Advancing The Health and Wellness of Rural Residents, Providers, and Healthcare Organizations
Featured ARHP Initiatives
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training
Due to a general lack of knowledge in the community about how to recognize and respond to mental health and substance use concerns.
The Arkansas Rural Health Academy
In July 2024, the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) will launch the Arkansas Rural Health Academy (ARHA).
The Good Food Rx
In 2022, stories of isolated seniors with little to no access to transportation or healthy food began to reach the ears of Arkansas.
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ARHP News & More
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Arkansas Rural Health Academy Names Scott Kuttenkuler as Inaugural President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2025 PINE BLUFF, AR - The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) proudly announces Scott Kuttenkuler as the inaugural President of the Arkansas Rural Health Academy (ARHA) - a transformative initiative set to revolutionize the rural...
ARHP Receives Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Funding
Lake Village, AR - 21 rural American communities that have borne the brunt of the opioid epidemic will receive $14.8 million in funding to develop tailored and innovative responses to gaps in prevention, treatment and/or recovery services for individuals involved in...
ARHP receives $2M from SAMHSA to Expand Peer Recovery Services to Support Adult Treatment Drug Courts
Lake Village, AR – The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) is proud to announce new funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to broaden peer recovery initiatives in collaboration with Adult Treatment Drug Courts in...
Rural Perspectives Blog
Arkansas Rural Health Academy Names Scott Kuttenkuler as Inaugural President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2025 PINE BLUFF, AR - The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) proudly announces Scott Kuttenkuler as the inaugural President of the Arkansas Rural Health Academy (ARHA) - a transformative initiative set to revolutionize the rural...
The Antidote (for a Misunderstood Generation)
Today, we live in a world where generations are increasingly divided by gross generalizations, assumptions, and misunderstanding. "Baby Boomers, this.." "Gen Z that.." In the past, the idealist in me liked to think that perhaps these conversations about the...
Breaking Down the Walls of Convention
How did you think of that? What made you come up with that concept? Oh, if I had only counted the number of times I've been asked these questions... In the world of rural health, we are constantly met by challenges: big, small, thought provoking, mind numbing, how in...
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