ACH’s Campaign for a Healthier Tomorrow

Last week, the Arkansas Children’s Hospital announced the “Campaign for a Healthier Tomorrow” — a statewide effort, according to a press release, to “deliver unprecedented child health for every Arkansas child.”

“And so that sounds interesting, but what does it mean?” says Tucker. “Arkansas is in the bottom 10% as far as children’s health, which is not OK,” says Tucker. “We shouldn’t be. We have amazing resources in our state, and amazing doctors and amazing people. So we’re going to change that. We’re going to fix it. A lot of what goes on with children’s health doesn’t happen at a doctor’s office or a hospital — it’s what’s going on at home. So this campaign is going to help us figure out ways to keep kids healthy when they’re not at the doctor, not at the hospital. We’re going to get to people who aren’t getting the information they need, who aren’t getting the care they need, and help them keep their kids healthy. The idea is to blanket the state. It’s a big, big goal, but I think we can do it. We have the right people and resources here. We can do it.”

Tucker says those interested in helping the campaign financially can contact the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation at (501) 364-1476 — and there are other ways to help as well.

“There are lots of volunteer opportunities,” says Tucker. “People rock babies, people read to kids, do art projects. This summer there was a bunch of high school students who came up and did all kinds of things. If people want to help, we need it, and we want it.”