Business people Nov 16, 2009
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has named Carrie Brown as the new director of the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation. A graduate of Nenana High School, Brown attended the University of Hawaii and Nagoya Gakuin University in Japan. (Anchorage Daily News)
Slope lease sale lands $8.5 million for state Nov 10, 2009
Panelist include Tom Nighswander, M.D., M.P.H., with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; Jeff Davis, executive director of Premera Blue Cross of Alaska; Pat Luby, advocacy director for AARP's Alaska state office; and Bruce Lamoureux, chief operating officer of Providence Alaska Medical Center. In an effort to continue the health care dialogue, Commonwealth North hosts this event to decipher some of the uncertainties facing health care reform and the effects those changes may have on Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tester chairs hearing on Indian veteran issues Nov 7, 2009
We hear the horror stories of a veteran walking in to an IHS facility only to be told to go to the VA hospital hundreds of miles away, and of the veteran walking into a VA facility only to be sent to IHS. Kevin Howlett, director of Tribal Health for Montana s Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and Buck Richardson, Minority Program coordinator at Fort Harrison near Helena, testified and were questioned by Tester and the other members of the committee Thursday. Tester requested the hearing a... (Havre Daily News, MT)
DSU hosts Native American artist Nov 4, 2009
He has paintings in both national and international collections, including the Department of Interior, Washington, D.C., Oglala Sioux Tribal Health Services Hospital, Pine Ridge, Mountain Bell, Denver, Colo. SAFECO Insurance Company of America, Seattle, Wash. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
AFN d00004000elegates want revised subsistence policies Oct 25, 2009
He now splits his time between working for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the Rasmuson Foundation. CALL FOR SUBSISTENCE CHANGES. (Anchorage Daily News)
H1N1 flu vaccine on its way Oct 8, 2009
The intention is to distribute the vaccine to local and tribal health departments to vaccinate the at-risk populations the CDC has recommended. The target groups recommended to receive the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine include. (Laurel Outlook, MT)
Grassroots cancer group helps when going gets tough Oct 1, 2009
Alaska Cancer Survivorship Conference: "Rediscovering, Reclaiming and Renewing Life" conference, 2-4:30 p.m. at Alaska Tribal Health Consortium and 6 to 9 p.m. Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage ... Offered through funding from the Lance Armstrong Foundation and through collaboration among Providence Alaska Medical Center's Cancer Center, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Alaska Comprehensive Cancer Partnership. (Juneau Empire)
State launches push to expand children's health coverage Sep 24, 2009
Families who believe their kids are eligible can sign up on line, at , call the state at (877) 543-7669, or get applications at places like physician and dentist offices, schools, Job Service centers, local health departments and tribal health offices. Jackie Forba, program manager for Healthy Montana Kids, said the state also sent letters to 1,100 families who had applied earlier but had been rejected because they earned too much money. (Montana Standard, MT)
Workplaces prepare for fluLocal offices try to educate staff, plan for illness Sep 19, 2009
Christa Runnels, public information officer for the Klamath County Public Health Department and Klamath Tribal Health and Family Services, said the county health department would follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All workplaces are encouraged to develop a plan to make sure all the essential work can be done if a lot of employees are absent, she said. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
My turn: Together communities can prevent suicide Sep 11, 2009
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has trained more than 100 teachers, health aides, licensed counselors and caregivers in the last year, expanding prevention resources in communities statewide. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services offers Gatekeeper training, which teaches people how to identify risk factors, intervention skills and how to make the appropriate referrals when a person needs additional help. (Juneau Empire)
Maddox earns statewide nursing award Sep 1, 2009
The recipient of the Mary Adelaide Nutting Award is peer nominated and is a public health nurse, supervisor, or manager within a local or tribal health department or a faculty person from an academic institution, who demonstrates the advancement of public health nursing programs. The LEAP Project s purpose is to improve competencies for public health nursing practice in a changing public health system by educating public health nurses, student nurses, and nursing faculty in the knowledge and... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Rehberg hospitalized after boat accident Aug 29, 2009
Asked if Rehberg had said whether anyone on the boat had been drinking, Iverson said: "He didn't, and I can't say for certain one way or another. The congressman was a passenger on the boat, he was not driving. The investigation is ongoing, and I'm sure details will be forthcoming." Rehberg had toured a new Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal health building being constructed in Polson earlier Thursday. Scheduled town hall meetings with the congressman in Cut Bank and Shelby Friday were... (Montana Standard, MT)
Human Remains Believed to Be 100 Yrs Old Discovered Aug 26, 2009
City administrator Janet Mitchell says the remains are being kept by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium until the excavation concludes. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Remains of ancient inhabitants found in Kivalina Aug 26, 2009
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium was doing excavation for Kivalina's new wastewater treatment plant when it came across some old bones, which an onsite archaeologist determined to be animal bones ... As for the bones unearthed in Kivalina, city administrator Janet Mitchell said that the remains are being kept by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium until the excavation is finished in case more bodies are found. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ancient Native remains located near Kivalina Aug 26, 2009
City administrator Janet Mitchell said the remains were being kept by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium until the excavation was complete - in case more turned up. After that they will be given to the Episcopal church in Kivalina for burial, their plots marked with a simple cross and a plaque reading "unknown." Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
State Snapshots Aug 15, 2009
spokeswoman for the tribal health department, says 15 people are being treated and one person has been hospitalized, but they have no way to know how many others might be treating symptoms at home. Spencer says the. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Montanan dies of H1N1 flu Aug 7, 2009
