Joe Thompson

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement on Tuesday said it is recommending that all K-12 schools, colleges and universities in the state start the school year with indoor mask requirements for students, teachers and staff members, regardless of vaccination status.…

The number of Arkansas school districts with growing COVID-19 infection rates grew from 100 to 140 this week, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement reported Thursday. Last week, the organization began analyzing Arkansas Health Department data to determine the number…

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement reported Friday that 100 Arkansas school districts have 14-day COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents. Of those districts, 12 have rates of 100 or more new…

Prominent health leader Dr. Joe Thompson has been appointed to serve on a new national panel addressing racial equity in health services research. Thompson, the president and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, was appointed to serve on…

In the last 14 days, 179 Arkansas school districts have reported 50 or more COVID-19 infections per 100,000 district residents, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. This accounts for more than half of the public school districts statewide.…

More than two dozen school districts have reported 50 or more new COVID-19 cases over a 14-day period. The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) released a report, stating that 26 Arkansas school districts reported 50 or more new infections…

Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) president and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson announced today (July 30) that city-level data will be available with the number of active COVID-19 cases on its website.  “We have over 100 communities that we will…

State health leaders are aiming to provide increased data for smaller Arkansas communities in the fight against COVID-19. The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) is aiming to provide more information for these communities on the number of cases at…

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) has developed a new interactive tool that is designed to give insight into Arkansas hospitals’ bed capacity. According to ACHI officials, the bed capacity tool was developed to serve as a resource as…

Easter, for most Christians, is this Sunday, and those services generally are among the most highly attended of the year. That’s not going to be the case this year though as the coronavirus pandemic has led many denominations to cancel…