health care professional, the first 26 students in the physician assistant program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received their student white coats June 7. UAMS Respiratory Care Program Draws National Praise June 6, 2013 \| The respiratory care program in the College of Health Professions is operating at peak proficiency — producing graduates who pass their national registry exams and are finding work in the profession — and was recently recognized by the profession’s accrediting organization.	LITTLE ROCK – Governor Mike Huckabee has proclaimed the week of May 9-15, 2004, “Folic Acid Awareness Week” in the State of Arkansas. In issuing the proclamation, Huckabee said research shows that by taking a multivitamin containing 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid daily, and eating foods rich in folate, women may be able to prevent neural tube birth defects (NTDs) , such as spina bifida, in their unborn children. Each year 2,500 to 3,000 babies are born in the United States with serious birth defects of the brain and spine, called NTDs. The most common NTD is spina bifida, a leading cause of childhood paralysis. We can expect as many as 26 babies to be born in Arkansas with spina bifida each year, costing millions of dollars for health care. Folic acid, a B vitamin, can reduce a woman’s risk of having a pregnancy affected by a NTD by up to 70 percent if taken before she becomes pregnant and during the first few weeks of pregnancy. Folic acid can be found in most multivitamin supplements and in foods such as fortified breakfast cereals, enriched grain products, orange juice, fruits and green vegetables. Not only can folic acid prevent NTDs, but studies suggest it also may decrease the risk of developing heart disease, stroke and colon and cervical cancer. The Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention is the lead organization of the Arkansas Folic Acid Coalition, which encourages Arkansas women to consume folic acid to prevent NTDs. In order for folic acid to be effective, it must be taken one to three months before pregnancy. Because of this, all women of childbearing age are urged to take a multivitamin containing folic acid daily. The Folic Acid Coalition communicates this message to Arkansans through public education, post-partum education, health care provider education and other outlets. The Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention is a collaborative effort of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Arkansas Department of Health. For more information about folic acid and preventing birth defects, contact Jana Wiscaver, RN, Health Educator at the Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention, toll free at 1-877-662-4567.
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