ANTHC’s Rural Energy Initiative was recently awarded a National Director’s award from the Indian Health Service for its energy efficiency project work to improve the sustainability and reduce operating costs of rural sanitation systems and health care facilities across Alaska. The program was recognized for its accomplishments in identifying and implementing energy efficiency and renewable solutions through partnerships with rural communities, funding agencies and utility companies. The Rural Energy Initiative brings substantial benefit to the IHS portfolio of public health ...

ANTHC’s Health Promotion program was awarded a competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Food Distribution Program Nutrition Education (FDPNE) in 2016. This funding allows grantees to provide nutrition education services to Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation (FDPIR) participants. ANTHC’s FDPIR provides a monthly supply of nutritional food to more than 700 people in 18 rural Alaska communities. In an effort to promote healthy eating habits, encourage the use of more fruits and vegetables and share new ...

Is your medicine cabinet full of expired drugs or medications you no longer use? How should you dispose of them? The main ANMC hospital pharmacy now has a receptacle for you to dispose of your unused, expired or unwanted medications. This is the best option for safely disposing of your medications, ensuring they are safely disposed of and do not get into the wrong hands. Some prescription medicines may be especially harmful if taken by someone other than the person ...

The Alaska Native Medical Center Vascular Laboratory and Cardiology Department recently received a three-year reaccreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Vascular Testing in the areas of Extracranial Cerebrovascular testing and Peripheral Venous Testing. This latest accreditation awarded to ANMC’s Vascular Laboratory and Cardiology demonstrates the ongoing commitment to providing the highest-quality patient care in vascular testing. Early detection of life threatening heart disorders, stroke and other diseases is possible through the use of vascular testing procedures within hospitals ...

Smoking negatively impacts our Native communities throughout Alaska, but few know it as well as our people living in the North Slope region. Cancer is the leading cause of death in the North Slope; one in four diagnosed cancers is lung cancer. To combat the repercussions of smoking, North Slope Borough has partnered with ANTHC and the Alaska Quit Line to let our Native community know that resources to quit are available. Titled “I Never Thought It Could Happen to ...

A recent lawsuit brought by Southcentral Foundation (SCF) contains a number of claims against the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) that are misleading and without merit. We regret that SCF chose to litigate its concerns, rather than work collaboratively with us, as we all share the common goal of improving access to the highest quality health care for Alaska Native people. We take the issue of effective and responsible governance very seriously. We have worked diligently to implement responsible ...

We are all saddened by the loss of one of our great Alaska Native leaders, H. Sally Smith. ANTHC joins friends and colleagues in offering our deepest sympathy and prayers to the Smith family. Sally’s passion for the health and wellness of Alaska Native people will be greatly missed. She was an advocate for our Native community for nearly 50 years and was instrumental in helping shape the Alaska Tribal Health System, negotiating the transfer of health services from the ...

To address the unique issues of brownfields that our Tribes face, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, in partnership with Kansas State University (KSU), will lead an effort in providing specialized Technical Assistance to Tribal Communities Addressing Brownfields. Brownfields are properties with hazardous substances, pollutants or other contaminants present. As the recipients of this five-year, $2 million U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-funded award, the project team of prominent Tribal organizations and experts, under the mentorship of KSU, will provide Tribal solutions ...

Two vibrant new television ads promoting the health of our Alaska Native people are now running on various channels, including GCI cable, ADN.com, ANMC TV, Patient Housing at ANMC, YouTube and other ANTHC social media. Each 30-second spot promotes a theme of Native health care provided at ANMC and ANTHC: a comprehensive, holistic view of health and cutting-edge technology. Click the links to view the ads on YouTube: Holistic Health: https://youtu.be/CcNtj2zGiPcModern Technology: https://youtu.be/oOZMOUl7YLQ “Holistic Health” takes you on a trip ...

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and partners were awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to address health disparities facing Native communities in Alaska and Montana. The grant will fund the American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Program. Montana State University will be the home institution for this project. Partner organizations include Blackfeet Community College, University of Montana, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Anchorage and Southcentral Foundation. The center will focus ...