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America’s Heath Rankings charts are available for you to download for use in PowerPoint presentations, handouts, or wherever you choose! In the top right corner of any chart, press the download icon.
You can also share a single chart, a whole measure, or a State page to Facebook or Twitter by looking for the share icon in the top right corner of a chart or an entire web page.
Strengths
- High percentage of publicly-funded women's health services needs met
- Low cost of infant child care
- High percentage of children with adequate health insurance
Challenges
- Low percentage of cervical cancer screening
- Low prevalence of breastfeeding exclusively for 6 months
- High teen birth rate
Highlights
- There is little variation in women's (46th), infants' (49th), and children's (44th) health rankings in Arkansas.
- There is room for improvement in all categories. The state ranks 49th in behaviors, 48th in clinical care, and 46th in community & environment and outcomes.
- In Arkansas, 30.9% of households with children have a smoker, 16.6% of women report smoking during pregnancy, and 10.9% of youth report tobacco use.
- Obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and diabetes are widespread among women; 36.6% of women ages 18 to 44 are obese and 4.5% have diabetes.
- Arkansas is doing well in policy measures for children, with a low number of homeless family households and high percentage of adequately insured children.

