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Arkansas surgeon general emphasizes prevention, flags maternal mortality disparities
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Newly appointed Arkansas Surgeon General Kaye Chandler told the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee she will focus on preventive health and reducing maternal mortality after meetings with the maternal mortality committee, noting higher Black maternal death rates in 2018–2019 data.
Dr. Kaye Chandler, Arkansas’s newly appointed surgeon general, told the joint Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee that preventive health and maternal mortality will be top priorities as she begins the role. Chandler, who said she spent 26 years at Cornerstone Clinic for Women, described the appointment as unexpected and said she is spending her early weeks meeting stakeholders and ‘‘fact-finding’’ about health needs across the state.
Chandler said the state has seen a troubling pattern in…
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