Last month, three Alaska Native Health Campus employees volunteered to help with the annual American Diabetes Association (ADA) Camp K: Dr. Rachel Lescher, pediatric endocrinologist, Sherry Hammock, NP, RN, CDE, Dr. Lescher’s case manager and Ann Marie Mayer, NP, MPH, diabetes consultant. They helped care for medical needs of camp participants, which includes blood sugar checks, insulin dosing and monitoring, plus participation in the various camp activities with the kids. The American Diabetes Association Camp K has been enriching the ...
After years of studying, planning, and coordinating, 75 homes on the west side of Kwethluk have warm showers, safe drinking water and flushing toilets. Approximately 75 homes on the east side of the community were connected in 2014, along with water connections for fire hydrants that protect public safety. The west side homes were connected to the community water and sewer system last fall and a recent community visit showed the impact it is having for families. “It’s amazing to ...
ANTHC’s Alaska Rural Utility Collaborative (ARUC) program is one of six finalists selected to advance to the site visit round for the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Governance Honoring Nations award. From an initial field of 87 applicants, ARUC is noted for its Tribal partnerships that empower rural villages to sustainably provide safe water and sanitation services that positively impact the health of our people. The prestigious Honoring Nations Award identifies, celebrates and shares exemplary programs in Tribal ...
ANTHC was selected by the State of Alaska as a qualified Energy Efficiency Project Developer. This selection puts ANTHC on a short list of service providers that will be distributed to government entities in Alaska such as boroughs, municipalities, Tribal governments, school districts, or subdivisions of local governments who are considering energy efficiency projects. ANTHC scored among the top 10 responding proposals to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities request for statements of interest and qualifications. The ANTHC ...
ANMC serves healing, traditional foods to our people
For years, Alaska Native leaders negotiated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission to serve traditional foods to those who could significantly benefit from their healing and comforting effects. ANTHC has long been at the forefront communicating the positive aspects of harvesting and eating traditional foods and advocating for permission to serve them to our patients and visitors at the Alaska Native Medical Center. In 2013, a bill from former Alaska U.S. Sen. Mark Begich called The Traditional Foods ...
This summer, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s Environmental Health and Engineering is partnering with the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) through their Acceleration Academy through engineering related demonstrations and learning activities. According to ANSEP’s website, the Acceleration Academy is “Designed to develop students academically and socially for college, while creating excitement around STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degree programs and careers.” ANTHC employees Michael Nabers (ANSEP alumni) and Gunner Hodgson, Associate Engineering Project Managers, with the ...
On Friday, June 3, ANTHC’s Dental Health Aide Therapist (DHAT) educational program hosted their annual Dental Health Aide Therapist graduation and transition ceremony. At the ceremony, ANTHC, the University of Washington MEDEX program and Iḷisaġvik College announced enhancements to the DHAT educational program. In 2017, the program will be academically affiliated with Iḷisaġvik College, Alaska’s only accredited Tribal college, and will now offer both a certificate and an Associate of Applied Science in Dental Health Therapy, allowing students to apply ...
Earlier this year, climate conditions in Eek posed unique challenges and created an opportunity for Environmental Health and Engineering staff to display their high caliber of team work and problem solving skills and provide Eek residents with a year-round water supply with a newly installed water intake system. Construction staff were waiting for the ice on the Eenayarak River to freeze to a depth thick enough to support an excavator used to install the water intake structure. However, the ice ...
On June 1, the Indian Health Service (IHS) announced a comment period on a draft policy statement that, if implemented, would begin a process to expanding the use of community health aides at IHS-operated and Tribally managed facilities across the U.S. The success of the community health aide model in the Alaska Tribal Health System is noted for its role in increasing access to care at our Tribally managed hospitals and clinics. Comments from Tribes are due July 29, 2016. ...
Recently, ANTHC assisted with the inaugural health sciences STEM Career Exploration Camp for participants of the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP). The camp hosted 54 middle school students, ages 12 to 14, to participate in activities with a focus on injury prevention. ANTHC Human Resources supported the camp in partnership with ANSEP and the Alaska Area Health Education Center (AHEC) to focus on health sciences and future career opportunities in Tribal health. The camp was five days long ...