The ANTHC HIV/STD Prevention Program is excited to announce a new multimedia educational campaign free to people and communities in Alaska – Safe in the Village. Safe in the Village is a culturally relevant video program to help open up conversations about healthy relationships and safe behaviors with Alaska Native youth. The program was developed for youth ages 15-19 but is also suitable for middle-school aged youth. The Safe in the Village program has two components: 1) A 30-minute movie ...
The Alaska Native Tumor Registry, part of the ANTHC Alaska Native Epidemiology Center, was recently awarded second place for data quality by the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program. Alaska Native Tumor Registry staff were presented with the award at the annual National Cancer Institute’s SEER meeting last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This award recognizes the registry’s commitment to data quality and indicates the achievement of meeting data quality benchmarks against which all SEER-funded registries ...
In July, ANTHC’s Tobacco Prevention Program was awarded a State Partnership Initiative grant from the Office of Minority Health to reduce tobacco use among Alaska Native adults in the North Slope Borough. To accomplish the objectives in this grant, key strategies for the ANTHC Tobacco Prevention Program are working with the North Slope Borough Health Department (NSBHD) and Arctic Slope Native Association (ASNA) to: 1) integrate tobacco screening, education and treatment into routine health care practices, 2) develop two culturally ...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced funding for 24 American Indian and Alaska Native communities to deploy clean energy and energy efficiency projects. ANTHC is among the awardees for energy projects in Alakanuk, Kotlik and Noorvik. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to partner with Tribal Nations, these projects provide Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages with clean energy solutions that will save communities money and reduce carbon pollution. DOE’s funding is expected to be leveraged by ...
Dr. Anne Lanier, a longtime public health pioneer, dedicated clinician and mentor, was recently inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame. Dr. Lanier began her career in Alaska in 1967 at the Alaska Native Medical Center. As a family practice physician, medical epidemiologist, researcher and administrator, Dr. Lanier has spent a lifetime promoting health and wellness among Alaska Native people. She saw many young Alaska Native people dying of cancer. She asked why, and after finding no answers, sought ...
In partnership with the statewide Village Safe Water engineering group, ANTHC Tribal Utility Support staff members Darrin Bartz and Pierre Costello provided operator training in the operation of the new Buckland fluoridation system for the Northwest Alaska community. Buckland recently commissioned a new state of the art water treatment plan facility which highlights a fluoridation system installed to improve oral health in the community. Both Bartz and Costello have several years of experience in the application of fluoride systems in ...
LeeAnn Garrick wins Women in Construction award
Congratulations to LeeAnn Garrick, Senior Director of Strategic Access, who was recognized by the Alaska Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction as a 2016 Alaska Constructive Woman. This award recognizes outstanding contributions of women in the construction industry. As leader of the ANTHC Strategic Access department, Garrick is responsible for capital construction projects, facilities operations and maintenance of our ANMC hospital. Her leadership inspires her project teams to deliver exceptional service and meet the targets that serve ...
ANMC shares new Family Birthing Services Unit
ANMC’s Family Birthing Services hosted a blessing and baby shower to celebrate the newly expanded and renovated OB Triage, Labor and Delivery and Postpartum areas. The event marked the end of a multi-year remodeling project in Family Birthing Services that included adding new postpartum rooms, an expanded and improved OB Triage area, three additional Labor and Delivery Rooms, one additional C-section operating room and an upgraded and expanded nurses’ station. The blessing and baby shower was attended by ANMC leadership, ...
Recovering frozen water lines in rural Alaska is an unfortunate necessity and a substantial challenge for many communities. ANTHC’s Alaska Rural Utility Collaborative (ARUC) recently implemented a revolutionary hydronic thaw recovery system for the water and sewer utilities in Kotlik and Upper Kalskag. Previous systems often relied on electrical heat tapes which are costly to operate, fail frequently, and burden the community with excessive electrical expenses when left on. The new glycol-based thaw recovery systems uses circulating anti-freeze to convey ...
ANTHC adopted a tobacco-free campus policy in 2006 to protect the health of our people, our visitors and our staff. To further improve the health of our people, the ANTHC Tobacco Cessation Program provides assistance in quitting tobacco use and is available free of charge to staff and patients. A story on how the ANTHC Tobacco Cessation Program helped ANTHC employee Holly Reimer quit smoking was featured in the Alaska Dispatch News this week. You can read that story here: ...