LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 30 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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June 30, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK - Twenty community health workers (CHWs) from across Arkansas recently gathered in Springdale with a shared goal: to build connections and learn how to better support mothers across the state.
Hosted by the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, the three-day Perinatal CHW Upskill Training provided interactive, hands-on learning to help CHWs better support individuals and families during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. The June 10-12 training was led by Sarah Covington Kolb with the University of South Carolina's Center for Community Health Alignment.
"These ...