Public Health

CFC Priorities for the 2011 Legislative Session

• Expand the AR Kids First health insurance program to cover 43,000 more low-income children.

• Reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS by implementing the recommendations of the AR SHARP report endorsed by the AR HIV/AIDS Minority Task Force.

Public Health Bill Tracking

Past Accomplishments

2007

We passed our main public health priority, creating a Minority HIV/AIDS Task Force to respond to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in the minority community, among women, African Americans and Hispanics that is not being addressed by current programs.   The end result of this work will make the public more knowledgeable and make services more accessible to minorities and rural communities.