Health

Eating steak may improve east Ark. health care

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 8:33am

Eating steak may improve east Ark. health care

Dining at a steak house in Marion on Thursday evening, April 4 might help improve the health of countless people in Eastern Arkansas.

How, you wonder? An event at Colton’s Steak House will be a key fund raiser for a new clinic for East Arkansas Family Health Care, Inc., a critical provider of medical and dental services for a population in dire need.

EAFHC currently operates a 7,700 square foot clinic at 215 East Bond Avenue in West Memphis in a worn out 38 year old strip mall.

The clinic has renovated one storefront after another as merchants have moved out of the property, creating a maze of waiting and exam rooms that fall short of the needs of the not-for-profit health and dental clinic.

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Permission granted to “KICK BUTTS”!

Submitted by Jerica Phillips, JCFN Social Marketing Coordinator

Monday, March 18th, 2013, 9:39am

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD), in collaboration with other local organizations, will encourage youth to take a stand against big tobacco companies and educate their peers about the importance of not smoking on Kick Butts Day, Wednesday, March 20.

Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism which empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against big tobacco companies. Health officials want to raise awareness of the tobacco problem, encourage youth to stay tobacco-free and urge strong action to protect kids from tobacco.

Representatives from the health department will be at the following locations on Wednesday, March 20, to distribute information and tips on smoking cessation:

• Benjamin Hooks Library
3030 Poplar Ave.
10 a.m. to noon

• University of Memphis-University Center
499 University
1 p.m.

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Valentine's Day competition calls hospitals to sign up organ donors

Submitted by Jenn Allmon, News Producer

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 12:46pm

Hospitals across the Memphis area are competing in the second annual 'Show Me Your Heart' Competition on Valentine's Day.

The Mid-South Transplant Foundation is sponsoring the competition where 14 hospitals compete to sign up people to the organ donor registry, and see how many hospital staff members and visitors are currently registered donors.

The hospital with the most registered donors and the hospital who registers the most new donors that day will each receive trophies from Mid-South Transplant Foundation.

A booth will be set up in each hospital in the lobby or cafeteria. MSTF staff members and volunteers will be at the booth to answer any questions. They will also offer a heart shaped candy to all who show their heart or organ donor on their driver’s license or register as an organ and tissue donor during the event that day.

Here's this list of participating hospitals:

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February 7th-14th Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

Submitted by Andrew Douglas on Thursday, February 7th, 8:46 am

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed a proclamation here: http://tnsos.net/publications/proclamations/files/260.pdf

Congenital Heart Disease is considered to be the most common birth defect, and is a leading cause of birth-defect related deaths worldwide.

Despite the fact that CHD affects approximately 1.8 millions families in the U.S., a relatively small amount of funding is currently available for parent/patient educational services, research, and support.

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Ark. health officials investigate possible norovirus in school

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Sunday, January 20th, 2013, 3:45pm

Ark. health officials investigate possible norovirus in school

Arkansas health officials are trying to determine whether the highly contagious norovirus caused more than 300 Arkansas students to get sick.

Hellstern Middle School is located in Springdale Arkansas

School was canceled Friday after a third of their students came down with a stomach ailment.

Health officials won't know the cause until testing of samples from the students is complete.

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Relay for Life kicks off with homemade soups, desserts

Submitted by Lyle Bontrager on Friday, January 18th, 9:34 am

Crittenden County's Relay for Life will be held this June, but you can get involved this month by attending the Crittenden County Relay for Life Registration Kickoff Party.

It will be held on Tuesday, January 23 at the First Assembly of God church gymnasium, located at 513 N. Missouri Street in West Memphis, from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Homemade soups and desserts will be served.

Relay For Life is a fun and inspirational event that brings together businesses, friends, families, churches, and the entire community to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

All the money that's raised in this event stays in the Mid-South area - helping fund cancer research, and the development of new prevention and detection programs.

For more information, contact Chairman Rhonda Standridge at 901-619-6411 or visit their website here.

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Whooping Cough cases confirmed in Arkansas

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Thursday, November 15th, 2012, 4:29pm

Whooping Cough cases confirmed in Arkansas

Multiple children in Arkansas suffering from the Whooping Cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease.

If it sounds familiar, that's probably because the Whooping Cough is something all children have to be vaccinated against before starting school.

Now, what was once thought to be an illness of the past is back in some parts of Arkansas.

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