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CommonSpot Training
From:Jul 7, 12:09 AM
To:Jul 7, 12:16 AM
Where:COB Training Room 5
SCF Executive Committee
From:Jul 8, 10:00 AM
To:Jul 8, 3:00 PM
Where:SCF Boardroom
Tribal Compliance Officers' Roundtable discussion
From:Jul 9, 9:00 AM
To:Jul 9, 3:30 PM
Where:COB Boardroom
Health Care Compliance Association conference
From:Jul 10, 8:55 AM
To:Jul 11, 4:00 PM
Where:Anchorage Marriott Downtown
Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee
From:Jul 16, 8:00 AM
To:Jul 17, 5:00 PM
Where:Minnesota
Medicaid Task Force
From:Jul 22, 1:00 AM
To:Jul 22, 4:30 PM
Where:COB CR 1
YKHC Hospital Governing Body meeting
From:Jul 22, 8:00 AM
To:Jul 23, 5:00 PM
Where:YKHC
Medicaid Tribal Forum
From:Jul 22, 8:30 AM
To:Jul 22, 12:00 PM
Where:COB CR 1
YKHC Finance
From:Jul 22, 9:00 AM
To:Jul 22, 12:00 PM
Where:YKHC
Anchorage Service Unit Tribal Health Council Meeting
From:Aug 1, 10:00 AM
To:Aug 1, 3:00 PM
Where:Kodiak, Alaska
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With about 1,000 pounds of dental equipment, a Dental Health Aide Therapist awaits a ride after traveling to Point Hope by airplane.
With about 1,000 pounds of dental equipment, a Dental Health Aide Therapist awaits a ride after traveling to Point Hope by airplane.

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium offers statewide services in:

 
  • Specialty medical care
  • Water and sanitation
  • Community health and research
  • Information technology
  • Professional recruiting

We are committed to providing the highest quality services possible for our patients, our affiliated tribal health organizations, and our local communities. Please feel free to browse our website for more information about our award-winning services.

Don KashevaroffANTHC announces new Chief Executive Officer

The ANTHC board of directors is pleased to announce that Don Kashevaroff has accepted the position of chief executive officer. Board members cited his strong leadership skills and background working with tribal, corporate, statewide, and national organizations. Kashevaroff served ten years on the consortium board, eight of them as chairman and president. The board has elected Lincoln Bean as its new chairman and president.

For more information, click here. 

See a related Alaska Journal of Commerce article by clicking on the link below:

http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/052508/hom_20080525018.shtml

 

Friday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day

 

Be the difference and take the test today! To find out more about how to protect our community, click here.

 

To find out more about HIV, click on any of the links below.

 

http://www.hivtest.org/

http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/HIVAIDS/index.cfm#top.

http://www.cdc.gov/features/hivtesting/

Alaska Native Tribal Health System helps cut tobacco rates, but more work is needed

On June 16, ANTHC CEO Don Kashevaroff said resources are needed to help continue work to reduce rates of tobacco use among Alaska Natives. ANTHC provides technical assistance to tribes, training for tobacco cessation specialists, and medications for people quitting tobacco use. Click here to see more. 

The state of Alaska announced that rates of tobacco use among all users have dropped, including Alaska Native youth. Click here  to see the state's data.
Click here to see press releases about a groundbreaking study that shows respiratory disease is associated with inadequate water service.

 

food guide
 
 
Traditional Food Guide for Alaska Native Cancer Survivors To order copies of the Traditional Food Guide for Alaska Native Cancer Survivors, click here for more info.    
 
 
 
 
 

 

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April-June Mukluk Telegraph

Click here for articles and photos about the Raven's Ball, which raised almost $300,000 for the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation; staffing changes at the Alaska Native Medical Center; a study linking respiratory disease with lack of in-home plumbing; and thoughts about subsistence, the Exxon-Valdez spill and skyrocketing rates of diabetes.

 

Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation

 

Click here to find out how you can help boost health services for Alaska Natives.



Alaska Native Health Campus in Anchorage is tobacco-free

 

CEO's letter about tobacco-free initiative (requires Adobe Acrobat to read, opens in another window).

 

For information about how to quit:

http://www.anthc.org/cs/chs/tobacco/

 

 

Dental Health Aides provide care in rural Alaska

A Dental Health Aide testifies about the benefits to Alaskans
Click here or the image above to view a short presentation on the benefits of Dental Health Aides to Alaskans. Click here for a low-res version.

For more information about the Dental Health Aide Initiative, click here.

The United States Public Health Service website includes information on everything from the need for the program and its history, to the rigorous Dental Health Aide Therapist training and certification process. To visit that site, click on:  http://www.phs-dental.org/depac/newfile50.html .