Editing Arkansas (section)

==Health==
{{See also|List of hospitals in Arkansas}}
[[File:UAMSmedcenter.JPG|thumb|[[UAMS Medical Center]], Little Rock]]
As of 2012, Arkansas, as with many Southern states, has a high incidence of premature death, infant mortality, cardiovascular deaths, and occupational fatalities compared to the rest of the United States.<ref name="health">{{cite web |title= Arkansas |website= America's Health Rankings |year= 2012 |url= http://www.americashealthrankings.org/AR/2012 |publisher= United Health Foundation |access-date= January 21, 2013 |archive-date= January 30, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130130120851/http://www.americashealthrankings.org/AR/2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The state is tied for 43rd with [[New York (state)|New York]] in percentage of adults who regularly exercise.<ref>{{cite web |title= Physical exercise (most recent) by state |website= Health Statistics |url= http://www.statemaster.com/graph/hea_phy_exe-health-physical-exercise |access-date= January 21, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182949/http://www.statemaster.com/graph/hea_phy_exe-health-physical-exercise |archive-date= May 13, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Arkansas is usually ranked as one of the least healthy states due to high obesity, smoking, and sedentary lifestyle rates,<ref name="health" /> but according to a Gallup poll, Arkansas made the most immediate progress in reducing its number of uninsured residents after the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]] passed. The percentage of uninsured in Arkansas dropped from 22.5 in 2013 to 12.4 in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Reid|title=Arkansas is the Best State in America|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/08/08/arkansas-is-the-best-state-in-america|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref>

The [[List of smoking bans in the United States#Arkansas|Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act]], a statewide smoking ban excluding bars and some restaurants, went into effect in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title= Arkansas Smoking Ban |date= July 22, 2006 |url= http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Arkansas-Smoking-Ban/v0FkUVtPPUeQz0oXGgskjQ.cspx |publisher= [[KLRT-TV]] |access-date= January 21, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130517165120/http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Arkansas-Smoking-Ban/v0FkUVtPPUeQz0oXGgskjQ.cspx |archive-date= May 17, 2013 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref>

Healthcare in Arkansas is provided by a network of hospitals as members of the Arkansas Hospital Association. Major institutions with multiple branches include Baptist Health, [[Community Health Systems]], and [[HealthSouth]]. The [[University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences]] (UAMS) in Little Rock operates the [[UAMS Medical Center]], a [[teaching hospital]] ranked as high performing nationally in [[cancer]] and [[nephrology]].<ref>{{cite web |title= University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |url= http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ar/uams-medical-center-6710440 |publisher= U.S. News & World Report |website= Health & Hospitals |access-date= January 21, 2013 }}</ref> The pediatric division of UAMS Medical Center is known as [[Arkansas Children's Hospital]], nationally ranked in pediatric [[cardiology]] and heart surgery.<ref>{{cite web |title= Arkansas Children's Hospital |url= http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ar/arkansas-children%27s-hospital-6710340 |publisher= U.S. News & World Report |website= Health & Hospitals |access-date= January 21, 2013 }}</ref> Together, these two institutions are the state's only [[Level I trauma center]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title= Designated Trauma Centers |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/injuryPreventionControl/TraumaticSystems/Pages/DesignatedTraumaCenters.aspx |date= December 17, 2012 |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |access-date= January 21, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120211165823/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/injuryPreventionControl/TraumaticSystems/Pages/DesignatedTraumaCenters.aspx |archive-date= February 11, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}</ref>