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LOCAL HEALTH UNITS
Name | City | Phone | Hours |
---|---|---|---|
DeWitt | 870-946-2934 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Tuesday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Stuttgart | 870-673-1609 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on 1st and 3rd Monday - 8 am to 6 pm, FP Clinic on 2nd and 4th Monday 8 a.m. to 6p | |
Crossett | 870-364-2115 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Wednesday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Hamburg | 870-853-5525 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Monday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Mt. Home | 870-425-3072 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Rogers | 479-986-1300 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Siloam Springs | 479-549-3794 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Harrison | 870-743-5244 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Warren | 870-226-8440 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Wednesday 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Hampton | 870-798-2808 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Berryville | 870-423-2923 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Lake Village | 870-265-2236 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Wednesday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Arkadelphia | 870-246-4471 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Corning | 870-857-6281 | 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday only (lunch from 12pm to 1pm) | |
Piggott | 870-598-3390 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 1st and 2nd Wed. 8 am to 6 pm, 3rd and 4th Thurs. 8 am to 6 pm | |
Heber Springs | 501-362-7581 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, Late NP Clinic on 1st, 3rd, & 4th Monday 9:30 am to 6 pm and 2nd Tues 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Rison | 870-325-6311 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Tuesday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Magnolia | 870-235-3798 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Morrilton | 501-354-4652 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Jonesboro | 870-933-4585 | 8 am to 4:30 pm Mon, Wed, Thurs, and Fri; Tuesdays 8 am to 6 pm | |
Van Buren | 479-474-6391 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Earle | 870-792-7393 | 8:30am to 4pm on 1st Wed, and every Thursday | |
West Memphis | 870-735-4334 | 8 am to 4:30 pm Mon, Wed, Thurs, and Fri; 8 am to 6 pm Tuesdays | |
Wynne | 870-238-2101 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 1st, 3rd, 4th Tuesdays and 2nd Wednedays open until 6pm | |
Fordyce | 870-352-7197 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Dumas | 870-382-2377 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Thursday 8 am to 6 pm | |
McGehee | 870-222-3910 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Tuesday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Springdale | 479-751-3630 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 9 am to 5:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Monticello | 870-367-6234 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, FP Clinic on Monday - 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic 1st and 3rd Thursday - 8a to 6p | |
Conway | 501-450-4941 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Ozark | 479-667-2555 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Salem | 870-895-3300 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesdays 9:30 am to 6 pm, Late FP Clinic 3rd Wed 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Hot Springs | 501-624-3394 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Sheridan | 870-942-3157 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Paragould | 870-236-7782 | 8 am to 4:30 pm on Mon, Wed, Thurs, and Fri; Tuesdays 8 am to 6 pm | |
Hope | 870-777-2191 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Malvern | 501-332-6972 | 8 Am - 4:39 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Nashville | 870-845-2208 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Batesville | 870-793-8847 | 8 am to 4:30 pm on Mon, Tues, Wed, and Fri; Thursdays 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Melbourne | 870-368-7790 | 8 am to 4:30 pm; 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Thursdays 9:30 am to 6 p.m.; Late NP Clinic on 1st Tues 9:30 am to 6 p.m. | |
Newport | 870-523-8968 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, Late Gen Clinic 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tues 9:30 am to 6 pm, Late NP Clinic 3rd Wed 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Pine Bluff | 870-535-2142 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General and FP Clinic on Thursday - 8 am to 6 pm | |
Clarksville | 479-754-2949 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Lewisville | 870-921-5744 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Walnut Ridge | 870-886-3201 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, Late Clinic on 1st, 3rd, and 4th Tuesday, and 2nd Wed until 6 p.m. | |
Marianna | 870-295-2400 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic 1st, 2nd, and 4th Wednesday - 8 am to 6 pm, FP Clinic 3rd Tuesday 8a to 6p | |
Star City | 870-682-5121 | 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Tuesday - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | |
