https://youtu.be/oRKajKPnH1w?si=H3gF9ZMzwcnU7BPD Thank you for entrusting us with the care of your loved one. We understand that things can feel very overwhelming and you may have more questions than answers. Reach out to friends and family that can assist you. We offer the following tips as a guide. Before You Leave ANMC 1. Please take the opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns with the patient care team. 2. Collect valuables and all personal items belonging to the deceased. 3. Grief ...

Opioid use is up in Alaska and an overdose can happen to anyone, at any time. Be prepared to save a life with a Narcan® overdose rescue kit. They are easy to use, can stop an overdose and save lives. Narcan (Naloxone) kits can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Naloxone, easily delivered in a nasal spray, knocks opioids and heroin off the brain’s opioid receptors, reversing the effects of the opioid and allowing the person to breathe ...

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 ...