Oral Health is once again at the forefront of public health activities in Arkansas. The Office of Oral Health in the Arkansas Department of Health has recently been awarded two Federal grants to support oral health activities in the state.

On Wednesday, Gov. Steve Beshear outlined an ambitious plan to get as many children as possible enrolled in the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP) by 2010.

One in seven residents are uninsured, and the number keeps growing, the state Dept. of Health says. CHEYENNE -- One of Sue Schraffenberger's health-care bills topped $14,000.

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North Carolina ranks 31st in the nation for children's health care, according to a report released Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund, a New York-based advocacy group.