AR SB770

Defines "Arkansas red counties" as those with life expectancy rates 6 to 10 years lower than the highest life expectancy county, initially designating 19 specific counties including Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Fulton, Jackson, Jefferson, Mississippi, Monroe, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Poinsett, St. Francis, Sevier, Union, and Woodruff.

Establishes legislative findings that health is affected by social factors including poverty, substance abuse, working conditions, unemployment, housing, and healthcare access, and that multi-sector collaboration is cost-effective and improves comprehensive service delivery.

Encourages state agencies, boards, and commissions to work collaboratively in red counties to implement health screenings, education, outreach, resource navigation, and other health access initiatives aimed at achieving systems change.

Designates the Minority Health Commission and Office of Minority Health to organize planning meetings, coordinate initiatives, develop standardized reporting formats, and submit annual reports to the Senate and House Committees on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor by October 1 each year.

Requires the first planning meeting no later than October 1, 2011, and the first annual report no later than October 1, 2012.