The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) has named Stephanie Blevins to the newly created position of Director of Community Engagement for Northwest Arkansas. She previously served Gov. Asa Hutchinson as the Governor’s Northwest Arkansas representative.
ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson said in a statement: “Her ACHI commitment to being a catalyst for improved health for all Arkansas requires a dedicated presence in this part of the state. We are confident Stephanie will represent us with her experience.”
Blevins grew up in Tampa, Florida and studied economics at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. She has lived in Northwest Arkansas since her 1995. She’s an official, a non-profit organization, and a healthcare worker. She and her husband Herschel Blevins have four adult children with her.
“I am delighted to be part of an organization that has been doing great work to improve the health of the people of Arkansas for almost 25 years. We are honored to be part of the conversation in the region,” said Blevins.
ACHI has supported the efforts of the Northwest Arkansas Council’s Healthcare Transformation Division. According to ACHI, this addition of personnel represents a further commitment to supporting the needs of Northwest Arkansas with the nationally recognized data, analysis and policy expertise that ACHI has developed over 20 years. I’m here.
ACHI is an independent, non-partisan health policy center based in Little Rock that works to improve health in all Arkansas through evidence-based research, public problem advocacy, and collaborative program development. increase.