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Submitted copy Health News White River Health has been awarded more than $5 million in federal grants through two state rural health grants, with both projects providing services to Sharp County. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Sept. 24 that $54.6 million was awarded in the second round of Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program grants. White River Health received approximately $2.1 million through the RISE AR initiative for 13 workforce projects aimed at…

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Submitted Health news The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) will begin hosting community flu vaccine clinics statewide starting Monday, September 21. A schedule for flu clinics in all 75 counties is available at healthy.arkansas.gov. Everyone 6 months or older is encouraged to get a flu vaccine each year. No appointment is needed. Vaccines will be provided at no charge. People should bring their insurance cards to the flu vaccine clinic. If they…

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Submitted Lindsay Penn to join hundreds of volunteers calling on Congress to increase Cancer research and prevention funding and improve access to clinical trials Next week, more than 700 cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, will travel to Washington, D.C., as part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)’s annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Lindsay Penn from…

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 Baxter Health has been awarded funding through the State of Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program for two major initiatives designed to strengthen healthcare access across rural communities: THRIVE at Home and the Baxter Health Rural Access Network. The awards represent one of the most significant investments in rural healthcare access in Baxter Health’s history. The funding will support new approaches to bringing care closer to patients, expanding access to specialists, strengthening rural…

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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that Arkansas has received $208,779,396 for Fiscal Year 2026 to strengthen rural health through President Trump’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), established by the President’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill. Governor Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) submitted the state’s application for funding on October 31. “Today’s announcement shows that President Trump and his administration place a priority on improving rural health and…

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