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===Public health=== The Cross County Hospital was established in 1952 in Wynne, and operated as a county hospital until a lease agreement with Jonesboro-based [[St. Bernards Healthcare]] started in 1999. Now known as [[CrossRidge Community Hospital]], the hospital is supported by a 1% sales tax renewed by voters every four years.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Voters decide repeal of code, aldermen's race, consolidation issue, and tax for hospital |date= May 11, 2016 |url= https://www.kasu.org/politics/2016-05-10/voters-decide-repeal-of-code-aldermens-race-consolidation-issue-and-tax-for-hospital |publisher= [[KASU]] |location= Jonesboro |access-date= December 20, 2020 }}</ref> The nearest [[Level 1 Trauma Center]]s are [[RegionalOne Health Center (Memphis)|RegionalOne Health Center]] and [[Le Bonheur Children's Hospital]], both in Memphis.<ref>{{cite web |title= Designated Trauma Centers |date= October 1, 2020 |url= https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Designated_Trauma_Centers_10-2020.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020031901/https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Designated_Trauma_Centers_10-2020.pdf |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |url-status=live |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 20, 2020 }}</ref> The county's population is significantly above healthy weight, with 39.4% of adults ranking as [[obese]],<ref>{{ cite journal |title= Rural Profile of Arkansas |last1=Miller |first1=Wayne |last2=Knapp |first2=Tyler |publisher= University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Services |year=2019 |location= Little Rock |url= https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/MP551.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301155601/https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/MP551.pdf |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date= December 20, 2020 |ref={{harvid|"Profile"|2019}} }}</ref> above the state average of 35.7%, itself significantly above national average of 29.6%.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps |author=National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity |year=2016 |publisher= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |url= https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/data-trends-maps/index.html |access-date= December 20, 2020 }}</ref>
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