Arkansas Minority Health Commission

12/12/2025

If you are covered by ARHOME or receive SNAP benefits, we need to share important information with you.

Visit ar.gov/update to update your contact information and learn more.

12/12/2025

Looking to stabilize your blood sugar, lower your cholesterol, reduce inflammation and feel full longer? Look no further than the delicious apple!

12/12/2025

The Capacity Building Grant is open until January 9 and it’s only available to Alliance members!

Now’s the perfect time to join the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance. Across the state, our Local Hunger Relief Organization (LHRO) members are the engine of hunger relief: food pantries, food rescues, emergency shelters, and soup kitchens all working toward one goal: ensuring every Arkansan has access to nutritious food.

As a LHRO member, you get access to tools that strengthen your work, including:

• Funding opportunities to expand your impact
• Trainings like SNAP Outreach and Cooking Matters
• Advocacy updates that help you make your voice heard
• A statewide network of peers and partners
• Member-only events like the Annual Membership Conference

If your organization is ready to grow, this is your moment. The Capacity Building Grant Cycle opened December 1, offering support designed to help local hunger relief efforts flourish.

Join the Alliance and become part of a statewide movement to empower neighbors and nourish communities.

Learn more and sign up: https://arhungeralliance.org/get-involved/join-the-alliance/

12/12/2025

Kamool tata! 👏🏾

12/11/2025

We enjoyed attending the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Arkansas - ACS CAN Annual Breakfast last week. It was great hearing updates from organizations working every day to eliminate cancer in the community. 🧬

Congratulations to the legislators and scientists who received awards for their significant contributions to cancer education and research. 👨🏾‍🔬

We were excited to learn that UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will be receiving 3 new, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening units and 2 more Mammovans that will be dispatched to increase screening for lung and breast cancer around the state. Early detection saves lives! 🔬

Enjoyed hearing construction updates from Donna Terrell Lambert regarding the forthcoming Warrior Lodge in Pine Bluff. Slated to open in early Spring, Warrior Lodge will provide no-cost lodging for patients receiving cancer treatment at Jefferson Regional. 👏🏾

12/11/2025

College kids home for Thanksgiving? Remind them to apply before Dec. 31 for our 10-week PAID summer internships!

More info: bit.ly/county-agent-intern-apps

12/11/2025

Former KATV chief photographer Marcus McDonald is defying the odds after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.Once told he had only three to six m

12/11/2025

Thank you, City of Little Rock - Department of Community Programs for inviting us to participate in your men’s wellness event last week at the West Central Community Center.

We enjoyed meeting everyone and providing important health screenings like blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol screenings. 🩺🩹

: Indoor physical activities are just as effective as doing the same ones outside? 🏃🏾We loved learning how to play pickleball with the attendees. 🏓Physical activity is an important part of one’s overall health. The key is finding an activity that you like; this way, you increase your chances of sticking with it. 🚴🏾‍♀️

Thank you, City of Little Rock, AR - Government, for the opportunity to serve in this way. 👏🏾

12/11/2025

Holiday stress is real, and it can make old habits feel tempting again. But you have the strength and the tools to stay grounded.

Take a moment, slow down, breathe, and give yourself space to reset.

Your progress matters. And you’re not alone.

12/10/2025

The can be a particularly difficult time for those experiencing grief. A call, text, or check-in can help someone who feels alone. For anyone feeling emotional distress, the is available to talk. Call or text 988 or chat online 988lifeline.org

12/10/2025

: Rain is not a respecter of food insecurity. ☔In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we are thankful to Ms. Gracie, Ms. Teresa and the team at the Arkansas Food Bank Distribution Center in Lexa (Phillips County) for continuing with its food distribution despite the rain last month.

More than 200 families were served just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. We had to move health screenings inside the hub and appreciate everyone who weathered the elements to get their important health checks. 🩹🩺

12/10/2025

Thank you, Commissioner Dr. Rhonda Mattox for your service to the Commission and the community! 👏🏾

Immediate Past President Mattox dropped by to talk with Broadway Joe about holiday stress.