The Mississippi River forms most of Arkansas's eastern border, except in Clay and Greene counties where the St. Francis River forms the western boundary of the Missouri Bootheel, and in dozens of places where the current channel of the Mississippi has meandered from where it had last been legally specified. Arkansas shares its southern border with Louisiana, its northern border with Missouri, its eastern border with Tennessee and Mississippi, and its western border with Texas and Oklahoma.
Arkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains. The so-called Lowlands are better known by names of their two regions, the Delta and the Grand Prairie. The Arkansas Delta is a flat landscape of rich alluvial soils formed by repeated flooding of the adjacent Mississippi. Further away from the river, in the southeast portion of the state, the Grand Prairie consists of a more undulating landscape. Both are fertile agricultural areas.
The Delta region is bisected by an unusual geological formation known as Crowley's Ridge. A narrow band of rolling hills, Crowley's Ridge rises from 250 to 500 feet (150 m) above the surrounding alluvial plain and underlies many of the major towns of eastern Arkansas.
Northwest Arkansas is part of the Ozark Plateau including the Boston Mountains, to the south are the Ouachita Mountains and these regions are divided by the Arkansas River; the southern and eastern parts of Arkansas are called the Lowlands. All of these mountains ranges are part of the U.S. Interior Highlands region, the only major mountainous region between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. The highest point in the state is Mount Magazine in the Ozark Mountains; it rises to 2,753 feet (839 m) above sea level.
Arkansas is home to many caves, such as Blanchard Springs Caverns. It is currently the only U.S. state in which diamonds are mined.
Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians - State level chapter features organization for member physicians with information on officers, annual meeting, and AAFP Fellowships available.
Arkansas Alzheimer's Association - Features state chapter's system of support, education, advocacy and research for individuals affected by Alzheimer's and related disorders and their families and caregivers.
Arkansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists - Provides information on membership, officers, scholarship opportunities, and bi-annual meetings.
Arkansas State Dental Hygienists' Association - Features officers, calendar of events, educational programs, and resources to assist dental hygienists in Arkansas.
Arkansas Geriatric Education Center - AGEC information on health care provided to elderly Arkansans, and to the aging baby boom population, through education and training opportunities for health professionals throughout the State of Arkansas.
Arkansas Health Care Access Foundation - Features a volunteer based medical referral program whose mission is to provide low cost or donated health care to low income Arkansans in need.
Arkansas Health Care Association - Features group partnered with the National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants (NAGNA) and focused toward positive cultural change within long term care facilities.
Arkansas Health Information Management Association - Features organization dedicated to increasing the quality of comprehensive health information services for the welfare of the public.
Arkansas Health Services Permit Association - Features group responsible for issuing Permits of Approval (POAs) for Nursing Homes, Residential Care Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities, Home Health and Hospice Agencies, Psychiatric Residential Care Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded in Arkansas.
Arkansas Hospital Association - Membership organization provides publications, profiles and topical articles on issues affecting the improvement of healthcare delivery statewide.
Arkansas Medical Group Management Association - Group of practice managers highlights goals, staff, and events for members working to improve the successful management of medical practices.
Arkansas Medical Society - Professional organization for members serving in the medical and health care field in the state of Arkansas.
Arkansas Mental Health Counselors Association (ArMHCA) - Profiles organization of mental health counselors and other professionals committed to promoting the delivery of quality mental health services in Arkansas.
Arkansas Nursing Students' Association - Features support organization for Arkansas' student nurses. Provides resources, convention news, community projects, and activity reports.
Arkansas Pharmacists Association - Professional organization for pharmacists in the state of Arkansas. Provides membership information, calendar of events, news about continuing education opportunities, and reports on government legislation affecting members.
Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf - Organization news, workshop calendar, upcoming events, issues, and contact information for individuals working in the field to support, teach, and assist the hearing impaired.
Brain Injury Association of Arkansas - Features state group dedicated to creating a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education, and advocacy.
Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Inc. - Features group dedicated to promoting, facilitating, and supporting the development and implementation of community directed and culturally sensitive quality health services and integrated systems of service delivery to improve the health status of the medically underserved.
Mules 4 Smiles - Features community project coordinating visits by dental health professionals to help local school children by checking for any dental problems.
National Kidney Foundation of Arkansas - Features group dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of those affected by these diseases, and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation.
Pulaski County Medical Society - Highlights resources and programs offered to keep the medical community up-to-date on current news, provide needed information to both medical professionals and the general public, and provide assistance to members.
United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas - Profiles organization providing support and resources to parents of children with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities. Volunteer opportunities and overview of program services available through UCP provided.
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