Arkansas
Health Departments

The Arkansas Department of Health can provide you with valuable health information and with information about nutrition and other Arkansas programs that can help with raising a child.  Below we have provided the website link and contact information for the Arkansas Department of Health.

Arkansas Department of Health

Telephone 1-501-661-2000 or
1-800-462-0599
For Emergency assistance call
1-800-633-1735

Arkansas Child Health Insurance Program can provide free health insurance to families and children who qualify.

Arkansas Child Nutrition Programs, through the cooperation of the U.S. federal and state governments, provide access to child nutrition information and they provide free and low-cost food.

Arkansas State Child Welfare Department can provide you with information about foster care, adoption and parenting.

Arkansas State Department of Education in each state can give you information about special early intervention programs and about school nutrition programs.

Arkansas Department of Health can provide more than "just" health information.  They can also be a good source of information about nutrition programs and about programs that can help with parenting concerns.

Arkansas State Adoption Contacts can put you in touch with the child adoption specialists and child adoption program in each state.

Please visit our home page to read about our commitment to assist you, pregnant women and birth parents.