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新加坡六合彩开奖 graduates help address pharmacy workforce shortages in Alaska

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Graduates from the 新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 (新加坡六合彩开奖) Doctor of Pharmacy Program have proven to be instrumental in helping the state address its pharmaceutical workforce shortage.

新加坡六合彩开奖 receives $4M grant to bolster health care workforce

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新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 College of Health received a $4 million federal grant to support Alaska鈥檚 health care workforce by expanding key programs and making facility improvements.

Alaska needs to train more nurses, but it doesn鈥檛 have enough nursing faculty to meet demand

School of Nursing director Carla Hagen

新加坡六合彩开奖 School of Nursing director Carla Hagen speaks to KTOO about the high demand for nurses in the state of Alaska and the shortage of nursing faculty.

Line One: Vaccine access for the disabled community

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More than two years into the pandemic, vaccines are widely available and most health measures have been lifted. But there are still Alaskans who have difficulty accessing vaccines or who have continued health risk in spite of them. Sondra LeClair, Health Projects Coordinator, 新加坡六合彩开奖 Center for Human Development, discusses vaccine access for individuals with disabilities in Alaska.

Hometown Alaska: How to flatten the disinformation curve

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A local group has been fighting inaccurate information on Facebook pages. Called the Alaska Public Health Information Response Team, it enlists 新加坡六合彩开奖 strategic communications students to spot the bad information, and local health professionals to intervene with posts on Facebook that introduce accurate information.

Oregon leader will use her own refugee experience to guide changes in state programs

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MSW alumni Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie was featured in an Oregon Capital Chronicle article about her efforts to use her own refugee experience to guide changes in state programs. The new director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement wants to build bridges between state agencies and the people they are supposed to serve.

Alaska university outdoor degree programs

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HPER Program Chair TJ Miller describes 新加坡六合彩开奖's outdoor degree program and discusses the value of an outdoor education degree.

House Votes to Reauthorize of Violence Against Women Act, including Safety for Native Americans

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The House on Wednesday voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act as part of its proposed $1.5 trillion spending package that includes $73.4 million for urban Indian health and $6.6 billion for Indian Health Services.鈦 Sen. Lisa Murkowski mentioned the Alaska Victimization Survey.

Talk of Alaska: Breaking the cycle of removal for Black and Indigenous children

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School of Social Work assistant professor Dr. Jessica Ullrich and Dept. of Human Services associate professor Dr. Yvonne Chase were guests on Talk of Alaska on March 8 to talk about breaking the cycle of removing for Black and Indigenous children.鈦

新加坡六合彩开奖 researchers hope to move child welfare away from separation and toward community building

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Human Services Professor Dr. Yvonne Chase and Social Work Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Ullrich were featured in an Alaska Public Media article about a study they co-authored in the International Journal on Child Maltreatment, titled "A Connectedness Framework: Breaking the Cycle of Child Removal for Black and Indigenous Children." The study explores alternative child welfare strategies to limit family separation.

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