Editing Ashley County, Arkansas (section)

===Public health===
Ashley County's above-average poverty rate also indicates a high [[Medicaid]] eligibility rate. As of 2012, 35.3% of Ashley County was eligible for Medicaid, with 72.5% of children under 19 eligible for [[ARKids First]], a program by the [[Arkansas Department of Human Services]] that combines children's Medicaid (ARKids A) and other programs for families with higher incomes (ARKids B).<ref>{{harvp|"Profile"|2015|p= 56}}.</ref> The county's population is significantly above healthy weight, with 71.9% of adults and 39.8% of children/adolescents ranking as overweight or obese, above the state averages of 67.1% and 39.3%, themselves significantly above national averages of 62.9% and 30.3%, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps |publisher= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |url= https://nccd.cdc.gov/NPAO_DTM/Default.aspx |access-date= December 20, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161221162248/https://nccd.cdc.gov/NPAO_DTM/Default.aspx |archive-date= December 21, 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

The [[Ashley County Medical Center]] in Crossett is the nearest medical center offering acute inpatient care, [[emergency care]], [[diagnosis|diagnostics]], general surgery, orthopedic surgery, OB/GYN, rehabilitation, therapy, and senior care services. The facility is rated as a [[Level 4 Trauma Center]] by the [[Arkansas Department of Health]].

The nearest [[Level 1 Trauma Center]]s are [[Arkansas Children's Hospital]] and [[University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences]], both in Little Rock.<ref>{{cite web |title= Designated Trauma Centers |date= June 7, 2016 |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/injuryPreventionControl/TraumaticSystems/Pages/DesignatedTraumaCenters.aspx |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |access-date= May 12, 2017 |archive-date= February 11, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120211165823/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/injuryPreventionControl/TraumaticSystems/Pages/DesignatedTraumaCenters.aspx |url-status= dead }}</ref>