General Info

Pulaski County Health Unit provides a range of personal health care solutions for children, women and infants. It offers treatment services for patients with diabetes, tuberculosis, cancer, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. The unit specializes in the fields of therapeutic nutrition, mammography, radiation therapy and ambulatory prenatal care. It provides disease prevention, diagnostic, case management, pregnancy testing, chemotherapy and health assessment services. The unit additionally offers family planning, community education, patient referral, nursing, surgical, immunization and consulting solutions. It coordinates the 5-a-Day for Better Health program and the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System. The unit also provides the BreastCare Program, which offers free education, screening and treatment solutions for women suffering from breast cancer. It offers information and counseling services to families for the death of an infant due to sudden infant death syndrome. Pulaski County Health Unit is a part of the Arkansas Department of Health.