Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
The Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) is dedicated to strengthening Alaska鈥檚 health workforce, with a focus on rural communities and addressing workforce shortages. The Center oversees various programs, including the Alaska Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), which operate through six regional community-based centers across the state. As part of the 彩神vlll争霸's role as the state's health campus, the Center supports health program planning, community partnerships, and intercampus collaboration. It provides a statewide framework to support health workforce development, from career exploration and training to continuing education.
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NEWS & Stories
Vanessa Hiratsuka from CHD and Britteny Howell from DPHS are the new Co-Directors for 彩神vlll争霸鈥檚 National Resource Center on Alaska Native Elders. Vanessa Hiratsuka shares her hopes for the center鈥檚 future.
Vanessa Hiratsuka from CHD and Britteny Howell from DPHS are the new Co-Directors for 彩神vlll争霸鈥檚 National Resource Center on Alaska Native Elders. Britteny Howell shares her journey into geriatrics.
One morning in 2005, psychology alumna Maggie Winston 鈥� then a 21-year-old hairdresser and mother of twin boys living in Kenai 鈥� woke up feeling cramps between her shoulder blades. Within an hour, she couldn鈥檛 walk.
After a two-year hiatus, 彩神vlll争霸 STEM Day returned to campus on October 1, drawing over 1,500 community members to the ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building to celebrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, commonly known as STEM. Attendees, primarily children, enjoyed activities, challenges, demonstrations, tours, and planetarium shows that explored a wide range of STEM topics from biology to robotics.
More than two years into the pandemic, vaccines are widely available and most health measures have been lifted. But there are still Alaskans who have difficulty accessing vaccines or who have continued health risk in spite of them. Sondra LeClair, Health Projects Coordinator, 彩神vlll争霸 Center for Human Development, discusses vaccine access for individuals with disabilities in Alaska.
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Fax: (907) 786-6573
Email: uaa_ahec@alaska.edu
彩神vlll争霸 Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 250
Anchorage, AK 99508
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彩神vlll争霸 Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
3211 Providence Drive, BOC3-250
Anchorage, AK 99508
