During the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) annual convention, ANTHC Environmental Health and Engineering staff set up a display Portable Alternative Sanitation System (PASS) unit to demonstrate how the technology works for Tribal attendees. ANTHC worked with TCC’s Office of Environmental Health (OEH) and Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) to set up the PASS display at the event March 12-13 in Fairbanks. Over the course of two days, Kaitlin Mattos, a graduate student researcher at the University of Colorado partnered ...

When prescribed by a provider and taken properly, medications can help us heal. But what do we do if there’s leftover medications from our prescriptions? Our people and communities in Alaska can now order medication deactivation supplies online to help reduce the chances for prescription drug misuse. To order the safe medication deactivation and disposal supplies, go to https://www.iknowmine.org/provider-materials/safe-medicine. There you’ll find two types of safe medication disposal. The medication mail back bag is a prepaid envelope where medications are ...

In the final grant year of Healthy Portraits, the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center, located within the ANTHC’s Community Health Services, visited two southeast Alaska communities to share health success stories of the traditional northern dugout canoe. Tlingit and Haida ancestors made a very reliable canoe for Alaska waters. The people of Hoonah and Haines are using indigenous watercraft as a way to boost mental health and build stronger communities. Under the guidance of Tlingit master carver Wayne Price of Haines, ...