Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, the second-lowest participation rate in the nation.

Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, the second-lowest participation rate in the nation ...

The health of American children has deteriorated significantly over the past 17 years, according to a comprehensive new study ...

U.S. children face rising mortality and worsening health compared to peers in wealthy nations, according to a new study.

Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths.

It’s reduced the Black infant mortality rate to nine deaths for every thousand live births – the first time it’s been in the single digits since recording began. Ohio’s infant mortality rate is among ...

State infant mortality rates decreased from 650 deaths in 2022 to 607 in 2023, according to a June MDHHS press release. This is a decrease from 6.3 to 6.1 per 1,000 deaths, respectively.

"Our Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) was as high as 88 per 1000 live births in 2008. This has also come down from 40 (SRS 2020) to 37 (SRS 2021) and further down to 35 (SRS 2022), almost reducing to ...

MDHHS said that Black infant mortality rates saw a large decrease year-over-year, dropping from 14.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022 to 11.9 deaths per 1,000 births in 2023.

In 2023, the state saw 607 infant deaths, reducing the mortality rate to 6.1 per 1,000 live births, a decrease from 2022's rate of 6.3. Deaths among Black infants reached a record low of 11.9 per ...