Supporting

a Healthier
Arkansas

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Supporting a Healthier Arkansas Goals

Improve the overall health of Arkansans through food, nutrition and health research, education, and extension programs. We plan to:

1. Increase food security

2. Support physical and mental health

Growing. Healthier.

Arkansas consistently ranks low in nationwide health rankings. As a trusted partner and source of information and programming in food, nutrition and health research and education, the Division of Agriculture will provide greater support for the overall health of Arkansans.

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Moving the needle

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3D Printers and Nanotechnology Give Nutrition a Boost

Using advanced nanotechnology and cutting-edge 3D food printers, researchers are finding ways to improve nutrition.

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Safe Food from Field to Fork

The Division of Agriculture ensures that the protections of Food Safety Modernization Act are practiced in the field by training produce growers directly.

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Health Literacy

The Division of Agriculture uses multiple approaches to health, including health literacy education, working with communities to build exercise-friendly roads and teaching people how to avoid or manage chronic diseases.

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