The Arkansas Department of Health was recently awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
On August 27, the Arkansas Department of Health was awarded $8,811,006 in funding to help improve maternal health across the state as part a $568 million package included in the Biden-Harris Administration’s White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.
In the blueprint, the Health Resources and Services Administration is also awarding over $440 million in efforts to expand voluntary, evidence-based maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting services of eligible families across the country.
In addition, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention also announced a $118.5 million investment over five years to continue building the public health infrastructure for 46 states.
“As someone who has spent my entire career fighting for the health and well-being of women and children, I am committed to addressing a maternal health crisis in which women across America are dying before, during, and after childbirth at higher rates than in any other developed nation. That is why I called on states to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from two months to 12 months and announced the launch of the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, an unprecedented whole-of-government strategy to improving maternal care,” said Vice President Harris in a release. “Today, we are building on this lifesaving work by awarding more than $558 million to improve maternal health across America. This includes a critical $440 million to support pregnant women, new mothers, and their children through home visiting programs that will improve health outcomes, child development, and access to resources for years to come.”
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