School & Community Health
Sarah Brisco
Office Phone Number: (870)302-3084
Community Health Promotion Specialist
The Community Health Promotion Specialist provides technical assistance, education and policy guidance to school district personnel, school nutrition and health committees, and community health coalitions.
Lana Boggs
Office Phone Number: (870)302-3085
Provide technical assistance to school nurses,
school staff, wellness committees and community on
health, nutrition, physical activity,
injury prevention, and tobacco education.
The Community Health Nurse Specialist (CHNS) and the Community Health Promotion Specialist (CHPS) are employees of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) but contracted and housed in the education cooperative. The CHNS and CHPS are under the direction of ADH and adhere to policies and procedures of ADH. The CHNS and CHPS are under the supervision of the co-op they are housed with and the CHNS/CHPS Supervisor for ADH. The education cooperative provides administrative support and housing.
The CHNS and CHPS works with schools, wellness committees, day cares, community coalitions, health care providers, and local health unit administrators in the counties the co-op serves to improve the health of the community.