Press Releases — 2011
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December
- 12/19 HHS awards $5.6 million to Alaska as 'performance bonus'
- 12/14 Free flu shots available at two public clinics in Anchorage
- 12/02 Dec. 7 is 2011 deadline to sign up for Medicare prescription plans
November
- 11/29 Free flu vaccine still available
- 11/17 New health department reports shows downward trend in STDs in Alaska
- 11/15 Governor’s Council employee wins national leadership award
- 11/11 Governor’s Emergency Medical Services Awards announced
- 11/9 State to make free flu vaccine available
- 11/9 New Deputy Commissioner joins Department of Health and Social Services
October
- 10/27 Agencies to celebrate neonatal survival success in Alaska
- 10/26 Statewide suicide prevention plan now open for comment
- 10/21 Fairbanks North Star Borough and state to host air quality health workshop
- 10/5 State Public Health Centers have adult flu vaccine on-hand
September
- 9/22 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention releases report on dental decay in Alaska Native children
- 9/2 Falls are serious, preventable; older Alaskans can take simple steps that work
August
July
- 7/25 Medical Care Advisory Committee seeks members
- 7/13 New grantee for child care assistance program announced for the Fairbanks service area
June
May
- 5/27 Happy 100th birthday, Mabel Didrickson!
- 5/18 Department statement on allegations against Anchorage woman
- 5/11 State warns about shellfish poisoning
- 5/6 Teens invited to join Youth Alliance for a Healthier Alaska
- 5/3 Meningitis alert in Craig
- 5/3 New health department reports show STDs still on the rise in Alaska
April
- 4/28 Safe medication disposal event this Saturday
- 4/27 On-the-job death rate down in Alaska
- 4/8 Public Health Week Day 5 — Safety in the community — preventing child drowning
- 4/7 Public Health Week Day 4— Safety on the road
- 4/6 Public Health Week Day 3 — Safety at play
- 4/5 State disburses $6.3 million to reduce alcohol abuse
- 4/5 Public Health Week Day 2 — Safety at work
- 4/4 Alaska celebrates programs that prevent and reduce underage drinking
- 4/4 Public Health Week Day 1 — Safety at home
March
- 3/31 Anchorage art exhibit to raise awareness about autism
- 3/29 Harmless amounts of Japanese radiation detected in Alaska
- 3/18 State continues monitoring for radiation from Japan’s nuclear plant crisis
- 3/17 Current monitoring shows no elevated radiation in Alaska
- 3/16 State continues radiation monitoring; reviews response plan
- 3/16 Fact Sheet: Radiation from nuclear event in Japan
- 3/15 State continues monitoring damaged Japanese reactor situation
- 3/2 Percentage of overweight, obese students appears to be decreasing in Mat-Su Borough
February
- 2/25 API offers Alaska primary care providers free youth medication consultation
- 2/18 Alaska's childhood immunization rates decline
- 2/17 Bethel Sobering Center opens
- 2/11 Iron Dog racers partner with state health, safety departments to prevent suicide
- 2/10 Alaskan receives national award for work with at-risk youth
- 2/1 State awards domestic violence prevention grants for rural Alaska
- 2/1 Fact Sheet: Rural Community Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Pilot Project grantee list
January
- 1/24 Alaska lab reports increase in confirmed flu cases
- 1/18 Tests results released from sulfolane garden project
- 1/13 'Expedited partner therapy' a new tool to reduce STDs in Alaska
- 1/10 Statewide Suicide Prevention Council releases annual report
- 1/6 Alaska behavioral health boards promote "Sound Minds in Sound Bodies"
- 1/5 State offers financial incentives for eligible Medicaid providers
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