health screenings


September 28, 2018

UAMS-Sponsored Senior Expo Attracts More Than 1,500

Ben Boulden

UAMS staff visit with one of the attendees at the Senior Expo at the Statehouse Convention Center.

Sept. 28, 2018 | More than 1,500 seniors thronged the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock to add another banner year to the Senior Expo’s history of success.


October 23, 2017

Senior Expo Set for Nov. 3 in Jonesboro by UAMS Center on Aging-Northeast, Schmieding Program

Ben Boulden

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center on Aging-Northeast and UAMS Schmieding Home Caregiver Training program in Jonesboro will offer a free Senior Expo on Nov. 3 at Nettleton Baptist Church in Jonesboro. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church (formerly Northeast Arkansas Fairgrounds), 7001 E. Johnson Ave., seniors, their families…


March 23, 2017

March Man-ness Puts Annual Event in Win Column for Fourth Time

Ben Boulden

March 23, 2017 | Like the March Madness college basketball tournament from which it takes its name, March Man-ness Men’s Health Event organized by the UAMS 12th Street Center for Health & Wellness continues to draw the attendance of new and old fans alike. For Dale Handie, 43, of Little Rock, it was his third…


March 7, 2017

Midsouth Summit Black Expo Provides Health Screenings

Ashley McNatt

UAMS MamoVan

March 7, 2017 | UAMS provided more than 50 health screenings at the 13th Annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo held Feb. 25 at the Little Rock Metroplex. The expo, presented by UAMS, brought together a community of entertainers, health institutions, businesses and other organizations to celebrate Black History Month. The UAMS MammoVan mobile mammography unit…


November 17, 2016

UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Provide Health Screenings Dec. 1 for World AIDS Day

Ben Boulden

Nov. 17, 2016 | In observance of World AIDS Day, the public is invited to participate in free health care screenings from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 1 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, 4010 W. 12th St. The center will provide free HIV testing. The testing will…


September 27, 2016

12th Street Center Provides Screenings for Families

Ben Boulden

Sept. 27, 2016 | With his 7-week-old daughter cradled and sleeping on his shoulder, Jody Lewis on a recent September morning sat down in front of the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center’s blood pressure screening table set up at Our House in Little Rock. Lewis and his wife, Shannon Tate, have five children…


November 25, 2015

UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Provide Health Screenings Dec. 1 in Observance of World AIDS Day

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – In observance of World AIDS Day, the public is invited to participate in free health care screenings from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 1 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, 4010 W. 12th St. The center will provide free HIV testing. The testing will be…


October 26, 2015

UAMS-Sponsored Senior Expo Draws More Than 1,100

Ben Boulden

Oct. 26, 2015 | While the Arkansas State Fair was winding down Oct. 17, another, different kind of fair, the Senior Expo, was ramping up with prizes, informational booths, health screenings, exercise demonstrations and vendor booths. More than 1,100 seniors from throughout Arkansas attended the second annual Senior Expo, sponsored by UAMS and presented by…


November 25, 2014

UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Provide Health Screenings Dec. 1 in Observance of World AIDS Day

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center invites the public to participate in free health care services at its “Health on 12th for the Holidays” from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 1 at the center, 4010 W. 12th St.


September 18, 2013

UAMS, Kroger Invite Public for Free Oct. 5 Health Screenings Statewide

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy students and Kroger invite the public for free health screenings at 29 Kroger pharmacies throughout the state Oct. 5.



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