First Lady of Arkansas Ginger Beebe, CEO of Arkansas Children’s Hospital Marcy Doderer, and Dean Skip Rutherford of the Clinton School of Public Service held a press conference today at the Clinton School to announce the progress of Natural Wonders and the state of children’s health in Arkansas.
The Natural Wonders Partnership Council (NWPC), composed of organizations that serve children, was originally convened by Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) to identify the health needs of the state’s children and to construct a strategic plan for improving their health and quality of life. NWPC seeks to make a meaningful impact in the areas of prenatal care, infant mortality, and teen pregnancy, immunizations, oral health, service needs, mental health services, and injury, tobacco, and obesity prevention.