Press Releases - 2008
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( Links highlighted in yellow indicate press releases from the Governor's Office)
December
- 12/29 Annual Medicare Drug Plan enrollment window closes Wednesday
- 12/24 State issues provisional license to owners of long-term care facility (PDF)
- 12/18 State assumes temporary management of long-term care facility
- 12/17 State Health & Social Services names two division directors
- 12/11 Initial tests on white powder negative (PDF)
- 12/09 Public Health to offer free pertussis vaccinations in Juneau(PDF)
- 12/04 Governor Palin Announces Health Priorities
- 12/03 Governor to Announce Health Initiatives(PDF)
- 12/01 Fairbanks Public Health to hold vaccine clinics (PDF)
November
- 11/18 Annual Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollment Window Now Open
- 11/14 Governor’s Emergency Medical Service Awards announced
- 11/06 American College of Surgeons lists ways to improve state trauma system
October
- 10/20 Public invited to Prevention Summit Nov. 3
- 10/15 Alaska receives $1.5 million national youth suicide prevention grant
- 10/15 State selects new company to manage Medicaid claims system
- 10/09 State investigation links foodborne outbreak to consumption of peas
- 10/01 State begins distributing more than 87,000 doses of flu vaccine
September
- 09/19 Fraud alert: telephone scam of Medicaid recipient
- 09/11 Public-private partnership helps streamline state’s work with health and social service grantees
- 09/09 Elgee appointed as Assistant Commissioner of Finance and Management Services
- 09/09 Hefley appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Family, Community, and Integrated Services
- 09/05 Outbreak of Campylobacter Enteritis in Southcentral Alaska
August
July
- 7/24 Governor Announces Bill Hogan as Commissioner
- 7/23 Governor to reciee National Fitness Award
- 7/23 New API Advisory board will be "consumer-driven"
June
- 6/30 Reimbursement increases for health and social services providers in the works
- 6/17 YKHC and State collaborate to transition emergency youth services
- 6/17 Alaska No. 1 in Physical Activity Challenge
- 6/16 State Smoking Rate Down 20 percent
April
- 4/29 State Medical Examiner Retires
- 4/16 Governor Encourages Alaskans to Complete National Activity Challenge
- 4/7 Rural primary care providers get new mental health telemedicine resource
March
February
- 2/11 Governor Signs 'Safe Haven' Bill Into Law
- 2/19 Virus Infects Western Alaska
- 2/27 State to require tamper-resistant prescriptions for Medicaid program
- 2/19 Virus infects Western Alaska
- 2/8 Governor Signs ‘Safe Haven’ Bill Into Law
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