This November marks the Alaska Native Health Campus’ 10-year anniversary of becoming a tobacco-free campus. The Alaska Native Health Campus has been 100 percent tobacco free since 2006 and will celebrate this achievement on Nov. 17 in conjunction with the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. The American Cancer Society began celebrating the one-day Great American Smokeout event in the 1970s primarily as a way to encourage current tobacco users to make a plan to quit, or to go completely ...

After years of planning and months of construction, the patient housing facility at ANMC is now open for guests. This new building for patient lodging officially opened on Jan. 2 with more than 100 guests in rooms on the Alaska Native Health Campus. The leadership of our health system’s Tribal governance, represented by ANTHC’s Board of Directors, recognized that providing safe lodging is an important piece of access to care for our people. Thanks to their vision, safe and convenient ...

In 2017, there were 102 overdose deaths involving opioids throughout the state of Alaska—a rate of 13.9 per 100,000 persons. Prescription opioids (such as hydrocodone, oxycodone and morphine) are prescribed by doctors to treat moderate to severe pain. However, they have serious risks and side effects, including dependency, addiction, overdose and accidental poisoning. In order to assist in the prevention of substance misuse and accidental poisoning, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium now provides free medicine disposal products through the iknowmine ...

To honor September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we are inviting our ANTHC staff and all Alaskans to join wellness activities that focus on self-care, creating connections to improve your overall mental health and how to help yourself and others who may be having thoughts of suicide and experiencing a mental health crisis. Join and complete our survey for a chance to win a $100 visa gift card! Participating also reminds us of the new, easy-to-remember number in suicide prevention: ...

Several factors contribute to our overall mental health and well-being. One factor that is close to home is our physical environments. In honor of May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, ANTHC will promote weekly activities to enhance our emotional and physical spaces.  Visit the Mental Health Awareness webpage each week to see the new activities throughout the month. Complete the activity and fill out a survey for a chance to win $100 in Amazon gift cards! Prize winners will be selected at random. ...

Please join ANTHC to Tell Your Heart Story in honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. We recognize suicide affects everyone and that it can be challenging to talk about. Throughout September, ANTHC will host weekly activities to promote mental, physical, spiritual and emotional wellness. After completing the weekly activity, visit anthc.org/TYHS and complete a survey for a chance to win $100 in Amazon gift cards. Participation is open to all Alaska residents. Tell Your Heart Story activities will focus on self-care, ...