Ashdown | 870-898-3831 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Booneville | 479-675-2593 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Paris | 479-963-6126 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Cabot | 501-843-7561 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Lonoke | 501-676-2268 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Huntsville | 479-738-2612 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Yellville | 870-449-4259 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Texarkana | 870-773-2108 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday; Tuesday - Offer Late Family Planning Clinic until 5 pm | |
Blytheville | 870-763-7064 | 8 am to 4:30 pm on Mon, Tues, Wed, and Fri, Thursdays open until 6 p.m. | |
Osceola | 870-563-2521 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, FP Late Clinic 1st Tuesday 8 am to 6 pm, Gen Late Clinic 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Mondays 8 am to 6 pm | |
Brinkley | 870-734-1461 | 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm, General Clinic 1st, 2nd, and 4th Monday - 8 am to 6 pm, FP Clinic 1st and 3rd Monday - 8a to 6p | |
Mt. Ida | 870-867-2331 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Prescott | 870-887-2004 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Jasper | 870-446-2216 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Camden | 870-836-5033 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Perryville | 501-889-5156 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Helena-W. Helena | 870-572-9028 | 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm, General Clinic 2nd and 4th Monday - 8 am to 6 pm, FP Clinic 1st and 3rd Monday - 8a to 6p | |
Murfreesboro | 870-285-3154 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Harrisburg | 870-578-4480 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 1st Thurs 8 am to 6 pm, and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Tuesday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Marked Tree | 870-358-3615 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 1st Tuesday 8 am to 6 pm, 2nd, 3rd,and 4th Thursday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Trumann | 870-483-5761 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, Wednesday 8 am to 6 pm | |
Mena | 479-394-2707 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Russellville | 479-968-6004 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Des Arc | 870-256-4430 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, General Clinic on Wednesday - 8 am to 6 p.m. | |
Little Rock | 501-280-3100 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Jacksonville | 501-982-7477 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
N. Little Rock | 501-791-8551 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Little Rock | 501-565-9311 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Little Rock | 501-280-4950 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Little Rock | 501-224-1254 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Pocahontas | 870-892-5239 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Monday 9:30 am to 6 pm, Late NP Clinic 4th Tues 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Benton | 501-303-5650 | 8 am to 4:30 pm | |
Waldron | 479-637-2165 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Marshall | 870-448-3374 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Fort Smith | 479-478-3062 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Ft. Smith | 479-452-8600 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
DeQueen | 870-642-2535 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Ash Flat | 870-994-7364 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Monday 9:30 am to 6 pm, Late NP Clinic 4th Thurs 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Forrest City | 870-633-1340 | 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm, General Clinic 1st and 3rd Tuesday - 8 am to 6 pm, FP Clinic 2nd and 4th Wednesday - 8a to 6p | |
Mountain View | 870-269-3308 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Thurs 9:30 am to 6 pm, Late NP Clinic 1st Monday 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
El Dorado | 870-863-5101 | 8 Am - 4:30 PM, 8 Am - 6 Pm every Tuesday | |
Clinton | 501-745-2485 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Springdale | 479-927-3667 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Fayetteville | 479-521-8181 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Beebe | 501-882-5128 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, Late Clinic on Thursdays and Tuesdays until 6 p.m. | |
Searcy | 501-268-6102 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, Late Clinic on Tuesdays until 6 p.m. | |
Augusta | 870-347-5061 | 8 am to 4:30 pm, Late Clinic on Tuesdays 9:30 am to 6 pm | |
Danville | 479-495-2741 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm | |
Dardanelle | 479-229-3509 | Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday's 9:30am to 6pm |
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If you have specific USDA questions that you cannot find answers to on the site, call (202) 720-2791 or email USDA at askusda@usda.gov .
If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775
Note: Please be aware that mail sent to their Washington D.C. area offices takes an additional 3-4 days to process due to security precautions.
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