Priority Area: Maternal and Infant Health

State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) 2021-2025

MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH

Ensuring infants’ health begins with providing women with high-quality prenatal care and supporting overall women’s health. After birth, promoting breastfeeding, immunizations, and routine developmental screenings are essential for infant well-being. Additional measures, such as encouraging safe sleep practices and proper car seat use, further protect infants.

Enhancing the health of mothers, infants, and children is a key public health priority, as their well-being shapes the health of future generations and helps anticipate public health needs for families, communities, and the healthcare system. The ADH and its partners will develop and implement targeted strategies to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Arkansas.

Link: Power Point presentation from August 2026 SHIP Partner Meeting
Link: Transcription from August 2026 SHIP Partner Meeting
Link: SHIP plan

Result and Indicator for the AR SHIP Priority Area

Strategies and Performance Measures Contributing to the AR SHIP Priority Area

Result and Indicator for the AR SHIP Priority Area

Strategies and Performance Measures Contributing to the AR SHIP Priority Area

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