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Sweet – and sour – memories were made and lessons learned with kindergarten students at Fairview Elementary School in Fort Smith when they celebrated their first harvest Thursday (Oct. 28). The event was the first public culinary arts and science activity in the pilot program collaboration with Fort Smith Public School (FSPS), Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) and Brightwater, a Center for Food Science.

Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) McClain, Chief Wellness Officer, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, was awarded the Health Equity Champion award.

The Fort Smith Chamber and representatives of the Healthcare Committee surprised the 2021 Physician of the Year honoree, Dr. Leslie Ziegler on Wednesday, September 22 at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) campus.

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education School of Physical Therapy has been awarded the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation grant.

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education is making way with renovations to its future Research Institute Health & Wellness Center on Fianna Way in Fort Smith.

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education and Arkansas Department of Health are hosting a free health fair at Central Mall on Saturday.

The School of Occupational Therapy at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has been granted candidacy status for the doctor of occupational therapy program. The status allows the school to admit students for the inaugural class that begins January 2022.

A partnership between Arkansas College of Health Education (ACHE) and Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food will bring nutrition education and the opportunity for a degree in the culinary arts to many in and around Fort Smith.