Everyone should remember to get eye exams regularly, but they are especially important for Elders. January is National Eye Care Month and a good time to recognize the importance of eye health. Why are eye exams essential for Elders? As we age, eye exams become even more important. Vision problems may develop with no physical symptoms until they’re quite advanced. See your provider to screen for early stages in: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)GlaucomaCataractsDiabetic retinopathyRefractive errors Scheduling an annual eye exam ...

Behavioral Health Aides/Practitioners (BHA/Ps) provide critical and ongoing services across Alaska, often with limited on-site resources or support. To help BHA/Ps provide behavioral health services in their uniquely Alaskan context, the Behavioral Health Aide Manual (BHAM) is now available electronically. The BHAM provides fundamental information and best practices for addressing many of the issues and concerns identified during client care visits. It is also intended as a guide for other providers who work with BHA/Ps; it will help providers to ...

Our latest projects to expand the ANMC Infusion Center and Oncology, Palliative Care and Hematology Clinic and will open on Monday, Oct. 3. This addition of 20,000 square feet of new clinic space has been designed to provide our people with a healing environment to enhance the healing treatment provided. The fourth floor of the Healthy Communities Building (HCB) on the west side of the Alaska Native Health Campus has been remodeled for additional patient care space to meet the ...

Alaska Labor Commissioner Heidi Drygas and U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship Alaska director John Hakala joined Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) Chief Executive Officer Roald Helgesen to sign standards of apprenticeship for the Behavioral Health Aide (BHA) occupation. ANTHC, the State of Alaska, and the U.S. Department of Labor have worked together for two years to build the curriculum and coordinate with regional Tribal health providers to establish this new Registered Apprenticeship. “ANTHC continues to be at ...

ANTHC partnerships with the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the City of Saxman have led to the completion of a new wastewater collection system that replaces aging infrastructure in the community. ANTHC partnered with the borough and city to lead the construction effort, which included replacing three existing ocean outfalls, construction of three community sewer lift stations and 16 manholes, and installation of approximately 5,200 feet of buried sewer mains. The added infrastructure in Saxman enables sections of the Ketchikan Gateway ...

Ambassador Drive at Elmore Road will be closed starting Tuesday, Aug. 27 and will reopen Sunday, Sept. 8. Tudor Centre Drive will reopen with one lane on each side the morning of Friday, Aug. 23 and will fully reopen the morning of Monday, Aug. 26. ANTHC is working on site preparation for future construction activities for a short-term Skilled Nursing Facility on the corner of Elmore Road and Ambassador Drive.  Starting Tuesday, Aug. 27, construction crews will be doing underground ...