We are all saddened by the loss of one of our great Alaska Native leaders, H. Sally Smith. ANTHC joins friends and colleagues in offering our deepest sympathy and prayers to the Smith family. Sally’s passion for the health and wellness of Alaska Native people will be greatly missed. She was an advocate for our Native community for nearly 50 years and was instrumental in helping shape the Alaska Tribal Health System, negotiating the transfer of health services from the ...

To address the unique issues of brownfields that our Tribes face, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, in partnership with Kansas State University (KSU), will lead an effort in providing specialized Technical Assistance to Tribal Communities Addressing Brownfields. Brownfields are properties with hazardous substances, pollutants or other contaminants present. As the recipients of this five-year, $2 million U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-funded award, the project team of prominent Tribal organizations and experts, under the mentorship of KSU, will provide Tribal solutions ...

This week, Rep. Lance Pruitt visited ANMC to honor Dr. Matthew Schnellbaecher with an official citation from the Alaska State Legislature. Dr. Schnellbaecher is the 2016 recipient of the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation President’s Legacy & Leadership Award. This award recognizes a leader who has impacted the culture and performance of the Alaska Tribal Health System and made outstanding contributions towards ANTHC’s vision that Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world. Dr. Schnellbaecher is recognized as an ...

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ANMC’s speech-language pathologists are now offering fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), which has become a globally recognized gold standard for evaluating patients with difficulty or abnormal swallowing and assessing swallowing function. FEES can be done with both adults and pediatric patients when appropriate. ANMC’s certified speech-language pathologists diagnose and treat adults and children with speech, language, voice and swallowing problems. This new testing procedure is conveniently performed bedside and is well tolerated by both adult and pediatric patients. Historically, ...