and the signed memorandum of understanding provide the opportunity to begin looking at long-term collaborations with the Mexican Consulate that will extend beyond a grant received in December 2009 that initiated the relationship.



A grant of $80,961 was awarded to UAMS to provide basic health care resources such as flu vaccinations and cholesterol screenings at the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock each year. The grant was used to create the “Ventanillas de Salud” program this year. The grants are part of more than $1.5 million awarded last year to 33 health improvement programs in the state by the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas.



“This agreement and grant we’ve announced today lay the foundation to extend what the Blue & You Foundation helped get started with the health screenings and educational programs through the Mexican Consulate,” Raczynski said. “There are a lot more good things that will come out of this.”



UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions and Public Health; a graduate school. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health education Centers throughout the state.



Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.com.



To learn more about the “Ventanillas de Salud” program in Arkansas contact the Mexican Consulate in Littke Rock at 3500 South Universty Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204 (501) 372-6933 or visit, www.portal.sre.gob.mx/littlerock



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