Programs
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Introducing A Program That Could Save Your Heart!
The Arkansas Minority Health Commission has joined with the American Heart Association in an effort to educate members of faith-based and community-based organizations about health risk and disparities. The program talks about high blood pressure, diabetes, nutrition, and obesity.
Your organization will have the opportunity to win a $600.00, $1,250.00 or $2000.00 scholarship for your wellness program. Participating in this program will be educational, fun, and rewarding.
We encourage you to check the space for the American Heart Association’s ‘Search Your Heart’ or ‘Conozca Su Corazon’ program on the reply form in order to get more information.
Your church or community organization will receive numerous promotional items when you complete and return the following registration form (PDF) or call us toll free at 1-877-264-2826.
Breast Cancer Education and Navigation Program
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institutes’ Cancer Control Breast Cancer Education and Navigation Program will provide Arkansas women with accurate and up-to-date screening information about breast cancer early detection and treatment, which are available for all stages of the disease. The patient navigation staff will collaborate and identify primary care clinics, educate and navigate women at local/statewide health fairs and expos and each participating provider’s clinic. During this process, clinical breast exams will be eligible to all breast cancer candidates. Follow-up with each individual patient for further treatment options if needed will be completed based on specific results of the clinical breast exams. The program will be implemented in counties without certified mammography facilities in order to increase the proportion of screens provided for BreastCare eligible women and assure appropriate follow up for diagnostic evaluation and treatment is provided in a timely fashion. The breast cancer education and navigation program will also be conducted in targeted regions in the state (with high incidence/mortality and large populations of underserved, rural, and/or minority females), with plans to expand the program as additional funding and resources allow.
Prostate Cancer Education and Navigation Program
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institutes’ Cancer Control Prostate Cancer Patient Education, Screening and Navigation Program will provide Arkansas men in Jefferson and Phillips County with accurate and up-to-date screening information about prostate cancer early detection and treatment, which are available for all stages of the disease. Guest speakers, health professionals and prostate cancer survivors will attend all recruitment meetings and screening events. Men will be educated and assessed on their knowledge of prostate cancer prevention and screenings. The patient navigation staff will collaborate with community partners to recruit and screen 160 candidates by pre-registering men at four local churches in each county. A patient navigator will also follow-up with each individual patient for further treatment options if needed.
UAMS REGIONAL PROGRAMS
UAMS Medical Interpreter Training Program
Arkansas Minority Health Commission announced funding to UAMS Regional Programs Outreach Proposal in July 2008 . The Community-Based Medical Interpreter Training Program (MITP) will target training the staff and providers of the Community Health Centers, clinics, hospitals, local county health departments, migrant health centers, social service agencies and community lay-health workers in the counties of Calhoun, Union, Bradley, Ouachita, Hot Springs, Lafayette, Hempstead, and Deshawho will serve the Spanish-speaking clients.
The goal is to train 15 medical interpreter candidates through the UAMS “Beyond Communication Limits” program. This program is a 48-hour curriculum, which will evaluate the proficiency, and medical terminology knowledge each candidate acquired through this training. As well as to train 20 non-medical interpreter (NMI) candidates who are bilingual staff members in a 16-hour curriculum through UAMS “Bridging the Gap & UAMS Practical Skills Course.”
Additional components were added in May 2009 to the MITP/NMI program, such as enhance PR and recruitment efforts for the medical administrators and other potential constituents, enhance and incorporate a community component for bilingual lay-health workers in the community, develop webcam interactive use, and evaluation component (measurable outcomes) or assessment needs.
If you are interested in this free opportunity, and live in or near the counties listed above, please contact the Director, Angelina Levitskaya, M. A., of Medical Interpreter Training Program at 501-686-6556.