Document Examinar Lo Vonsaravane, Office Clerk Rachael Sanders, Executive Director Judy Smith, Administrative Assistant Kymala Calloway and Management Project Analyst Cynthia Elizondo
LITTLE ROCK, AR – “The Arkansas Minority Health Commission is committed to entering into communities to promote health prevention and screenings. The AMHC was developed to assure all minority Arkansans have access to equal health care and to seek ways to provide education, address, treat and prevent diseases and conditions that are prevalent among minority populations,” said Judy Smith, commission Executive Director. Smith served as Executive Director of Arkansas for Drug Free Youth for 18 years before becoming the new Director of the Arkansas Minority Health Commission on March 11, 2002.
Act 912 of the 1991 Arkansas General Assembly created the AMHC. The Act identifies minorities as African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians. Some of the efforts that will affect how the Spanish-speaking community perceives the commission will be the launching of the AMHC Minority Health Initiative Media Campaign, which started in September 2002, and an office staff that includes bilingual professionals.
A major focus of the organization is to educate minority groups about health care issues. Smith has hired bilingual staff and the AMHC has presented 2 bilingual public forums in the last year with the support of Cross Cultural Development Group, a Hispanic organization, to assist the commission in their promotion and outreach efforts to the Arkansas Latino community. Smith said, “Community data estimates approximately five minority families a week moving into various towns in Arkansas. That is our number one target, but I want the message to be passed to everyone no matter what their race.”
Smith believes it is critical that the staff of the AMHC represents segments of the different minority populations on the Minority Health Commission. The most recent staff appointments are Kymala Calloway, Administrative Assistant II; Rachael Sanders, Office Clerk; La'Vette Thomas, Administrative Assistant II;
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