Health

UALR, Kognito offers students help for with depression, anxiety

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 11:08am

UALR, Kognito offers students help for with depression, anxiety

Kognito Interactive’s web-based, interactive training prepares students, faculty and staff to identify and help students exhibiting signs of mental distress, such as depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (May 7, 2013) – University of Arkansas at Little Rock has partnered with Kognito Interactive to offer an online, avatar-based gatekeeper training where users learn the common indicators of psychological distress and how best to approach at-risk students for referral to the university’s counseling center. UALR offers two Kognito programs, At-Risk for College Students and At-Risk for Faculty & Staff. Each training program is tailored to a specific type of user: college students and RAs, as well as administrators, faculty and staff, respectively.

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Protect yourself during tick season

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Monday, May 6th, 2013, 2:55am

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas has some of the highest levels of tick-related illnesses of any state in the nation and we are expecting another big year. In 2012, over 900 cases of tick-related illness were reported to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Five of these cases resulted in death. Cases were found in 63 counties, with illnesses occurring every month of the year but peaking in June. Because many of these illnesses go unreported, the actual number of persons sick from tick-related illness is much higher.

According to Susan Weinstein, DVM, MPH, Zoonotic Disease Section Chief at ADH, “Tick-related illnesses are serious and can be deadly if not treated properly. It is very important that people realize the seriousness of the infections that some ticks can carry, and to see their doctor if ill. Thankfully, we can prevent many of these infections if we become aware of the risks and take some simple precautions.”

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Blood donations needed in Faulkner County

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Monday, March 4th, 2013, 5:15pm

Blood donations needed in Faulkner County

Celebrate Red Cross Month by getting involved

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 4, 2013) — During Red Cross Month, the American Red Cross invites everyone to support their communities by giving blood or platelets, volunteering, taking a class or making a financial donation. Those involved enable the Red Cross to continue to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

Like the emergency room of a hospital, the Red Cross must be prepared to respond to patient needs around the clock. With the generous support of blood donors, the Red Cross can help ensure all patients have the blood products they need, no matter when or where.

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Conway dentist heading up free clinic

Submitted by RSS Feed on Saturday, February 16th, 8:52 pm

Hordes of Arkansas citizens are traveling the road to “pearly whites” thanks to the beneficence of ArMOM.

ArMOM? Yes, it’s a folksy acronym that translates to the exertion of dentists in the state to correct dental ills of people financially unable to buy dental procedures. Dentists are wont to call the program “Arkansas Mission of Mercy.”

Blood donations needed to respond to emergencies

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Thursday, January 17th, 2013, 11:46am

Blood donations needed to respond to emergencies

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 15, 2013) — Like the emergency room of a hospital, the American Red Cross must be prepared to respond to patient emergencies with blood products 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. Through the dedication of blood donors, the Red Cross can be prepared day in and day out, no matter when or where blood is needed.

Readily available blood helps save the lives of people like David Zien, who was on his way home on his motorcycle when the SUV in front of him lost control during a lane change and flipped onto its side, sending Zien nearly 350 feet. He was transported by helicopter to a hospital, where he received 32 pints of blood. Today, Zien says he attributes much of his survival to the generosity of blood donors.

All blood types are currently needed. For more information and to make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

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Pulaski Tech gets approval for Anesthesia Technology program

Submitted by Pulaski Technic... on Saturday, November 3rd, 10:06 am

Pulaski Technical College recently received approval for its Anesthesia Technology program from the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT).

This approval allows students in the program to take the Anesthesia Technologist Certification Exam, which they must successfully pass before they can work as anesthesia technologists.

Pulaski Tech offers the program in partnership with Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Anesthesia technologists have traditionally been trained on-the-job, but in order to be certified, they must now have a college degree. At Pulaski Tech, anesthesia technology is one of six options offered through the Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health. The degree requires 61 credit hours that include classroom work and on-site clinicals.

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Schools, Health Department offer flu vaccines for K-12

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Sunday, September 30th, 2012, 12:47pm

Schools, Health Department offer flu vaccines for K-12

(LITTLE ROCK) —The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and local school districts statewide are again offering the seasonal flu vaccine to school children in grades K-12 beginning the week of October 8. School clinics will be going on for the next several months.

Seasonal flu vaccine is not required for children to attend school, but it is highly recommended. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) recommend everyone aged 6 months and older receive a seasonal flu vaccine every year. Seasonal flu causes children to miss school and their parents to miss work. If you have insurance, the ADH will ask your insurance company to pay for the cost of giving the vaccine. If you do not have insurance or your insurance company does not pay, the shot will be no charge to you.

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