The ANTHC Diabetes program supports Tribal partners across the state and grantees for Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) grantees. The ANTHC Diabetes program’s clinical team supports the care of those Alaska Native people with diabetes at the Alaska Native Medical Center. The clinical team also serves as the diabetes consultants to diabetes programs throughout the Alaska Tribal Health System. Statewide Clinical Services In addition to providing patient care at ANMC, the ANTHC Diabetes program’s clinical team provides patient care ...

Radiation Protection Consultative ServicesANTHC’s Institutional Environmental Health Program provides Tribal Health Organizations consultative services and assistance to ensure proper radiation safety. The program conducts radiation protection surveys that meet regulatory requirements for both medical and dental X-ray systems in the State of Alaska. Surveys include compliance monitoring, quality assurance and more importantly, evaluation of patient radiation dose exposures, which is an expectation of most accrediting agencies. Additional services provided by the program include: the establishment and management of dosimetry programs ...

The health and safety of public facilities is an important part of healthy communities. ANTHC offers support programs in areas of Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene and handling of Hazardous Drugs. Occupational Health & SafetyANTHC’s Institutional Environmental Health Program offers a broad range of support and assistance addressing occupational health and safety issues for the Tribal health facilities we serve. The program works with local partners to provide assessments of the physical environment of public facilities, including Life Safety ...

Hazardous Materials & WasteWhen working with hazardous materials, consideration should be given to occupational exposures, environmental impact, and transportation requirements for waste disposal. ANTHC’s Institutional Environmental Health program works with Tribal health facilities and provides consultative services to ensure hazardous materials and waste such as mercury, lead, and regulated medical waste are safely managed and properly disposed. The Institutional Environmental Health program provides monitoring and sampling for hazardous materials for both occupational exposures and environmental impact. In addition, they offer ...

Contamination Support Program(907) 729-5630(907) 729-4008contaminationsupport@anthc.org The ANTHC Contamination Support Program partners with Kansas State University to provide brownfields technical assistance specifically geared toward Alaska Tribes. Tribal Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) is free to all federally recognized Tribes and can include assistance with: Establishing/enhancing Brownfields/Tribal Response Programs across AlaskaReuse/redevelopment visioning and planningRegion-specific trainingsInstitutional controls and other site-specific issuesMore assistance as requested The ANTHC Contamination Support Program serves as the assistance hub for Alaska Tribes. Resources Tribal Brownfields ForumThe Tribal Brownfields ...

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