The state Department of Health and Human Services, Roosevelt County Health Department and Fort Peck Tribal Health announced the death of the Roosevelt County adult on Thursday. The victim had the H1N1 flu but also suffered other underlying medical conditions. (Missoulian, MT)
Free workplace health assessments offered Aug 6, 2009
Alaska Workplace Solutions is a partnership of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, the University of Washington and Alaska businesses to improve the health of Alaska Native people. For more information or to set up a meeting, call 1-866-851-5664 or 907-729-2905, or e-mail. (Juneau Empire)
Road being built for tribal health center Jul 25, 2009
Last Updated on Friday, Jul 24, 2009 - 07:37:29 am CDT. Published/Last Modified on Friday, July 24, 2009 7:37 AM CDT. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Tribal candidates seek change Jul 17, 2009
Cheryl Donoven is chairperson of the Election Board and tribal health director at the Trenton Community Clinic. Donoven said members are elected for four-year terms. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Alaska's medical centers go online to diagnose strokes May 19, 2009
Educators at Providence, Alaska Regional, the Alaska Tribal Health Consortium, the American Heart Association and many other medical providers meanwhile are continuing to educate the public about warning signs of stroke. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
Gold Nugget Triathlon: Right reasons to race May 18, 2009
CAKES is an acronym for Cancer Ass-Kicking Exercising Superstars, a group of medical professionals from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. One of their own -- pediatrician Shana Weber -- was recently diagnosed with advanced-stage adrenal cancer and is getting chemotherapy treatment in Michigan, where she has family. (Anchorage Daily News)
Public safety May 13, 2009
Klamath Tribal Health and Wellness, burglary reported Tuesday morning. Main Street, 1100 block, vandalism reported early Tuesday morning. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Sculpting in salmon skin May 10, 2009
Images courtesy of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium ... " Armstrong's own baskets are now in the collections of the Alaska Federation of Natives, Cook Inlet Regional Incorporated, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Alaska Native Medical Center and private collections around the nation. Her individual pieces are often sold at Alaska Native Arts Foundation Gallery and the Alaska Native Medical Center. You can find her at a local salmon stream when the fish are running. Look for the... (Anchorage Daily News)
New Bill to Fund Climate Change and Public Health Preparedness Praised by Environmental and Health Groups May 9, 2009
Provide technical support to state, local, and tribal health departments in forecasting local effects, developing preparedness plans, and communicating with the public about the health effects of climate change. Develop training programs for public health professionals on the health risks and interventions related to climate change. (PR Newswire)
Former Wampanoag leader Marshall sentenced for fraud May 8, 2009
Stephanie Tobey Roderick, a tribe member who attended the sentencing hearing, said she worked in the tribal health office and began questioning financial irregularities soon after Marshall became chairman in 2000. She and three other tribe members filed a suit in Barnstable Superior Court seeking access to financial records. (Boston Globe)
Prevention sparks real health reform Apr 10, 2009
Alaska has built a comprehensive and sustained tobacco prevention program with local and tribal health partners. Declines in adult smoking since 1996 represent some $300 million in averted medical expenses. (Anchorage Daily News)
Contaminated soil must move to build Polson tribal health clinic Apr 7, 2009
POLSON - Before a new three-story tribal health clinic can be constructed here, Confederated Salish and Kootenai authorities have discovered that between 35 and 50 dump truck loads of material will have to be removed from the site ... The removal of the contaminated soil will push back completion of the tribal health clinic project, which had originally been estimated to be finished by December. (Missoulian, MT)
In brief: Health updates (3/31/09) Apr 1, 2009
Look Good Feel Better, 2 p.m. Friday, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, 4000 Ambassador Drive. A cosmetologist will teach women how to cope with the appearance-related side effects of undergoing cancer treatment. (Anchorage Daily News)
Chumash tribe hosts statewide health conference Mar 27, 2009
In April 2008, the Chumash hosted a conference on diabetes, which is the most prevalent health issue facing Chumash tribe members, officials from the tribe s Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic said. To tackle diabetes, which is characterized by abnormally high blood sugar levels and resulting complications such as blindness, the clinic on the Chumash Reservation has taken a three-pronged approach of medical, dental and social services. (Santa Maria Times)
Earmark funds will make way to Northeast Iowa Mar 18, 2009
Members of the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa will receive $618,000, thanks to Grassley and Harkin, for a tribal health care clinic. Jennifer Lightbody, executive director of Peoples Community Health Clinic in Waterloo, said the $57,000 Harkin helped secure for new equipment was essential to the operation of the nonprofit health care facility that serves the uninsured and underserved. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Selects Plexis Healthcare Systems LCS Claims Processing and Administration System to Manage Its C Feb 22, 2009
SEARHC is a non-profit tribal health consortium comprised of 18 Tribal communities, serving the health interests of the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and other Native people of Southeast Alaska. Established in 1975, SEARHC is one of the oldest and largest Native-run health organizations in the nation. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Consortium launches health record program Feb 16, 2009
When the project is complete in 2010, SEARHC will be one of the first and largest tribal health systems in the country to have a comprehensive electronic health record. During 2008, SEARHC launched several standalone computer programs for its business, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology and other functions. (Juneau Empire)
Making headway - With work, 3-year-old showing improvement Feb 12, 2009
At the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health Clinic, Eve Tolbert tested the not-yet-2-year-old. Decker was way out of hand, and I think she knew, Charlie says of Tolbert. (Missoulian, MT)
Hepatitis A Vaccine Gives Long-Lasting Protection Feb 7, 2009
In fact, antibodies against hepatitis A virus persist for up to 27 years after vaccination, report investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage. Lead author Dr. Laura L. Hammitt, now at the Kenya Medical Research Institute/Welcome Trust Collaboration in Kilifi, and colleagues enrolled 144 children and 128 adults who responded to a three-shot series of hepatitis A vaccine to assess the persistence of... (MEDLINEplus)
