Last week, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price met with Tribal leaders from across the state, hosted by ANTHC. The visit marked Secretary Price’s first trip to Alaska and offered the opportunity to learn more about our Tribal health system, partnership with the Indian Health Service and health care challenges facing Alaska Native people. These vary throughout the state, but with every region represented, Secretary Price heard about the importance of federal funding for health care and aging ...

Gastric cancer, commonly known as stomach cancer, is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the stomach. Alaska Native people experience higher rates of gastric cancer than other groups in the United States. This past July, the Consortium hosted a two-day panel of Alaska Native community leaders, health care providers and gastric cancer experts from around the globe. The goal of the meeting was to identify the best methods to combat the disease Alaska Native ...

Being a nurse under normal circumstances is hard work. Long shifts. Sick and injured patients to care for. Sometimes after doing everything you could to save them, your patients pass away. Time-consuming technology that can take you away from the bedside. Stressful days and nights. And these last two years being a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic added multiple layers of unique challenges. Nurses’ Week is celebrated annually from May 6, National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have recommended over $74.9 million in projects serving nearly 100 Alaska Native communities statewide per an announcement from Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo made last week. According to the statement, awards are being made under the Biden Administration’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “This is the single largest federal grant focused on climate resilience in Alaska Native communities in ...

In partnership with Tanana Chiefs Conference, ANTHC will support a Health Fair held at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Conference Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 21. The health fair will offer a variety of health information and services for the thousands of conference attendees at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. As Alaska enters flu season, offering free influenza vaccines to all adult attendees is one of the health fair’s most important and immediate contributions. Other programs and services ...

Free flu vaccines are now available for our people throughout the state. It is important for all people to get vaccinated for the flu to protect ourselves, as well as our family, coworkers and community. In addition, influenza poses a greater risk to certain people like pregnant women, children and Elders – they are all at high risk for flu-related complications. ANMC offers the quadrivalent flu vaccine that protects against many forms of the flu virus that may occur in ...